THE Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is planning to bring in promising Fi
l-Australian Ethan Kirkness efore the year end for training with the Batang Gi
las pool.
The 14-year-old prodigy will be having a long school vacation in December for
the holiday season, enough time for him and his family to enjoy Christmas with
Filipino relatives and at the same test his skills against Filipino ballers o
f his same age or older.
“We’re planning to bring him to Manila for a five-week training camp this De
cember, by which time mahaba 'yung vacation niya from school,” said Batang Gi
las team manager Andrew Teh in a correspondence with SPIN.ph from Australia, w
here he’s currently visiting the Kirkness family.
目前14岁的Ethan Kirkness 妈妈是菲律宾人，父亲则是澳洲人，从小在澳洲长大，以经
取得菲律宾护照，菲律宾国家队领队已在澳洲跟他会面，并且邀请其母亲利用澳洲学校放
寒假时带他回菲律宾参加训练营，目前球技还非常生涩，不过才14岁加上身材条件就摆在
那，未来如果加上更专业的训练还是大有可为
目前菲律宾还会再找几位身高在6尺五寸并且在16岁前取得菲律宾护照的混血球员组成下
一代国家队，