Draft:Naomi Panganiban
Naomi Panganiban is a Filipino basketball player.
Early life
[edit]Naomi was born in San Diego, California.[1] Panganiban's parents are both ethnic Filipinos who were born and raised in the United States. She took up basketball taking inspiration from her older sister and father who also played the sport. She attended the La Jolla Country Day School suiting up for the high school's women's basketball team occasionally receiving advise from La Jolla alumna Kelsey Plum.[2]
Career
[edit]US NCAA
[edit]National team
[edit]She helped the Philippine youth team earn a promotion to Division A from B at the 2024 FIBA U18 Women's Asia Cup.[3][4] She was part of the senior's women's team which played in the 2024 William Jones Cup in Taiwan.[5]
- ^ "Naomi Panganiban Biography - ESPN (PH)". ESPN. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Micaller, Bea (13 August 2024). "From a local San Diego court to the big stage: Rising Gilas star Naomi Panganiban is primed to shine". GMA News. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Bacnis, Justine (25 June 2024). "Naomi Panganiban leads Gilas Girls to FIBA U18 Asia Cup Div B semis". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Ballecer, RJ (2 July 2024). "Next Woman Up: 6 Players To Watch From The Gilas Girls' U18 Asia Cup Championship". The Game. One Mega Group Inc. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ Li, Matthew (6 July 2024). "Naomi Panganiban's Gilas Women debut spoiled by Chinese-Taipei B in Jones Cup opener". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 23 November 2024.