NCAA Season 100 Finals MVP Clint Escamis of Mapua Cardinals. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
MANILA, Philippines—With Mapua’s NCAA Season 100 title celebration got here the inevitable query of whether or not Clint Escamis will return to the Cardinals’ lineup for Season 101 or not.
Escamis, the Season 100 Finals MVP, formally has one 12 months remaining with Mapua however as a substitute of giving a straight reply, Escamis determined to let the talks go for now and as a substitute relished the 2 {hardware} sitting in entrance of him.
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“I’ll simply take pleasure in this for now. All I do know is, I’m a champion now, we’re all champions now,” mentioned Escamis in Filipino after the Cardinals’ title-clinching 94-82 win over Faculty of St. Benilde.
READ: Mapua ends 33-year drought, wins NCAA title with sweep of Benilde
“This feels so good as a result of final 12 months, I acquired the MVP however we misplaced and that damage my coronary heart as a result of someway, it’s like I’m the one one completely satisfied however this 12 months, I used to be effective with out successful any particular person awards. I set that apart.”
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Following up on his 30-piece in Sport 1 of the two-game stretch towards the Blazers, Escamis confirmed why he’s the guts of Mapua after ending with 18 factors, 4 assists and three steals.
Mapua Cardinals’ coach Randy Alcantara and Finals MVP Clint Escamis after successful the NCAA Season 100 males’s basketball championship. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.web
His large outing within the win that ended Mapua’s 33-year title drought made him the runaway selection for Finals MVP with averages of 24 factors on 51-percent capturing, 4 assists and 4 steals spanning from two video games towards the Blazers.
READ: NCAA Finals: Clint Escamis solely has eyes on the championship
Successful not simply the title but additionally the Finals MVP plum greater than made up for Escamis’ shortcoming in his bid for back-to-back season MVP awards.
“I’m simply pondering of my crew first [this season],” mentioned Escamis, greedy on each his newly-acquired trophies.
“[I wanted] what’s good and what’s higher for the crew. Even through the season, even when I wasn’t one of the best participant, so long as we received and I contributed, I’m good,” he added.
Hours earlier than Mapua’s historic win, Escamis was additionally awarded a spot on this season’s Legendary 5 alongside season MVP Allen Liwag and Tony Ynot from Benilde, John Barba from Lyceum and TJ Felebrico from San Sebastian.
