Kobe Paras reminisces dad Benjie's UP days | Inquirer Sports

Kobe Paras reminisces dad Benjie’s UP days

By: - Reporter / @MarkGiongcoINQ
/ 06:15 PM August 29, 2017

Kobe Paras reminded the Twitter world what his dad Benjie, a legend in Philippine basketball, used to be during his glory days in college.

The 19-year-old Paras posted a photo of himself wearing his dad’s old University of the Philippines’ jersey.

https://twitter.com/_kokoparas/status/902060635256569856

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Kobe also listed some of his old man’s impressive feats, which included winning the PBA Rookie of the Year and MVP awards in the same year in 1989.

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“The Tower of Power” led the Fighting Maroons to a UAAP championship in 1986.

Kobe is fresh off a gold-medal stint in the 2017 Southeast Asian Games with the men’s basketball team.

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He is set to play for Cal State Northridge Matadors in the US NCAA.

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