Rhenz Abando says collegiate play propelled him to successful overseas pro stint
Rhenz Abando (center) receives his award given by the Collegiate Press Corps on Monday. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines—Earlier than he was a Korean Basketball League champion with Anyang KGC, Rhenz Abando was at the start a collegiate basketball stalwart.
So it was solely becoming that his exploits within the NCAA Season 97 males’s basketball match for Letran had been acknowledged within the Collegiate Press Corps Awards Night time with the 2021-22 Collegiate Basketball Participant of the Yr award.
“Enjoying within the collegiate degree was such an enormous assist for me as a result of with out it I wouldn’t be identified or will be capable of play overseas,” stated the NCAA Season 97 Rookie-MVP in Filipino at Hummingbird Rooftop, Quezon Metropolis, on Monday night.
Abando made his identify within the collegiate scene as early as 2019 earlier than he was even a member of the Knights, enjoying for College of Santo Tomas in UAAP Season 82. Becoming a member of him in that 12 months’s Legendary 5 are Jeo Ambohot, Ateneo’s Kouame, and UP duo Carl Tamayo and Malick Diouf.
Ateneo’s Ange Kouame additionally obtained the award from the Collegiate Press Corps for his exhibiting within the 2022-23 UAAP season.
Collegiate Press Corps Legendary 5 awardees. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
Kouame joined UP’s Diouf, Benilde’s Will Gozum, Letran’s Louie Sangalang and Adamson’s Jerom Lastimosa within the solid of the 2022-23 legendary staff.
Thirdy Ravena, who can be at the moment enjoying within the professionals over at Japan B.League with the San-En Neophoenix, was awarded the 2019-2020 installment of the award introduced by San Miguel Corp.
“It means loads to me as a result of this time, 4 years in the past, was actually the time that formed me each on and off the court docket and made me a greater individual,” stated Ravena through video message.
Ravena headlined the 2019-2020 Legendary 5 staff consisting of UST’s Soulemane Chabi Yo, San Beda’s Calvin Oftana, and the Letran pair of Fran Yu and Jerrick Balanza.
Collegiate Press Corps Coaches of the Yr awardees. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
Former Letran tactician Bonnie Tan copped three straight NCAA Coach of the Yr awards from 2019-2023 whereas Ateneo’s Tab Baldwin received two out of the three UAAP Coach of the Yr awards (2019-20 and 2022-23).
UP’s Goldwin Monteverde was hailed because the UAAP’s greatest mentor for 2021-22, introduced by Robinsons Grocery store, Robinsons Home equipment and Handyman.
On the volleyball facet of issues, Bella Belen of NU and Mycah Go of Benilde co-won the 2021-22 Collegiate Volleyball Participant of the Yr introduced by Philippine Sports activities Fee.
In the meantime, 2022-23 was all Inexperienced and White within the taraflex as Girl Blazer Gayle Pascual and Girl Spiker Angel Canino had been hailed as the very best collegiate gamers in their very own respective leagues.
The CPC Awards Night time, which was sidelined for 3 years because of the pandemic, was powered again to the scene by minor sponsors MNL Kingpin, Tinapayan Competition, Jockey and World Steadiness.
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