Hard-core Philippine college basketball fans remember Kelvin dela Peña as a 1-time NCAA MVP with a promising future. But injuries derailed those plans, and through the years many wondered what became of the Mapua Cardinals alumnus.

Fast-forward to now, Dela Peña has found a second chance at basketball in his home country Canada, where he is not only helping young players to grow their game through his youth development program but also teaching them life lessons he picked up on his road to finding success again.