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Jersey Number 21
Kobe Paras
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Manila, Philippines
- High School:
- Cathedral HS
Bio
2017-18 Season (Sophomore)
Paras sat out the entire season due to NCAA transfer rules.
Creighton University (Freshman)
In 15 games with Creighton last season, Paras totaled 20 points and 15 rebounds in 70 total minutes on the floor ... Scored a season-high six points in 12 minutes of action against Longwood on Dec. 9 ... Also appeared in Creighton's NCAA opening round contest against Rhode Island where he scored three points and collected a rebound in two minutes.
High School Career
Paras prepped at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, CA before playing his senior year at Middlebrooks Academy ... In high school, he was an honor roll student, a member of the National Honor Society, a Star Scholar Honoree and a summa cum laude graduate. ... At Cathedral, he averaged 15.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals as a junior and was an All-State nominee, First Team All-Del Rey League and ranked the 24th-best player in California by CalHiSports ... Helped lead Cathedral to the Regional Championship game (State Final 4) and the team finished ranked No. 9 in the state and No. 1 in Division 3A of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) ... In 2015-16, Paras played his senior campaign with Middlebrooks Academy where he earned a McDonald's All-American Game nomination and the PEC-6 Conference MVP Award and helped lead Middlebrooks to the regular season PEC-6 Conference championship ... Participated in several elite basketball showcases, including Adidas Nations and the Adidas All-American Camp ... Also played travel basketball with Compton Magic on the Adidas grassroots circuit and was selected to the Adidas All-American Camp and the international elite showcase Adidas Nations ... A former four-star recruit by Scout.com as well as a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and Rivals.com.
International Experience
Competed for the Philippine National Team in the FIBA 3x3 U-18 World Championships in 2013 and 2015, where he emerged as the event's back-to-back champion in the Slam Dunk competition ... Also played for the Philippine National Team in 2014 at the FIBA Asia U-18 Men's Championship.
Personal
Born on September 19, 1997 ... Paras' father, Benjie, enjoyed a stellar professional basketball career in the Philippines ... A two-time Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Most Valuable Player, Benjie Paras became the only player in PBA history in 1989 to earn Rookie of the Year and MVP awards in the same season.
Paras sat out the entire season due to NCAA transfer rules.
Creighton University (Freshman)
In 15 games with Creighton last season, Paras totaled 20 points and 15 rebounds in 70 total minutes on the floor ... Scored a season-high six points in 12 minutes of action against Longwood on Dec. 9 ... Also appeared in Creighton's NCAA opening round contest against Rhode Island where he scored three points and collected a rebound in two minutes.
High School Career
Paras prepped at Cathedral High School in Los Angeles, CA before playing his senior year at Middlebrooks Academy ... In high school, he was an honor roll student, a member of the National Honor Society, a Star Scholar Honoree and a summa cum laude graduate. ... At Cathedral, he averaged 15.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals as a junior and was an All-State nominee, First Team All-Del Rey League and ranked the 24th-best player in California by CalHiSports ... Helped lead Cathedral to the Regional Championship game (State Final 4) and the team finished ranked No. 9 in the state and No. 1 in Division 3A of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) ... In 2015-16, Paras played his senior campaign with Middlebrooks Academy where he earned a McDonald's All-American Game nomination and the PEC-6 Conference MVP Award and helped lead Middlebrooks to the regular season PEC-6 Conference championship ... Participated in several elite basketball showcases, including Adidas Nations and the Adidas All-American Camp ... Also played travel basketball with Compton Magic on the Adidas grassroots circuit and was selected to the Adidas All-American Camp and the international elite showcase Adidas Nations ... A former four-star recruit by Scout.com as well as a three-star prospect by ESPN.com and Rivals.com.
International Experience
Competed for the Philippine National Team in the FIBA 3x3 U-18 World Championships in 2013 and 2015, where he emerged as the event's back-to-back champion in the Slam Dunk competition ... Also played for the Philippine National Team in 2014 at the FIBA Asia U-18 Men's Championship.
Personal
Born on September 19, 1997 ... Paras' father, Benjie, enjoyed a stellar professional basketball career in the Philippines ... A two-time Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Most Valuable Player, Benjie Paras became the only player in PBA history in 1989 to earn Rookie of the Year and MVP awards in the same season.
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