UAAP: Michael Phillips eager to take on leadership role for La Salle

MANILA, Philippines — Determined to lead the way for La Salle, Michael Phillips hopes to set a good example to his teammates in the UAAP Season 85 men’s basketball tournament, which opens on Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.
As a sophomore, the 6-foot-8 center wants to embrace the leadership role this season after the departure of their former main man, Justine Baltazar, and senior Kurt Lojera.
“It’s my second season. I want to be the leader of the team,” said Phillips in Filipino. “It’s something that I’ve been saying since the last season ended and it’s something that I really want to add to my game and egg my teammates to be great in their own way, really use my experience to help…

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