Local hero spreads wings: UP icon JD Cagulangan heads to KBL’s Suwon

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U.P. Fighting Maroon and Season 87 Finals MVP, JD Cagulangan signs with the Korean Basketball League’s Suwon KT Sonicboom on Monday, December 16.  Full story: https://www.rappler.com/sports/uaap/jd-cagulangan-heads-korean-basketball-league-team-suwon/

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00:00UP Fighting Maroon and Season 87 Finals MVP J.D. Kagulangan signed with the Korean Basketball

00:06League's Suwon KT Sonic Boom on Monday, December 16, shortly after finishing his UAAP career

00:12with two championships.

00:14Sources say despite initially considering local leagues like the MPBL and PBA, Kagulangan

00:20prioritized overseas offers.

00:22The 24-year-old player is eager to prove himself in Korea with a team that Ateneo star David

00:27Alfonso previously played with.

00:29Kagulangan leaves UP with a stellar final series, averaging 13.7 points, 4.7 assists,

00:364.3 rebounds, 1.3 steals, and just 1.7 turnovers.

00:40He is set to cross paths again with former collegiate rival Kevin Kiambao, who recently

00:45joined the Goyang Sono Sky Gunners.

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