Kobe Lorenzo Forster Paras (born September 19, 1997) is a Filipino professional basketball player who last played for Altiri Chiba of the B2 League.

However, he left Cal State Northridge to play college basketball for the UP Fighting Maroons of the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP).

Prior to entering Cathedral, Paras attended La Salle Greenhills in Mandaluyong where he also played for the institution's basketball team.

He instead decided to play for Middlebrooks Academy prep team for his final year in high school while continuing to attend Cathedral.

[2] Paras prepped at Cathedral in Los Angeles, CA before playing his senior year at Middlebrooks Academy.

At Cathedral, he averaged 15.0 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.5 steals as a junior and was an All-State nominee, First Team All-Del Rey League and ranked the 24th-best player in California by CalHiSports.

[3] Sources: Paras committed to attend college at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and play for their Bruins basketball team.

He also appeared in Creighton's NCAA opening round contest against Rhode Island where he scored three points and collected a rebound in two minutes.

[13] After finishing his freshman season and failing to secure a regular playing role, Paras subsequently withdrew from the school on April 29, 2017.

"[18] Paras served a one-year residency period before he was eligible to play for the UP Fighting Maroons starting UAAP Season 82.

[24] After leaving Niigata Albirex, Paras moved to Altiri Chiba in June 2022, which has just been promoted to the B.League second division for the 2022–23 season.

[27] He was also part of the Philippine national team that participated at the 2014 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship that finished fifth, wherein he scored 27 points en route to a 113–105 overtime victory against Japan.

He was included in the initial line up for the national squad which was set to participate at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games, although he was not in the final lineup.

While the national team failed to win the main 3x3 tournament at both editions, He won the slam dunk championships also on both occasions.