Local basketball star heading overseas to represent Philippines
Sean Alter says he's proud to be a Filipino-American and play the game he loves. The Volcano Vista Hawk says he's ready for his next chapter to begin.
Sean Alter says he's proud to be a Filipino-American and play the game he loves. The Volcano Vista Hawk says he's ready for his next chapter to begin.
Sean Alter says he's proud to be a Filipino-American and play the game he loves. The Volcano Vista Hawk says he's ready for his next chapter to begin.
When it comes to basketball, Sean Alter tells KOAT it means everything to him, but so does his heritage. As someone who is half Filipino, he tells KOAT why it means so much to him and the decisions he's made up to this point.
Sean is about to play basketball for the University of the Philippines!
But before that, he got his start at Volcano Vista High School here in Albuquerque.
“It's been a life-changing experience playing here,” Alter said. “The culture is great. The coaches are great. Teammates are great. Everything is great here. It's a winning culture.”
Coach Greg Brown says he's been key to the program.
“He brought us tremendous success,” Brown said. “This thing doesn't happen without him and so yeah it's been a blessing.”
Alter led the Hawks to back-to-back state championships. The power forward says the program has given him everything he could ask for, and he thanks his family for being there every step of the way.
“Family is everything, my parents have told me they're going to be supportive of whatever decision I make for college,” Alter said.
Sean says basketball has given him an opportunity to grow. Not just physically, but also into the person he's become. He says he takes pride in his heritage. His decision to head overseas and represent the Philippines made more sense than any other choice.
“That means a lot,” Alter said. “I mean, I'm representing a whole country being a Fil-Am American.”
While his story here in the land of enchantment is coming to an end, Alter said he's excited for the next chapter to begin and ready to see where this new journey takes him.
“Super excited for him,” Brown said. “His hard work is paying off and he's just getting started really. He's got a lot of hard work ahead of him.”
“I'm looking forward to exploring the Filipino side of my life,” Alter said. “I've lived here in the states my whole life so I haven't really gotten to experience the original Philippines.”