Lopez was 'unanimously' allowed by the UAAP Board to play for the UP Fighting Maroons, according to Bo Perasol.
The 6-foot-6, Filipino-Angolan forward’s eligibility for University of the Philippines starting Season 86’s Men’s Basketball Tournament was once in question after Lopez previously signed a contract with Overtime Elite, a United States-based professional basketball league.
“First and foremost, I’m just really happy for Francis. I really think that he deserves to play in this country, but there was a unanimous decision about [him] playing,” Perasol said during the league’s media conference on Wednesday at the Mall of Asia Arena. Having Lopez on board will mean that the Season 84 champions will have all their cards on deck as they aim to reclaim the hoops title this year, and adding to this is the Fighting Maroons’ long break that saw them participate and dominate in the various preseason tournaments that they played in.
“We also had the time to develop the rookies that we have. In terms of time, in terms of playing experience together, we really maximized our off-season.”
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