MANILA, Philippines - Arwind Santos, Petron’s top gun noted for his regular double-double game, emerges the leading contender for the coveted Best Player of the Conference award in the current PBA tourney.
Santos amassed a league-best 523 statistical points (SPs) through the PBA Philippine Cup quarterfinals, making him a top bet for back-to-back Best Player of the Conference awards.
Jay Washington, also of Petron, was the last player to win the BPC award in successive conferences, nailing it in the 2010-11 Philippine Cup. Ginebra’s Eric Menk also bagged the titles in the 2004-05 PBA transition tourney and the succeeding Philippine Cup while Vergel Meneses, then of Sunkist, and Danny Ildefonso were the other players who achieved the feat.
Santos, the Governors Cup BPC winner, averages 38.63 SPs a game, a good six points clear of closest rival Kelly Williams of Talk n Text.
In total SPs, Santos is almost 100 points ahead of Gary David of Powerade.
Also on the strength of his double-digit norms in scoring and rebounding, Santos emerged BPC in the last Governors Cup that Petron ruled to slam Talk n Text Triple Crown bid.
Santos has not slowed down a bit, averaging 18.3 points and 12.3 rebounds as he powered Petron to a third-place finish in the elims and to a two-game sweep of Meralco in the quarters of the ongoing conference.
The versatile forward from FEU leads the tourney in rebounds and is fourth in scoring behind David (22.5), James Yap (19.0) and Chris Lutz (18.33).
Williams, the 2008 MVP, puts in 32.92 SPs a game for second place in the BPC derby.
Petron guard Alex Cabagnot is at third with 31.88 SPs an outing, followed by Yap (31.38), TnT’s Harvey Carey (30.77), David (30.69), TnT’s Jason Castro (30.64), Powerade’s Marcio Lassiter (29.94), Barako Bull’s Willie Miller (28.80) and Alaska’s Sonny Thoss (28.50).
Rain or Shine prized rookie Paul Lee is just outside the Top 10 with 28.27 SPs a game.
Lee is the stats leader in the Rain or Shine team with averages of 13.7 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 0.9 steal.
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