Kevin Quiambao of De La Salle University leads the MVP race in the UAAP Men’s Basketball Tournament at the end of the first round, respectively.
Quiambao, last season’s Rookie of the Year, has amassed totals of 118 points, 67 rebounds, 36 assists, eight steals, and six blocks against 20 turnovers and one infraction (unsportsmanlike or technical foul) while leading the Green Archers to four wins.
With his impressive performance in the first round, Quiambao has accumulated 84.715 statistical points (SP), securing the lead.
Malick Diouf from the University of the Philippines, the reigning MVP, is in second place with 78.413 SPs, primarily due to his league-leading average of 14.7 rebounds per game.
The top five is completed by La Salle’s Evan Nelle (74.167 SP), University of the East’s Rey Remogat (73.714), and Far Eastern University’s L-Jay Gonzales (66.429).
UE’s Precious Momowei, a true freshman, is currently ranked ninth in the SP race with 62.413 to lead the Rookie of the Year race. The Senegalese big man graduated from Santo Tomas National High School.
UST’s Nic Cabanero, ranked eighth in the SP race with 63.857, is the leading scorer of the league with 20.57 a game while Remogat is the top assist man at 7.29 a game.
UP’s JD Cagulangan (1.86 steals/game) and Ateneo’s Joseph Obasa (3.29 blocks/game) leads the league in steals and blocks, respectively.
