Ange Kouame of the Ateneo Blue Eagles, Rhenz Abando of the UST Growling Tigers, and Ricci Rivero of the UP Fighting Maroons tell the stories behind the success of their young basketball careers in iWant original sports documentary “Dayories.”

ABS-CBN Sports digital head Mico Halili and Dayories director Enzo Marcos flank Ricci Rivero and Ange kouame

The first episode focuses on the big man from the Ateneo De Manila University. Born and raised in Ivory Coast in Africa, Ange has been living in the Philippines since 2016, to get his education and pursue his NBA dream.

The 21-year old immediately won the respect of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) community in UAAP Season 81, where he won Rookie of the Year and helped his team defend their title, overcoming the language barrier and the difficulty of being away from his mother.

The second episode features highly-touted small forward Ricci, who shares the challenges he encountered transferring schools from the De La Salle University to the University of the Philippines Diliman, starting all over again in terms of his academics and adjusting his game to fit in a team loaded with talent and alphas in the court. Outside the court, the spotlight continues to focus on the Tourism major, who’s also a product endorser and a budding actor and host.

Viewers will also get to know more about Rhenz, a La Union native whose rise from being an unknown recruit to one of the league’s most exciting players is one of this season’s best storylines. The rookie’s rumored transfer mid-season gave him his first taste of the downside of fame, but with the help of his team he was able to regain his focus and made it to his first finals appearance.

“ABS-CBN Sports and iWant have similar objective in giving sports fans stories that inspire. It was also a great next step since iWant already provides the livestream UAAP experience,” said ABS-CBN Sports digital head Mico Halili.