FEU’s very own RR Garcia and Aldrech Ramos, together with National U’s Emmanuel Mbe, leads the race for the UAAP Season 73′s Most Valuable Player plum.

Garcia averaged 17.5 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists in  13 games. Playing about 32 minutes per outing, he is the only player in the league who has been able to come out of every game in double figures.
Ramos, who also plays for the Smart Gilas-RP team, is the top shot blocker in the UAAP today with 2.2 every match-up. He also contributes 11.2 markers and 8.1 caroms to the Tams’ cause. The Cebu native almost won the MVP award last year but lost it to UST’s Dylan Ababou.

If either Garcia or Ramos wins, they’ll be the first FEU cager to pocket the coveted plum after Arwind Santos. Santos was UAAP MVP for two consecutive seasons, 2004 and 2005.

To determine the winner of the MVP award, the league will be basing on statistics alone. This is the second season that the UAAP will be using the said rule. Previously, votes from players, coaches, league officials, and media was also taken into consideration.

The Green and Gold squad is looking forward to remain in the top spot of the team standings. They will be facing back-to-back champions Ateneo this coming Saturday at the Araneta Coliseum.

 

September 9th, 2010 by reichmakayan Rachell Makayan is a 2008 graduate of the FEU-IN. A former sports writer of The Advocate. The product of an Ilocana mother and a Bicolano father (but trust me she doesn't know how to speak both provinces' dialect). The only FEU alumnus in her family, she constantly finds herself fighting over her mom, dad and sister every time the Tams plays the Warriors (Of course, she wins most of the time).