The NCAA Press Corps had a complication situation in their hands on Friday evening, as they had their deliberations to determine who was the Chooks-to-Go Player of the Week. And in the process of debating and discussing the merits, the group made the decision to have the citation shared by the two players with historic feats this week.
On Tuesday, Bong Quinto pulled off a triple-double against Mapua. He would contribute twelve points, ten rebounds, and eleven assists in under 28 minutes. Then on Friday, he would author another one against Emilio Aguinaldo College, producing eleven points, ten rebounds, and eleven assists. Both times resulted in victories for the Letran Knights, as they picked up the pieces from consecutive defeats against finals contenders San Beda and Lyceum.
Quinto's feat was last seen when current pros Calvin Abueva and Scottie Thompson were still representing San Sebastian and Perpetual, respectively.
According to Letran head coach Jeff Napa, "Bong Quinto is truly our leader. He is setting an example kaya nagiging maganda takbo namin." He adds, "If Bong plays well, everybody plays well. Ang maganda ay in-accept na niya yung pagiging leader ng team."
Then came Robert Bolick's outing against Arellano.
Just days after putting up eighteen points, five rebounds, three assists, a steal, and a block in a close loss to Lyceum, The Leyte native then made recent collegiate basketball history with a fifty-point outburst against the Chiefs, which turned out to be the second-highest scoring output in league history.
Only Lim Eng Beng's 55-point explosion from La Salle back when they were still in the NCAA was higher.
Reflecting on Bolick's feat, San Beda head coach Boyet Fernandez shares, "You can't really compare Robert to anyone ‘cause iba-iba sila ng laro but again, nag-iisa lang ang Robert Bolick."
And after a very long deliberation, the Press Corps decided to have the citation shared between the two graduating players, beating out CJ Perez and Justin Gutang for the nod.
On Tuesday, Bong Quinto pulled off a triple-double against Mapua. He would contribute twelve points, ten rebounds, and eleven assists in under 28 minutes. Then on Friday, he would author another one against Emilio Aguinaldo College, producing eleven points, ten rebounds, and eleven assists. Both times resulted in victories for the Letran Knights, as they picked up the pieces from consecutive defeats against finals contenders San Beda and Lyceum.
Quinto's feat was last seen when current pros Calvin Abueva and Scottie Thompson were still representing San Sebastian and Perpetual, respectively.
According to Letran head coach Jeff Napa, "Bong Quinto is truly our leader. He is setting an example kaya nagiging maganda takbo namin." He adds, "If Bong plays well, everybody plays well. Ang maganda ay in-accept na niya yung pagiging leader ng team."
Then came Robert Bolick's outing against Arellano.
Just days after putting up eighteen points, five rebounds, three assists, a steal, and a block in a close loss to Lyceum, The Leyte native then made recent collegiate basketball history with a fifty-point outburst against the Chiefs, which turned out to be the second-highest scoring output in league history.
Only Lim Eng Beng's 55-point explosion from La Salle back when they were still in the NCAA was higher.
Reflecting on Bolick's feat, San Beda head coach Boyet Fernandez shares, "You can't really compare Robert to anyone ‘cause iba-iba sila ng laro but again, nag-iisa lang ang Robert Bolick."
And after a very long deliberation, the Press Corps decided to have the citation shared between the two graduating players, beating out CJ Perez and Justin Gutang for the nod.
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