FILE – FEU Tamaraws guard RJ Abarrientos throughout the UAAP Season 84 males’s basketball event. UAAP PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — RJ Abarrientos’ UAAP profession with the Far Eastern University Tamaraws solely lasted for one season as he’s set to signal with Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phoebus within the Korean Basketball League (KBL).
According to Korean information web site, Jumpball, the Gilas Pilipinas guard will likely be Ulsan’s import underneath the Asian Players Quota.
Abarrientos is about to hitch nationwide squad teammate SJ Belangel after signing a two-year take care of Daegu KOGAS Pegasus.
The 22-year-old performed impressively throughout Gilas Pilipinas’ back-to-back pleasant matches towards Korea, falling quick in each video games.
Abarrientos delivered 17 factors on 5-of-10 taking pictures from the three-point line of their second exhibition sport towards the Koreas, who received 106-102 on Saturday.
He is a part of the Gilas Pilipinas pool that can compete within the third window of Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers towards New Zealand on June 30 and India on July 3.
The 5-foot-11 guard averaged 13.8 factors on 32 p.c taking pictures from deep, to go along with 4.4 rebounds, 2.5 assists, and 1.3 steals in his first yr with Far Eastern University within the UAAP Season 84 males’s basketball event.
Abarrientos was alleged to have no less than three extra taking part in years left with the Tamaraws, who positioned fourth within the earlier season with a 7-7 document.
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