wɪððɪ ɪntˈɛnt ʌv jˈuːzɪŋ hɪz bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl skˈɪlz æz ɐ pˈæspoːɹt tʊ ɐ ɡˈʊd kˈɑːlɪdʒ ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən, hiː wˈɔːkt ɪn fɚɹə tɹˈaɪaʊt wɪððə də lˌæ sˈæl jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ɡɹˈiːn ˈɑːɹtʃɚz bˈæskɪtbˌɔːl tˈiːm.
With the intent of using his basketball skills as a passport to a good college education, he walked in for a tryout with the De La Salle University Green Archers basketball team.