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Fil-Am Nation’s Andy Gemao in the 2024 NBTC National Finals. Photo from NBTC.

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<div style="line-height:1.5"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1762856032560IMG_9056.webp" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Fil-Am Nation’s Andy Gemao in the 2024 NBTC National Finals. Photo from NBTC."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Fil-Am Nation’s Andy Gemao in the 2024 NBTC National Finals. <em>Photo from NBTC.</em></span></span></span>TORONTO, CANADA — Despite rumblings about his basketball future, Filipino prospect Andy Gemao remains steadfast in capturing his dream of playing US NCAA hoops.</div><p style="line-height:1.5">Suiting up for Canadian high school Royal Crown Academy, Gemao has made further waves, averaging 19 points per game for the Lions in the recently concluded Grind Session in Toronto.</p><p style="line-height:1.5">And for the former Colegio de San Juan de Letran high star, this puts him a step closer to completing the pieces of his puzzle.</p><p style="line-height:1.5">“Yes,” the 19-year-old emphasized to ABS-CBN News when asked about staying and playing in the US or in Canada.</p><p style="line-height:1.5">Playing in his final year of high school eligibility, Gemao answered in the affirmative that he has gained interest from US NCAA Division 1 and Division 2 schools.</p><p style="line-height:1.5">“Ito naman talaga yung end goal ko. Ngayon, direct pa rin sa mga coaches pero marami mga nag-contact na sa akin,” he said. “Kailangan ko lang talaga i-grab yung opportunities, I’m just gonna do the best that I can.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPjqX7kknyX/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=532&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A18439431.5%2C%22ls%22%3A1274199.1%2C%22le%22%3A1274637.1%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="1221" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p style="line-height:1.5">Gemao has turned himself into one of Royal Crown’s lead guards, even delivering crucial points down the stretch when they previously took down The Star Alliances which featured top Italian prospects.</p><p style="line-height:1.5">He also has cemented his spot as the Lions’ lead guard, and Gemao is focused on his further development.</p><p style="line-height:1.5">“Ako na yung isa sa mga closer sa team. Kailangan na sa akin yung bola sa last minutes,” said Gemao. “Lagi namang in-emphasize sa akin ng mga coaches ko na kung ano yung judgment ko, gawin ko lang. Yun yung nasa isip ko.”</p><p style="line-height:1.5">As for being linked with University of the Philippines — a team that he suited up for in previous preseason tournaments in 2024 — Gemao has not given indications that this will be replicated in the UAAP stage just yet.</p><p style="line-height:1.5">“Sobrang supportive nila sa akin kung saan yung pinaka-maximize ko yung skillset ko,” he said. “Pero yun nga, focus lang ako sa what’s in front of me.”</p>

<p>Despite rumblings about his basketball future, Filipino prospect Andy Gemao remains steadfast in capturing his dream of playing US NCAA hoops.</p>

Despite rumblings about his basketball future, Filipino prospect Andy Gemao remains steadfast in capturing his dream of playing US NCAA hoops.

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Andy Gemao locked in on US NCAA dream: ‘Ito talaga yung goal ko’

Champ de Lunas,

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Published November 11, 2025 06:29 PM PHT

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Updated November 12, 2025 03:15 AM PHT

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