Ateneo’s Ravena leads MVP race

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MANILA — Ateneo Blue Eagles star Kiefer Ravena leads this year’s University Athletics Association of the Philippines (UAAP) Most Valuable Player award.

Ravena, on his part, gave credit to his teammates for their team’s sensational performance.

The Blue Eagles ended the first round of the men’s senior basketball category with a 6-1 win-loss card.

“The confidence that I have, I just draw it from my teammates, when they’re also playing well,” said Ravena. “I still get nervous during games, but when your coaches and teammates are the first to trust you, it eases off the pressure,” he added.

He currently is the league’s best statistical points (SP) at 80.0. Ravena’s string of clutch performances include a career high 38-points.

He also averages 23 points per game (ppg) and 5 assists per game (apg), while ranking second in steals. Add to that, the moments he powered his team to several games that landed them the top spot in the league.

Aside from Ravena, Jeron Teng from the De La Salle University Green Archers is also running for the MVP title. However, Teng is at distant second with 61.71 SP, 15.0 ppg, and 3.7 apg.

The other eight vying for the MVP award include Chris Newsome and Arvin Tolentino from Ateneo, Mac Belo from FEU, Karim Abdul from UST, Alfred Aroga from NU, Mike Tolomia from FEU, Troy Rosario from NU, and Jason Perkins from DLSU.