At the halfway mark of the UAAP Seniors’ basketball season, The GUIDON basketball expert, Kevin Davis, selects his candidates for the major awards given at the end of the season: MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, and the Mythical Five.
Author’s Note: These rankings are subjective. Though I have tried to be impartial, it is inevitable that certain biases may have affected my judgement on certain players. While statistical achievement has been noted, by no means does it fully determine the final rankings of players (most noticeable in the exclusion of Paul Lee in the MVP race). Team success does have influence in these rankings other intangibles that cannot be captured in statistics have also been a determining factor. The candidates are presented in order.
STATISTICAL LEADERS
Points
- RR Garcia (FEU) 17.7
- Paul Lee (UE) 17.3
- Joseph Hermosisima (NU) 13.3
- Michael Silungan (UP) 13.3
Rebounds
- Emmanuel Mbe (NU) 12.4
- Chris Camus (UST) 9.7
- Alvin Villanueva (DLSU) 8.9
Assists
- Jeric Fortuna (UST) 5.1
- Joseph Tolentino (DLSU) 4.1
- Paul Lee (UE) 4.0
- Ryan Buenafe (Ateneo) 4.0
- Eric Salamat (Ateneo) 4.0
Steals
- Eric Salamat (Ateneo) 2.3
- Lester Alvarez ( ADU) 2.1
- Paul Lee (UE) 1.7
- Jeric Fortuna (UST) 1.7
- Kirk Long (Ateneo) 1.7
Blocks
- Aldrech Ramos (FEU) 1.9
- Justin Chua (Ateneo) 1.7
- Phillip Paredes (DLSU) 1.4
Editor’s Note: Statistics are accurate as of the end of the first round of eliminations.
well-researched. nice.
Rookie – Mbe (that’s NU not AdU)
Silungan’s good in his own right but he’s no bread-and-butter guy like Mbe. You can even claim that he can be a momentum-killer for his own team when he’s jacking up all those 3s.
6th Man – Camson
No-brainer. Salva’s handling his role-shift well, but he can not produce that much and Ateneo can still win. Camson with a poor performance provides a way bigger disadvantage for AdU. That talks volumes of a player’s value to the team. Salva’s a better player, but that’s not what the category’s all about.
Defensive – it’s a toss-up, but slight edge to Ramos I guess
Coach – Leo Austria
Who the hell thought they’d be this high up?
Just a quick question — does the UAAP choose the Mythical 5 based on stat points alone? Or is there a voting panel of experts or something 😕