The Season 75 All-UAAP Team and the Season 76 Preseason Awards

Before the start of the upcoming UAAP season this weekend, it would be a good way to look back at last year.

As what I have done in the past few years, the idea of forming the All-Star team out of the UAAP has always intrigued me. So after the end of Season 75, I devised this 16-man UAAP team (After all, UAAP rosters have a maximum of 16 players). All eight schools have at least one representative (something I took the cue from the Bantay Bata games, back when the UAAP & NCAA had one coveror).

Here goes my picks from last year.

UP - Mike Silungan.
UE - Roi Sumang
Adamson - Jericho Cruz, Eric Camson
FEU - Terrence Romeo, RR Garcia
NU - Bobby Ray Parks, jr., Emmanuel Mbe
La Salle - Norbert Torres, Jeron Teng
UST - Karim Abdul, Jeric Fortuna, Aljon Mariano
Ateneo - Greg Slaughter, Nico Salva, Kiefer Ravena

Starters from that would be: Fortuna, Ravena, Parks, Abdul, Slaughter

Here were my honorable mentions in devising this list:

UP - Mark Lopez, Alvin Padilla, Raul Soyud, Henry Asilum
UE - Gene Belleza, Chris Javier, JR Sumido, Adi Santos
Adamson - Rodney Brondial
FEU - Anthony Hargrove
NU - Jeff Javillonar
La Salle - Yutien Andrada, Arnold Van Opstal, Almond Vosotros
UST - Kevin Ferrer, Jeric Teng
Ateneo - Ryan Buenafe, Juami Tiongson

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With the UAAP scheduled to begin this weekend, it is appropriate to build the concept of the preseason awards.

Again, this is preseason. Things may change during the course of action, like injuries and rotations issues. Who knows, it could be a completely different group come October.

All-UAAP 1st Team: Bobby Ray Parks, jr. (NU), Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo), Roi Sumang (UE), Karim Abdul (UST), Charles Mammie (UE)

All-UAAP 2nd Team: RR Garcia (FEU) Jericho Cruz (Adamson), Jeron Teng (La Salle), Norbert Torres (La Salle), Aljon Mariano (UST)

All-UAAP 3rd Team: Terrence Romeo (FEU), Jeric Teng (UST), Chris Newsome (Ateneo), Rodney Brondial (Adamson), Emmanuel Mbe (NU)

Honorable Mentions:

Adamson: Roider Cabrera, Ingrid Sewa
Ateneo: Ryan Buenafe, Poy Erram, Frank Golla, Von Pessumal, Juami Tiongson,
La Salle: Jason Perkins, Gab Reyes, Thomas Torres, Arnold Van Opstal, Almond Vosotros
FEU: Carl Cruz, Anthony Hargrove, Mike Tolomia
NU: Alfred Dong Aroga, Troy Rosario
UE: Chris Javier, Adi Santos, JR Sumido
UP: Henry Asilum, Chris Ball, Kyles Lao, Sam Marata
UST: Clark Bautista, Kevin Ferrer

Most Valuable Player: Bobby Ray Parks, jr.

Rookie of the Year (actually is more like the Freshman of the Year)

First things first, time to delineate who are actually eligible for this award:

Adamson: Axel Inigo, Dawn Ochea
Ateneo: Anton Asistio
La Salle: Robert Bolick, Kib Montalbo
FEU: Joshua Aguilon, Jeson Delfinado, Augus Denila, Joel Lee Yu
NU: n/a
UE: Leo Guion
UP: Andres Desiderio, Kyles Lao, Andre Paras
UST: Jeepy Faundo, Jan Macasaet

As such, Kyles Lao is pretty much the clear choice for this award.

All-Freshman Team: Kyles Lao (UP), Robert Bolick (La Salle), Andre Paras (UP), Axel Inigo (Adamson), Dawn Ochea (Adamson)

Newcomer of the Year:

To add to the freshmen above, here are the other UAAP newbies:

Adamson: Matthew Bernabe, Jerome Garcia, Ingrid Sewa
Ateneo: Frank Asuncion, Ivan Enriquez, Peter Murphy, Chris Newsome, Vince Tolentino
La Salle: Jason Perkins, Matt Salem
FEU: Ron Dennison, Jovanie Luz
NU: Rodolfo Alejandro, Alfred Aroga, William Porter
UE: Gino Jumao-as, Charles Mammie, Ralf Olivares, Luis Pujante
UP: Andrew Harris, Jason Ligad, Kyle Suarez
UST: Brian So

Charles Mammie will be my choice to be the newbie of the year.

All-Newcomer 1st Team: Charles Mammie (UE), Ingrid Sewa (Adamson), Jason Perkins (La Salle), Chris Newsome (Ateneo), Alfred Aroga (NU)

All-Newcomer 2nd Team: Rodolfo Alejandro (NU), Ralf Olivares (UE), Vince Tolentino (Ateneo), Kyles Lao (UP), Robert Bolick (La Salle)

Defensive Player of the Year: Charles Mammie (UE)

All-Defensive Team: Charles Mammie (UE), Kevin Ferrer (UST), Chris Newsome (Ateneo), Ingrid Sewa (Adamson), Karim Abdul (UST)

Coach of the Year: Bo Perasol (Ateneo)