Coach Pat Aquino on Ava Fajardo: I’m just so proud of her
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00:00 One of the first to beat the Philippines U16 girls in their successful campaign in the FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship is the 5'4" Filipina guard, Ava Camryn Fajardo.
00:14 What was the assessment of Head Coach Patrick Aquino in the poor performance of the 15-year-old cager?
00:21 That's what we learned from the words of Daryl Oclares.
00:26 The 15-year-old Filipina player Ava Camryn Fajardo showed her determination in her second consecutive match in the Philippines U16 women's team,
00:35 which was crowned the champion of the FIBA U16 Women's Asian Championship last week.
00:40 Fajardo was the first in the women's team to score an average of 16.2 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 5.4 assists,
00:48 which was a big boost to help the team to win the Division B title and be promoted to Division A.
00:55 But aside from the numbers that the 5'4" guard scored,
00:58 GILAS Women's Head Coach Patrick Aquino also praised Fajardo's leadership, just like his teammates.
01:05 She was the leader out there. I think she had committed herself to be one of the leaders out there.
01:13 I just told her to play her what she can perform, and she did it. I'm just so proud of her.
01:21 I think she remembered, I kept on telling her, "Remember what happened to us last time.
01:26 I think this is your team, this is your time to take over and guide these girls to victory."
01:35 And not just only her, but all of their teammates were phenomenal in any way that they can contribute to the game.
01:44 I was just happy. Ryan Nair, Gustavo, the holdovers of that team last year, they were all phenomenal.
01:53 I think this team was so, so, I really loved it. I really appreciated it. I'm so proud of them.
02:02 According to Aquino, Fajardo will do even better in his future exposure to international basketball tournaments.
02:11 For Ava, I think she has proven herself behind her sister's back.
02:17 I think Ava, the more experience that she had just for playing under-16 and coming back here for the second time under-16, helps her game.
02:30 Last night, the GILAS Under-16 team returned from the Philippines to celebrate the victory of the country.
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