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FORMER UAAP Rookie of the Year Aljun Melecio is foregoing his final year in La Salle and will test his luck in the upcoming PBA Rookie Draft.
The 5-foot-9 gunslinger out of Valencia City, Bukidnon beat the Wednesday deadline for applicants as he joins the bumper crop of aspirants seeking to make the leap to the pro league.
Melecio, 22, got the blessing of La Salle management to turn pro as the resumption of the UAAP season remained uncertain.
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SEE ALSO There are just some things in life that we can’t control, and this was one of them. This was not the ending I expected for my time playing for the green and white. Being the team captain in my last playing year, I almost did not let go, but there are just some hard, but important decisions we must make, he said in a statement.