Drafted in 2021 by Houston as their second overall pick, Jalen Green, the 6’4” shooting guard whose mom Bree Puruganan hails from Ilocos Sur, has rightfully earned his starting spot with the Rockets.
Green, the starting point guard on UF’s back-to-back national championship teams, returned to Florida in 2022 to join UF’s staff after a successful professional basketball career overseas.