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Far Eastern University’s Alec Stockton, Philippine-American guard Mikey Williams and Alab Pilipinas standout Jordan Heading have submitted their applications for the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft, further deepening an already loaded class two days before the deadline. of league registration on Thursday.
The trio passed their requirements on Monday and increased the total number of applicants to 80, according to the PBA.
Stockton announced on Instagram that he will skip his final year of eligibility with the Tamaraws.
“Thank you for giving a scrawny kid a chance to dream. Thank you for believing in me when no one else did,” Stockton wrote in his post.
“There is a new path for me and I carry with me all the learnings of everyone at FEU,” he continued. “I look forward to the next chapter of my journey. With God’s grace, I am ready for the future.”
Stockton, 22, averaged 16 minutes in 14 games played and scored 5.0 points, 2.0 assists and 1.7 rebounds while helping the Tamaraws reach the first round of the ladder playoffs in season 82.
Williams is one of the best prospects in the backcourt after productive stints that have taken him from Cal State Fullerton to the Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL).
The 6’2 “shooting guard averaged 17.4 points on 41 percent shooting, 4.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in his senior year of the 2012-13 season with the Titans before facing Sioux Falls Skyforce and Canton Charge in the NBA G League. , where he played 88 games between 2014 and 2018.
He later dressed for the Saigon Heat in the 2017-18 Asean Basketball League (ABL) season, where Williams recorded 17.7 points, 5.5 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 1.0 steals with 44.4 percent shooting in 21 games, before jump to the MPBL, counting 15.9 points, 6.6 assists and 5.1 rebounds as the best option for the General Santos Warriors in the MPBL Lakan 2019-20 season.
Williams was also an integral part of Mighty Sports’ title race at the 2020 Dubai International Basketball Tournament.
The head was coming off a productive season with Alab in the canceled 2019-20 season and scored 7.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.9 dimes in 16 games played.
The 24-year-old, who dressed for the Batang Gilas team that finished fourth at the 2011 FIBA Asia U16 Championship in Vietnam, joins his teammate Andrei Caracut for procedures on March 14.
