John Earl Medina and Gabby Ramos are set to banner the country in Jordan Brand’s The One – a one-one-one basketball tournament in Paris.
Medina, who played for the Adamson Baby Falcons and Ramos, part of the Gilas Pilipinas girls’ team that recently earned a ticket to the Division A of the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup are set to face fellow qualifiers from from across the US (NY, Chicago, LA), Asia-Pacific ( Japan, Australia), and Europe (London, Paris).
Two out of the 20 players that will arrive at District 23 in Paris will come out on top for bragging rights as The One and will embark on a year-long partnership with Jordan Brand as its ambassador.
“Basketball is very big in my city,” said John Earl. “Everywhere you go you see kids playing (the game) barefooted. That’s how passionate we Filipinos are for basketball. I’m excited to show what Philippine basketball is like to the world.”
“I’m looking forward to having a great experience representing the flag; it’s an honor to be in such great company. It will be a very competitive environment and we want to showcase what the Philippines has to offer, basketball-wise – that we do stand with the best of the best around the world and we can show people what we’re made of here,” Gabby Ramos said.
This tournament harkens back to the very origins of the Jumpman, a product of Michael Jordan’s legendary one-on-one backyard battles against his brother, Larry. It was part of Jordan Brand’s new brand voice ‘Our Turn.
The One finals begins on July 26 and will stream live on Twitch from District 23.
