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Far Eastern University guard RJ Ramirez has foregone a basketball future in Canada to play the sport in this hoops-crazed country.
And it’s to complete the wish of his mother Virginia.
“I’m doing this for my mother who passed away two years ago,” said Ramirez Friday after leading the Tamaraws to an 88-77 win over National University in the Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup.
Ramirez, who was initially en route to a collegiate career with Adamson University, played two years for Humber College in Toronto before returning to his mother’s land.
Both of Ramirez’s parents are Filipinos and were once based in Rosario, Cavite where he lives with his grandparents when he’s not at FEU’s dormitories.
“I have here the opportunity of playing basketball in the next level, and I will have to play in the UAAP for a couple of years,” said Ramirez who had 15 points, five assists, and three steals during their game against the Bullogs.
“That’s why I’m here, to play basketball and go to the next level.”