Career interrupted: Renzo Subido excited
to be back for UST Tigers and to play for Ayo
by rick olivares
There’s excitement brewing inside
the España campus of the University of Santo Tomas as Aldin Ayo, one of the
highest profile and successful college basketball coaches in recent memory has
changed zip codes.
The prevailing hope is that the
days of ignominy and dwelling in the cellar are over. And one Growling Tiger
simply cannot wait to get started. Or to be more precise, get his college
career back on track.
It wasn’t too long ago that Renzo
Subido was one of those highly touted high school players to move up the senior
ranks. Before Aljun Melecio was a hot-shooting star for the De La Salle Zobel
Junior Archers, that tag belonged to Subido (who was recruited out of Lourdes
School in Mandaluyong).
The point guard suited up for the
De La Salle Green Archers for a few matches in the Filoil Flying V Premier Cup
during six years ago but he soon de-camped for the University of Santo Tomas
Growling Tigers where he played alongside another former Junior Archer in Jeric
Fortuna and Jon Sheriff.
Unfortunately, the following
season, Subido was sidelined by a knee injury. When he returned the next year,
he a severe ankle sprain prevented him from finishing out the campaign.
“I know I could have done more during my rookie season which
is why I was looking forward to my sophomore year,” related Subido. “Kaso I
tore my ACL. I was able to go back in five months but in that span, it was not
enough to recover. Plus, legs, quads, and hamstring were still weak. When I
finally returned, hindi ko makuha rhythm ko then I sprained my ankle and sat
out the rest of the season.”
Last season, Renzo finally got
healthy, but he, however, opted not to play for former UST coach Boy Sablan who
left at the end of the campaign. During that time, Subido put into good use his
spare time by first suiting up for AMA Computer College and then for Koy and
Joel Banal with Marinerong Pilipino in the PBA D-League.
“I could say that it was a good
decision because I learned a lot playing in the D-League when I went up against
bigger and tougher players,” shared Subido. “The exposure I got in the D-League
is something that I hope will help me. I learned a lot from Coach Mark Herrera
(AMA) and Coach Koy and Joel. Playing with kuya Denok Miranda was a blessing
and he was so helpful.”
“With what I learned, right now
more than excited to play for UST again. I’m healthy and hopefully will remain
injury free and my confidence is sky high.”
Now with Ayo given the security
of tenure and basketball operations in UST, Subido said that he looks forward
to learning from one of the best in the business. “I am excited to play for
Coach Aldin,” enthused Subido “Tried and tested na yung system niya. I think
the system he wants to implement for UST will be perfect because of the kind of
players we have. I hope I can be a part of UST’s renaissance.”
“I have two more years to play
and I intend to make the most out of them for UST.”
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