{{short description|Ivorian-Filipino basketball player}} {{for|the Taiwanese footballer|Ange Kouamé}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox basketball biography | name = Ange Kouame | image = Angelo Kouame (cropped).jpg | caption = Kouame with the [[Ateneo Blue Eagles]] in 2018 | position = [[Center (basketball)|Center]] | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 11 | weight_lb = 220 | league = [[East Asia Super League|EASL]] | team = Meralco Bolts | number = 34 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|12|15}} | birth_place = [[Abidjan]], Côte d'Ivoire | nationality = Ivorian / Filipino | high_school = | college = [[Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball team|Ateneo]] (2018–2022) | career_start = 2023 | years1 = 2023–2024 | team1 = [[UB Chartres Métropole]] | years2 = 2024–present | team2 = [[Meralco Bolts]] | awards = * 3× [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines|UAAP]] champion ([[UAAP Season 81|2018]], [[UAAP Season 82|2019]], [[UAAP Season 85|2022]]) * [[UAAP basketball championships|UAAP Finals MVP]] ([[UAAP Season 85|2022]]) * [[UAAP basketball championships|UAAP Most Valuable Player]] ([[UAAP Season 84|2021]]) * UAAP Mythical Team ([[UAAP Season 84|2021]]) * [[UAAP basketball championships|UAAP Rookie of the Year]] ([[UAAP Season 81|2018]]) * 2× [[Philippine Collegiate Champions League|PCCL]] champion ([[2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship|2018]], [[2019 PCCL National Collegiate Championship|2019]]) * PCCL Mythical Five ([[2019 PCCL National Collegiate Championship|2019]]) * [[Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup|Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup]] champion ([[2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|2018]]) * Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup Most Valuable Player ([[2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|2018]]) * Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup Mythical Five ([[2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|2018]]) * [[Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League|PBA D-League]] champion ([[2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup|2019 Aspirants' Cup]]) | medal_templates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[basketball]]}} {{MedalCountry|{{flag|Philippines}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[[Basketball at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]}} {{MedalGold|[[2022 Asian Games|2022 Hangzhou]]|[[Basketball at the 2022 Asian Games – Men's tournament|Team]]|}} }}
'''Kakou Ange Franck Williams Kouame''' (born December 15, 1997) is an Ivorian-Filipino<ref name="Filipino">{{cite news |title=Ange Kouame's naturalization now official |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/18/21/ange-kouames-naturalization-now-official |access-date=May 18, 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=May 18, 2021}}</ref> [[basketball]] player for the [[Meralco Bolts]] in the [[East Asia Super League]]. Kouame played college basketball for the [[Ateneo Blue Eagles men's basketball|Ateneo Blue Eagles]] of the [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines]] (UAAP), winning 3 championships with Ateneo and the UAAP MVP award in [[UAAP Season 84]]. He also represents the Philippines on its [[Philippines men's national basketball team|national basketball team]]. He is listed at 6 ft 11 in. (2.11 m)<ref>{{Cite web |last=FFBB |title=Fiche de présentation de Kakou Kouame {{!}} NM1 |url=https://nm1.ffbb.com/joueur/238634-kakou-kouame |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=Nationale Masculine 1 de Basketball |language=fr}}</ref>
==Early life and education== Kouame was born on December 15, 1997,<ref>{{cite web |title=Kakou Kouame |url=https://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Kakou-Kouame/Philippines/Philippines-National-Team/477324 |website=Asia Basket |publisher=Eurobasket LLC |accessdate=November 15, 2020}}</ref> in [[Abidjan]], [[Ivory Coast]]. He was into football during his early childhood until developing interest in basketball when he and his younger brother requested their father for football kits but were instead given basketball jerseys.<ref name="spotlight">{{cite news |last1=Banaag |first1=Joseph |last2=Uy |first2=Karl |title=Under the spotlight: Angelo Kouame |url=https://theguidon.com/1112/main/2018/09/spotlight-angelo-kouame/ |accessdate=November 15, 2020 |work=The Guidon |date=September 21, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> When his father died in 2012,<ref name=tookhisgame>{{cite news |last1=Go |first1=Beatrice |title=How Angelo Kouame took his game from the streets to the Big Dome |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/215626-ateneo-blue-eagles-angelo-kouame-game-from-streets-to-big-dome/ |access-date=November 15, 2020 |work=Rappler |date=October 31, 2018 |language=en}}</ref> he started committing on playing basketball as a means to cope for his loss.<ref name="spotlight"/> Kouame played 3-a-side street basketball with his friends and was part of his high school's basketball team, although he remarked that his stint with his school's team was "not that serious" and involved more "practicing".<ref name=tookhisgame/>
Upon the recommendation of a friend, Kouame moved to the Philippines to study at the [[Ateneo de Manila University]] under a student-athlete scholarship. Kouame speaks fluent [[French language|French]] (the national language of birth country, Ivory Coast) but did not speak [[English language|English]] upon moving to the Philippines. He studied for one year at the [[Multiple Intelligence International School]] (MIIS) in [[Quezon City]] to develop his English speaking skills that would help him be acquainted with Filipino culture prior to attending Ateneo.<ref name="spotlight"/> He would graduate from Ateneo in 2023 with a bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ange Kouame, five other Blue Eagles receive Ateneo degrees |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ange-kouame-five-other-blue-eagles-receive-ateneo-degrees/275612 |access-date=July 1, 2023 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=June 30, 2023}}</ref>
==College career== Kouame was able to connect with the [[Ateneo Blue Eagles]] through his Cameroonian friend Aaron Njike who got recruited for a team in the United States. Njike linked Kouame to Ateneo varsity basketball team manager Epok Quimpo for an opportunity to try out for the college varsity team of Ateneo. He was assessed by coaches Yuri Escueta and [[Tab Baldwin]], who was a team consultant for Ateneo at the time. Ateneo decided to have Kouame join the team despite lacking in fundamentals and training. Koaume only learned how to play traditional 5-a-side basketball in the Philippines and had to learn basketball terminologies in English.<ref name=tookhisgame/>
Despite being a foreign player, Kouame did not have to fulfill a residency requirement, due to him graduating from MIIS in [[Quezon City]] and debuted for the Ateneo Blue Eagles in [[UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments|UAAP Season 81]] in 2018.<ref name="eligibility">{{cite news |last1=Leongson |first1=Randolph |title=Eagles team manager says rule cited in Ange Kouame eligibility dispute is outdated |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/uaap-men/eagles-team-manager-says-eligibility-rule-cited-in-ange-kouame-case-is-outdated-a2437-20190831 |accessdate=November 15, 2020 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=August 31, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Prior to his UAAP debut, Kouame was part of Glory Be, Ateneo's B team for a year and also featured for the main collegiate team at the SMART City Hoops Basketball Championship, the SMART Breakdown Basketball Invitationals U25 Division, and the [[2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|FilOil Preseason Cup]] in 2018.<ref name="spotlight"/> He also took part in Ateneo's campaign in the [[2018 William Jones Cup]] in [[Taiwan]], which saw his team finishing as fourth placers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Giongco |first1=Mark |title=Ateneo ends impressive Jones Cup stint in 4th place |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/312142/ateneo-ends-impressive-jones-cup-stint-in-4th-place |access-date=August 12, 2023 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=July 22, 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
He helped Ateneo clinch two consecutive titles; in [[UAAP Season 81 basketball tournaments|UAAP Season 81]] and [[UAAP Season 82 basketball tournaments|82]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Naturalization of Ateneo's Angelo Kouame already in the works |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1874418/Cebu/Sports/Naturalization-of-Ateneos-Angelo-Kouame-already-in-the-works |accessdate=November 15, 2020 |work=Sun Star Cebu |date=October 23, 2020 |language=English}}</ref> Following Kouame's granting of Filipino citizenship in May 2021 through a naturalization legislation passed by the Congress, the UAAP board made an agreement that Filipinos who received citizenship through an act of Congress shall still be considered as foreign student athletes (FSAs) in the collegiate league.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=Naturalized Filipinos by Congress to remain as FSAs in UAAP |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/naturalized-filipinos-by-congress-to-remain-as-fsas-in-uaap/208326 |access-date=May 23, 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=May 18, 2021}}</ref>
Kouame stayed two more seasons with Ateneo. In that time he was the Season MVP for [[UAAP Season 84 men's basketball tournament|Season 84]], and despite suffering multiple injuries, was the Finals MVP for [[UAAP Season 85 basketball tournaments|Season 85]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Agcaoili |first=Lance |date=December 19, 2022 |title=Ateneo's Ange Koume regains old form, wins UAAP Finals MVP |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/490695/ateneos-ange-koume-regains-old-form-wins-uaap-finals-mvp |access-date=December 21, 2022 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |language=en}}</ref>
He also played for Ateneo in the [[PBA D-League]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kouame couldn't care less about records as Ateneo chases DL title |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/d-league/ange-kouame-cignal-ateneo-offensive-rebounds-record-pba-d-league-a2437-20190409 |access-date=August 12, 2023 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=April 9, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
==Professional career== By May 2021, Koaume who was still in Ateneo at the time has been receiving offers to play for teams in other parts of Asia and in Europe.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Naredo |first1=Camille |title=Ange Kouame already receiving offers to play overseas |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/05/23/21/ange-koume-already-receiving-offers-to-play-overseas |access-date=May 23, 2021 |work=ABS-CBN News |date=May 23, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> However he remained with Ateneo for two more UAAP seasons.
Kouame joined the [[Rain or Shine Elasto Painters]] of the [[Philippine Basketball Association]] (PBA) in 2023.<ref name="grateful">{{cite news |last1=Ramos |first1=Gerry |title=Rain or Shine grateful to Gilas for lending Kouame for Jones Cup campaign |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/rain-or-shine-grateful-to-gilas-for-lending-kouame-in-jones-cup-campaign-a793-20230719 |access-date=August 12, 2023 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=July 19, 2023 |language=en}}</ref> Despite being a naturalized Filipino citizen already by this time, he is still only eligible to play as an import as per league eligibility rules.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bacnis |first1=Justine |title=Ricky Vargas hopes naturalized players can play in PBA one day |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ricky-vargas-hopes-naturalized-players-can-play-in-pba-one-day/229227 |access-date=August 12, 2023 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=January 8, 2022}}</ref> Instead, he played for the team at the [[2023 William Jones Cup]] where the team was invited as the Philippines' representative. This marked Kouame's return to the Taiwan tournament since 2018.<ref name="grateful" /><ref>{{cite news |last1=Leyba |first1=Olmin |title=Ange to make big difference for ROS? |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/08/11/2287751/ange-make-big-difference-ros |access-date=August 12, 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=August 11, 2023}}</ref>
In September 2023, [[UB Chartres Métropole]], which plays in the [[Nationale Masculine 1]], the third tier of French basketball, announced that they had signed Kouame.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dioquino |first=Delfin |date=October 8, 2023 |title=Ange Kouame headed to France after helping Gilas Pilipinas recapture Asian Games throne |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/gilas-pilipinas/ange-kouame-headed-france-after-helping-philippines-gold-asian-games-2023/ |access-date=October 8, 2023 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}</ref>
Kouame suits up for PBA team [[Meralco Bolts]] in the [[East Asia Super League]] for the [[2024–25 East Asia Super League|2024–25 season]]. An import under PBA regulations, he is considered as a Filipino under EASL rules filling the naturalized player berth.<ref>{{cite news |title=Meralco triumphs, San Miguel stumbles in contrasting EASL openers |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/meralco-triumphs-san-miguel-stumbles-in-contrasting-easl-openers/315088#google_vignette |access-date=4 October 2024 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=2 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Reuben |title=Ange Kouame set to play for Meralco in EASL |url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/pba/ange-kouame-bolsters-meralco-line-up-in-easl-a795-20240912 |access-date=4 October 2024 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=12 September 2024}}</ref>
==National team career== ===Naturalization=== Kouame has been considered for the [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Philippine national team]] as early as 2018, following his stint in the [[2018 William Jones Cup]] in Taiwan with Ateneo. However, Kouame would have to obtain [[Philippine nationality law|Filipino citizenship]] to be eligible.<ref name=cantwait>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=Kouame can't wait to don Gilas' colors: 'I really want to be a part of it' |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kouame-cant-wait-to-don-gilas-colors-i-really-want-to-be-a-part-of-it/197051 |access-date=November 28, 2020 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=November 28, 2020}}</ref> He successfully obtained consent from his mother to obtain Filipino citizenship, despite his mother hesitating initially over concerns that he might lose his Ivorian citizenship.<ref name=cantwait/><ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=Ange Kouame's mom in Ivory Coast celebrates son's naturalization |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/ange-kouames-mom-in-ivory-coast-celebrates-his-naturalization/208774 |access-date=May 23, 2021 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=May 23, 2021}}</ref>
The [[Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas]] (SBP) in 2020 began to lobby in the [[Congress of the Philippines|Congress]] for Kouame to be given Filipino citizenship through [[naturalization]] following his performance in [[UAAP Season 82 basketball tournaments|UAAP Season 82]] which would make him eligible to play for the Philippine national team.<ref name="sbptaps">{{cite news |title=SBP taps Ange Kouame to be part of Gilas naturalized players |url=https://dailyguardian.com.ph/sbp-taps-ange-kouame-to-be-part-of-gilas-naturalized-players/ |accessdate=November 15, 2020 |work=Daily Guardian |date=January 22, 2020}}</ref> Koaume was added to the national team's pool for the November 2020 window of the [[2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification|2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers]] despite a slim chance for his naturalization process to be completed in time for the Philippines' first match in that window. This was meant to help him get acquainted with the Philippine national team's system.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Li |first1=Matthew |title=Gilas ready to go all-Filipino if Kouame's papers don't make it for Manama bubble |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/gilas-ready-to-go-all-filipino-if-kouames-papers-dont-make-it-for-manama-bubble/195744 |accessdate=November 15, 2020 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=November 14, 2020}}</ref> The [[House of Representatives of the Philippines|House of Representatives]] passed a bill granting Kouame citizenship on February 16, 2021,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Galvez |first1=Waylon |title=Congress approves Kouame naturalization papers |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/02/16/congress-approves-kouame-naturalization-papers/ |access-date=May 18, 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=February 16, 2021}}</ref> while the [[Senate of the Philippines|Senate]] passed its version on March 15.<ref>{{cite news |title=Senate allows 2 naturalized athletes to play for PH flag |url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1133703 |access-date=May 18, 2021 |work=Philippine News Agency |date=March 15, 2021}}</ref> The SBP announced on May 18 that President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] had signed Kouame's naturalization bill into law.<ref name="Filipino"/><ref>{{cite act |type=act |title=AN ACT GRANTING PHILIPPINE CITIZENSHIP TO KAKOU ANGE FRANCK WILLIAMS KOUAME |url=https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/downloads/2021/05may/20210518-RA-11543-RRD.pdf |language=en |legislature=Republic of the Philippines, Congress of the Philippines, Metro Manila, Eighteenth Congress, Second Regular Session| index=RA-11543 | date=May 18, 2021 }}</ref>
===Philippine national team=== Kouame's eligibility to play for the [[Philippines men's national basketball team|Philippine national team]] was confirmed by FIBA in June 2021, a month after he was given Filipino citizenship.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Leyba |first1=Olmin |title=Kouame gets FIBA green light |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2021/06/13/2105152/kouame-gets-fiba-green-light |access-date=June 19, 2021 |work=The Philippine Star |date=June 13, 2021}}</ref> He was then included in the Philippines 12-man roster for the third and final round of the [[2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualification|2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Kai Sotto, Angelo Kouame headline 12-man lineup for FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/sports/basketball/791629/kai-sotto-angelo-kouame-headline-12-man-lineup-for-fiba-asia-cup-qualifiers/story/ |access-date=June 19, 2021 |work=GMA News Online |date=June 15, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Kouame debuted for the Philippines in June 16 game against [[South Korea men's national basketball team|South Korea]]. The Philippines won 81–78 in that game with Kouame contributing 12 points and 6 rebounds.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Terrado |first1=Jonas |title=Kouame admits Korea match 'toughest game of my career' |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/06/17/kouame-admits-korea-game-toughest-game-of-my-career/ |access-date=June 19, 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=June 17, 2021}}</ref> He also played in the [[2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments – Belgrade|2020 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament]] in [[Belgrade]], [[Serbia]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lozada |first1=Bong |title=Tough battle vs Marjanovic learning experience for Kouame |url=https://sports.inquirer.net/427430/tough-battle-vs-marjanovic-learning-experience-for-koaume |access-date=July 4, 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=July 1, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
In 2022, Kouame played against the [[Jordan men's national basketball team|Jordanian]] and [[Saudi Arabia men's national basketball team|Saudi Arabian]] national teams during the [[2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia)|2023 FIBA World Cup qualifiers]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carmen |first=Lorenzo del |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Kouame relishes Gilas experience as he learned from Japeth |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/kouame-relishes-gilas-experience-as-he-learned-from-japeth/255539 |access-date=December 21, 2022 |website=Tiebreaker Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
Kouame was included in the 21-man pool for the [[2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2023 FIBA World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.ph/basketball/fiba/the-21-man-gilas-pool-for-2023-fiba-world-cup-a795-20230606|title=Clarkson, Brownlee, Kouame head 21-man Gilas pool for World Cup|website=spin.ph|last=Terrado|first=Reuben|date=June 6, 2023|access-date=September 9, 2023}}</ref> However, he was not selected as the Philippines chose [[Jordan Clarkson]] as its lone naturalized player.
He would later become part of the [[2022 Asian Games]] squad which won the gold medal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Villanueva |first1=Ralph Edwin |title=Kouame saves best for last as Gilas ascends to Asiad basketball throne |url=https://www.philstar.com/sports/2023/10/06/2301812/kouame-saves-best-last-gilas-ascends-asiad-basketball-throne |access-date=7 October 2023 |work=The Philippine Star |date=6 October 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 90%; white-space: nowrap;" |- ! colspan="6" style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid #AAAAAA;" | Legend |- | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | GP | Games played | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | GS | Games started | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | MPG | Minutes per game |- | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | FG% | style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Field goal (basketball)|Field goal]] percentage | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | 3P% | style="padding-right: 8px" | [[Three-point field goal|3-point field goal]] percentage | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | FT% | [[Free throw]] percentage |- | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | RPG | [[Rebound (basketball)|Rebounds]] per game | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | APG | [[Assist (basketball)|Assists]] per game | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | SPG | [[Steal (basketball)|Steals]] per game |- | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;" | BPG | [[Block (basketball)|Blocks]] per game | style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black" | PPG | Points per game | style="background-color: #CFECEC; border: 1px solid black" | ''' ''' | Led the league |- |} <ref>{{Cite web |title=All Player Stats {{!}} EASL |url=https://www.easl.basketball/all-player-stats |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=www.easl.basketball |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Angelo Kouame International Stats, Union Basket Chartres Masculin - RealGM |url=https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Angelo-Kouame/International/182445/Career/By_Split/Per_Game/Recent_Games |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=basketball.realgm.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=newstats.eu |url=https://www.newstats.eu/players/kakou-ange-franck-kouame |access-date=2025-07-16 |website=www.newstats.eu}}</ref>
===East Asia Super League=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[2024-25 East Asia Super League|2024–25]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|Philippines|size=20px}} [[Meralco Bolts]] || style="text-align:right;"| 6 || 17.5 || .442 || .250 || .500 || 6.1 || .3 || .5 || 1.1 || 7.3 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 6 || 17.5 || .442 || .250 || .500 || 6.1 || .3 || .5 || 1.1 || 7.3 {{S-end}}
===Domestic leagues=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align:right;" ! Year ! Team ! League ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|3P%|3-point field-goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free-throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} |- | style="text-align:left;"| [[Nationale Masculine 1|2023–24]] || style="text-align:left;"|{{flagicon|France|size=20px}} [[UB Chartres Métropole]] || style="text-align:center;"|[[Nationale Masculine 1|NM1]] || 29 || 20.5 || .588 || .182 || .707 || 6.4 || 1.0 || .6 || .6 || 10.0 {{S-end}}
==Awards and accomplishments==
===UAAP=== * 3× [[University Athletic Association of the Philippines|UAAP]] champion ([[UAAP Season 81|2018]], [[UAAP Season 82|2019]], [[UAAP Season 85|2022]]) * UAAP Finals MVP ([[UAAP Season 85|2022]]) * UAAP Most Valuable Player ([[UAAP Season 84|2021]]) * UAAP Mythical Team ([[UAAP Season 84|2021]]) * UAAP Rookie of the Year ([[UAAP Season 81|2018]])
===PCCL=== * 2× [[Philippine Collegiate Champions League|PCCL]] champion ([[2018 PCCL National Collegiate Championship|2018]], [[2019 PCCL National Collegiate Championship|2019]]) * PCCL Mythical Five ([[2019 PCCL National Collegiate Championship|2019]])
===Filoil EcoOil Preseason Cup=== * [[Filoil Flying V Preseason Hanes Cup|Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup]] champion ([[2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|2018]]) * Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup Most Valuable Player ([[2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|2018]]) * Filoil Flying V Preseason Cup Mythical Five ([[2018 Filoil Flying V Preseason Premier Cup|2018]])
===PBA D-League=== * [[Philippine Basketball Association Developmental League|PBA D-League]] champion ([[2019 PBA D-League Aspirants' Cup|2019 Aspirants' Cup]])
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{sports links}}
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