La Salle star Kevin Quiambao is UAAP MVP for the second straight season.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines — Kevin Quiambao proved to be the brightest star within the UAAP for the second straight 12 months after being named MVP of the Season 87 males’s basketball event.
After one other masterclass season, Quiambao was as soon as once more the runaway MVP winner with 81.357 statistical factors after averaging 16.64 factors, 8.64 rebounds, 4.07 assists, and a steal within the elimination spherical.
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The 23-year-old ahead grew to become the primary La Salle Inexperienced Archer to win back-to-back MVPs since Ben Mbala in 2016 and 2017.
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For the second straight season, Kevin Quiambao wins the MVP! #UAAPSeason87 @INQUIRERSports pic.twitter.com/KbQhZcoKJf
— Lance Agcaoili (@LanceAgcaoilINQ) November 28, 2024
He was additionally the primary native to win two consecutive MVPs since Ateneo guard Kiefer Ravena in 2014 and 2015.
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Quiambao joined an elite membership of La Salle two-time MVPs with Jun Limpot (1987-88), Mark Telan (1996-97), Don Allado (1998-1999), and Mbala.
The previous UAAP Rookie of the Yr headlined the Legendary Group anew after beating his closest competitor and teammate Mike Phillips, who was second within the statistical race with 74.928 SPs from his averages of 12.0 factors, 11.57 rebounds, 1.71 steals, and 1.07 blocks.
Phillips is returning to the Legendary 5 choice after claiming his first in Season 84 throughout his rookie 12 months.
College of the Philippines’ graduating guard JD Cagulangan was third within the race and earned his legendary choice with 69.167 SPs, main the Preventing Maroons with a mean of 11.75 factors, 5.0 assists, and 1.75 steals.
Finishing the highest 5 had been Far Japanese College’s foreign-student athlete Mo Konateh (68.643 SPs), who had 10.21 factors, 16.71 rebounds and a pair of.36 blocks and College of Santo Tomas star Nic Cabanero (61.0 SPs) after main his workforce again to the Closing 4 after 5 years with a mean of 16.29 factors, 5.43 rebounds, and 1.93 assists.
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Veejay Pre is ready to be topped as the primary Rookie of the Yr from FEU since Terrence Romeo earned the award 14 years in the past after the previous Child Tamaraw had 50.857 SPs — eleventh within the statistical race — to beat Ateneo’s Jared Bahay (47.0 SPs).
Pre, who averaged 13.29 factors and seven.0 rebounds, grew to become the seventh Tamaraw to win the ROY, becoming a member of Johnny Abarrientos (1989), Mark Victoria (1996), Leo Avenido (1999), Arwind Santos (2002), and JR Cawaling (2007).
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The person awardees can be topped in Finals Recreation 2.
Gilas Pilipinas star Quiambao leads the twice-to-beat La Salle in opposition to No.4 Adamson within the Closing 4 on Saturday at Sensible Araneta Coliseum, whereas No.2 UP and No.3 UST conflict for the opposite Finals berth.