MANILA, Philippines -- Kobe Paras is more than ready for his last season at Los Angeles Cathedral Phantoms.
Paras capped off his summer buildup with a solid stint in the 2015 adidas Global Nations camp despite his Team Nations Select losing all their four games.
The 6-foot-5 swingman finished strong with back-to-back 20-point games even outplaying his four teammates who are in the top 150 high school prospects of their class.
The unranked Paras led his team in scoring and rebounding as he piled up 17.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.3 steals in 29.8 minutes per game. He shot 43.6 from the field and made 10-of-24 three-pointers.
The son of former PBA Rookie-MVP hit double figures in three of their four games in the camp. His best game was against Team Canada in the consolation round where he filled the stats sheet with game-highs of 28 points and 14 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one shot block.
His effort though went down the drain as they lost, 81-92, to Team Canada.
After trailing by 14, they almost overhauled the lead at the onset of the fourth period as they cut the deficit to just one, 68-69, on his three-pointer and a dunk by 51st ranked (Yahoo's Rivals.com) teammate Sacha Killeya-Jones.
Against his high school teammate Lucas Siewert, Paras collected 21 points and six boards and two steals in a 68-117 loss to Team Latin America.
Siewert, who hails from Brazil, also had a big night with 20 points and nine rebounds.
The two Phantoms will head back to Los Angeles with their confidence at an all-time high as their senior year begins this August.