Baby Falcon is UAAP 82 Rookie MVP
Date Posted: February 13, 2020 at 03:32 PM
An Adamson Baby Falcon is this year’s Most Valuable Player in the UAAP 82 Boys’ Basketball tournament.
Jake Figueroa, a Grade 11 forward, accumulated 73 statistical points with averages of 13.21 points, 14.14 rebounds, 3.14 assists, 1.64 steals, and 1.21 blocks per game while leading Adamson to an 8-6 finish, and a slot at the Final Four.
The Pampanga native ran away with the award, leading runner-up Josh Lazaro (66.79 SP) of Ateneo by 6.21 points.
Figueroa, now a rookie-MVP, is the first Baby Falcon to win the feat since Mark Juruena back in Season 71.
Rounding up the top 5 SP getters are Lebron Lopez of Ateneo (66.21SP), Karl Quiambao of National University-Nazareth School (66.14) and Sean Torculas of University of the Philippines Integrated School (65.57).
