Ateneo rookies early contenders for UAAP Season 74 MVP award

Ateneo rookies Greg Slaughter and Kiefer Ravena are the early contenders for the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the 74th UAAP men's basketball tournament. Slaughter and Ravena, based on the statistics report provided by Imperium Technology/Smart Bro, occupy the top two spots in the race for the coveted individual award at the end of the first round of eliminations. Imperium Technology/Smart Bro is the official statistician of the UAAP, NCAA and the PBA. The 6-foot-11 Slaughter, a transferee from the University of Visayas, is on top of the statistical race with 65.1429 statistical points (SPs) with per game averages of 14.6 points (sixth), 8.9 rebounds (third) and 2.1 blocks (third) after the first round. He is followed by Ravena as the rookie out of the Ateneo High School basketball program collected 62 SPs after accumulating per game averages of 14.6 points (fifth) and 1.7 steals (second) after seven games. Both players led Ateneo's seven-game sweep of the first round of the eliminations. The MVP award is given to the player with the most SPs, which is computed based on the overall individual statistics with bonus points being awarded to every winning game. Rookie Bobby Ray Parks of National University is third in the statistical race with 57.4286 SPs. He leads the league in scoring with an average of 17.1 points a game but he failed to get sufficient bonus points due to the Bulldogs' 2-5 win-loss record. University of Santo Tomas' Jeric Fortuna is fourth (55 SPs) followed by Far Eastern U's Aldrech Ramos (54.2857 SPs). Adamson's Alex Nuyles is sixth with 53.8571 SPs. Last year's MVP RR Garcia of FEU is tied with Ateneo's Nico Salva at seventh (51.8571 SPs) followed closely by LA Revilla of La Salle (51.7143) and Eric Camson of Adamson (50.1429). - JVP, GMA News