Kobe Paras

Kobe Paras
	Paras in 2021
Free agent
Position	Small forward
Personal information
Born	September 19, 1997 (age 26); Quezon City, Philippines
Nationality	Filipino
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school	La Salle Green Hills; (Mandaluyong, Philippines); Cathedral; (Los Angeles, California); Middlebrooks Academy; (Los Angeles, California);
College	Creighton (2016–2017); UP (2019);
Playing career	2021–present
Career history
2021–2022	Niigata Albirex BB
2022–2023	Altiri Chiba
Career highlights and awards
	UAAP Mythical Team (2019);
Men's basketball
Representing Philippines
Southeast Asian Games
SEABA U16 Championship
Men’s 3x3 basketball
FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship
FIBA Asia U18 3x3 Championship

Kobe Lorenzo Forster Paras (born September 19, 1997) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for Altiri Chiba of the B2 League. Listed at 6 feet 6 inches (1.98 m) and 200 pounds (91 kg), he plays the small forward position. He has been a member of the Philippine national team and the national 3x3 team.

Paras committed to play in the United States at the University of California, Los Angeles, but withdrew after the university's admissions department determined he did not meet their academic requirements. Instead, he played his freshman year for the Creighton University in 2016–17 before transferring to Cal State Northridge where he redshirted. However, he left Cal State Northridge to play college basketball for the UP Fighting Maroons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP). He is the son of Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) legend Benjie Paras.