Emory University's top gun Adrian Sosa set to make waves in the Philippines

by Hector Santos - Aug 18, 2007



In the state of Florida, Adrian Sosa is without a doubt, the most dominant Filipino-American hoops figure in American college basketball as described by Balt Quinain Jr, Team Florida Basketball General Manager.

According to the article by Balt, Sosa's fans should make the most of what could be his last few days in Florida. After the NABA games in Toronto, the 6'0 foot point guard from Emory University (NCAA Division 3) in Atlanta will fly to the Philippines to take part in a series of basketball camps to be part of the prestigious Philippine Basketball League (PBL) and the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).

Adrian, whose paternal roots is from Cavite, is more than ready to go through whatever hurdles that come his way. As a star point guard of the Emory Eagles basketball program from 2005 to 2007, Adrian is a seasoned playmaker. He has become a five-star general in the backcourt and has been pitted against the best of the best in American college hoops.

In one of his spectacular performances, Sosa scored a career high 28 points in a lopsided 78-61 win against the University of the South, hitting nine of 17 on the floor, and a career-tying record of seven triples. His 11 rebounds highlighted his first career double-double in that same game.

In a previous outing, Sosa exploded with 14 points to lift the Eagles in a 77-73 victory against Oglethorpe University.

The two performances earned Sosa the Co-Player-of-the-Week Award from officials of the University Athletic Association (UAA).

Sosa is ranked first among all UAA players in scoring, averaging 19 points per game. He also ranks first in the three-point department, averaging three triples per game. He placed 11th in three-point field goal percentage (43.3%) and is tied for ninth in free throw percentage (80.0%).

Prior to joining Emory, Sosa has also been a standout of the men's basketball program at Oxford College, also in Atlanta.

In 2005, he averaged 23 points per game as he led an All-Star Gainesville team to the semi-finals round in the Philippine Invitational Basketball of North America (PIBNA). PIBNA is an annual competition of Filipino-American basketball teams from more than 20 cities across the United States and Canada.

Last August 11, he led Team Florida to the Final Four of the Asian Basketball League in Atlanta where he averaged 19 points per game. Sosa also awarded with First Team Awardee.

On September 1 and 2, he along with powerhouse Team Florida 2007 will fly to Toronto in a bid to wrest the Open Division crown of the North American Basketball Association (NABA) inter-cities basketball championship.


Adrian Sosa
Position: Guard
Height: 6-0
Weight: 175
Hometown: Pembroke Pines, FL
High School: Cooper City
Major: Psychology
Minor: English
Parents: Ernest and Glenda

Career:
A two-year player with the Eagles, he played in 50 games, 27 in a starting capacity ... Career-wise at Emory, he finished 10th in three-point field goals (99), tied for 11th in scoring average (12.0 ppg), 13th in three-point field goal percentage (.345) and 14th in free throw percentage (.765, 124-of-162) ... Scored in double figures in 31 contests and produced six outings of 20 or more points ... Either led or shared for the team's scoring lead in 11 games.

Senior (2006-07)
Started 24 of the team's 25 games ... Led the team and the UAA in minutes per game (34.7 mpg) ... Tossed in 15.6 points per game, good for the No. 2 spot on the team and fourth in the UAA ... Scored in double figures in 20 outings and totaled 20 or more points on six occasions including a career-high 29 points against Maryville (Nov. 26) that saw him drain seven three-point field goals, tying for the top spot by a UAA player during the year and good for a second-place tie on the school’s all-time game list ... Recorded a team-best 59 treys during the year, good for a sixth-place deadlock on Emory’s seasonal chart ... No. 3 in the UAA with a 2.39 treys per-game average ... Lead or shared for the team's scoring lead in nine affairs ... Finished sixth in the UAA with a 75.5 percent mark from the foul line (74-of-98) ... 389 total points put him 19th on Emory's seasonal ladder .... Sixteen games of two or more treys ... Huge game at the University of the South (Nov. 30), draining another seven from beyond the arc, while finishing with a team-high 28 points and 11 rebounds, his first career double-double ... Team-high 19 points, four assists and four steals at Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 26) ... Recorded 22-point UAA contests vs. the University of Chicago (Jan. 12) and Carnegie Mellon (Feb. 4).

Junior (2005-06)
Transferred from Oxford College and gave Emory a boost at the point ... Played in 25 games, starting three, while scoring 8.4 points per game and finishing second on the team with 2.5 assists ... Scored a season-high 18 points in a win over rival Washington University (MO) on Jan. 13 while adding four assists and going 10 for 11 from the free-throw line ... Sosa dished out a career-high seven assists in a win over LaGrange College (Dec. 3).

Career Highs:

Points
29 - Maryville, Nov. 26, 2006

Rebounds
11 - at University of the South, Nov. 30, 2006

Steals
4 - at Carnegie Mellon, Jan. 26, 2007

Assists
7 - LaGrange College, Dec. 3, 2005