PBA Draft Focus: Racal taking advantage of final year in NCAA
Kevin Racal. Photo by Tristan Tamayo/INQUIRER.net
Playing in his final year in the collegiate ranks, Kevin Racal is now betting on his chances of making it to the pro league come the 2015 Gatorade PBA Rookie Draft.
Racal is making most out of final games with the Letran Knights to show the scouts what he is made of.
“Wala na rin akong choice. Last year ko na rin kaya kailangan kong subukan. Kung mag-skip pa ako, wala na akong chance makita ng scouts,” he said.
(I have no choice. This is my last year so I have to try. If I skip, I won’t have any other chance to get noticed by scouts.)
And he seems to be hitting the right notes as Racal is getting the fanfare he needs with Letran ascending to the top of the standings in the NCAA Season 91 men’s basketball tournament.
“Nasa top kami ngayon kaya malaking bagay ito para sa akin sa Draft (We’re at the top right now so it’s a big thing for me for the Draft.),” said Racal, though he said that his main priority is still his run with the Knights.
“Ito pa rin ang main focus ko. Pero tiwala naman ako sa madadala kong hustle at depensa sa PBA (This is still my main focus. But I’m confident with what I can bring, which is my hustle and defense to the PBA.),” he said.
But if the 6-foot-3 forward would have his way, he would love to have a reunion of sorts with his former coach Caloy Garcia, who is a deputy in Rain or Shine.
“Parehas lang kasi ng sistema ang Rain or Shine at Letran dati. So baka mas madalian yung adjustment kung dun ako mapunta,” said Racal.
(The system of Rain or Shine and Letran before is almost the same. So maybe, the adjustment would be easier for me if I get to go there.)
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