▁after ▁real izing ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁have ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁to ▁get ▁draft ed ▁in ▁the ▁P BA . ▁ ▁P BA ▁career ▁ ▁Ro ok ie ▁Year ▁Rome o ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁Global Port ▁as ▁their ▁ 5 th ▁overall ▁pick , ▁and ▁wore ▁the ▁same ▁▁ 7 ▁j er sey ▁he ▁wore ▁in ▁college . ▁He ▁explained ▁that ▁Robert ▁J aw or ski ▁was ▁his ▁father ' s ▁id ol , ▁who ▁uses ▁the ▁same ▁j er sey ▁number . ▁In ▁only ▁his ▁second ▁game ▁as ▁a ▁pro , ▁he ▁buried ▁ 3 4 ▁points ▁while ▁going ▁ 6 - of - 8 ▁from ▁beyond ▁the ▁three - point ▁arc ▁en ▁route ▁to ▁a ▁win ▁against ▁Air 2 1 ▁Express . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁had ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁C agu io a ▁in ▁their ▁first ▁show down ▁against ▁each ▁other , ▁scoring ▁ 2 7 ▁points ▁and ▁leading ▁a ▁brave ▁second - half ▁com eb ack ▁that ▁almost ▁denied ▁G ine bra ▁a ▁ 1 0 9 - 1 0 4 ▁victory . ▁C agu io a , ▁who ▁scored ▁ 2 9 ▁points ▁himself , ▁commented ▁that ▁Rome o ▁was ▁the ▁closest ▁player ▁that ▁can ▁be ▁compared ▁to ▁him . ▁The ▁ro ok ie ▁guard ▁later ▁admitted ▁that ▁C agu io a ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁id ols ▁growing ▁up . ▁ ▁With ▁these ▁performances , ▁the ▁former ▁king ▁t amar aw ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁very ▁capable ▁sc orer ▁as ▁a ▁pro