born ▁on ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁Filip ino - G erman ▁professional ▁basketball ▁player ▁for ▁the ▁North Port ▁Bat ang ▁Pier ▁of ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Basketball ▁Association ▁( P BA ). ▁He ▁was ▁selected ▁first ▁overall ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Miguel ▁Be erm en ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁P BA ▁draft ▁making ▁him ▁the ▁oldest ▁first ▁overall ▁pick ▁in ▁history . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Stand hard inger ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁in ▁Mun ich , ▁in ▁then ▁West ▁Germany ▁to ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁mother . ▁His ▁mother , ▁Elizabeth ▁Santos ▁Herm oso ▁traces ▁her ▁roots ▁to ▁ ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ang ono , ▁R iz al . ▁G row ing ▁up ▁in ▁Germany , ▁Stand hard inger ' s ▁mat ernal ▁grand father , ▁Boy ▁Herm oso , ▁who ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁Philippines ' ▁C Y M CA ▁basketball ▁championship ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁sport ▁of ▁basketball . ▁ ▁College ▁career ▁Stand hard inger ▁began ▁his ▁first ▁ 2 ▁years ▁of ▁college ▁basketball ▁at ▁Neb r aska . ▁During ▁his ▁fresh man ▁season , ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁sit ▁out ▁the ▁first ▁ 1 5 ▁games ▁due ▁to ▁NCAA ' s ▁r uling ▁since ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁a ▁professional ▁team ▁in ▁Germany ▁before ▁heading ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁for ▁college . ▁He ▁aver aged ▁ 8 . 1 ▁points ▁and ▁ 3 . 9 ▁reb ounds ▁per ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 6 ▁games ▁as ▁a ▁fresh man