Ateneo de Manila University outside hitter Kennedy Batas was awarded as the Most Valuable Player, becoming the third Blue Eagle to take home the award after AJ Pareja (Season 72) and five-time MVP Marck Espejo (Season 76-80).
University of Santo Tomas Golden Spikers outside hitter Jan Julian Macam took home the Rookie of the Year Award after finishing with 74.90 Statistical Points.
Here’s the full list of the individual awardees in the UAAP Season 87 Men’s Volleyball Tournament.
Ateneo de Manila University’s Kennedy Batas
Kennedy Batas of the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles won the Most Valuable Player award after finishing the season with 79.81 Statistical Points.
At the end of the elimination round, Batas was the second-best scorer with 263 points, fourth-best spiker with 44.79% efficiency, fourth-best server averaging 0.30 aces per set, eighth-best digger with 1.35 excellent digs per set, and fifth-best receiver with 50.56% efficiency.
Aside from the MVP, Batas was also awarded as the first Best Outside Spiker with 289 points.
Accepting his MVP award, Batas announced the good news that he will be back next season. He said, “Sinabi ko nga kanina na credits lahat ito sa teammates ko and sa coaches ko. This is possible because of them naman. Siguro, statement ito na may ibubuga pa ako next year. See you next season.”
He ended, “As I have said earlier, it’s another season of queen domination kasi lagi kami nagkikita nila Josh [Ybañez of UST] na walang sinoman ang ibang makakakuha ng MVP kung hindi kami lang, kami lang na mga queens.”
University of Santo Tomas’s Jan Julian Macam
University of Santo Tomas Golden Spikers outside hitter Jan Julian Macam won the Rookie of the Year Award with 79.91 Statistical Points.
Macam was also awarded as the Second Best Outside Spiker with 259 points.
After the elimination round, Macam was the fifteenth-best scorer with 146 points, sixth-best spiker with 42.75% efficiency, and second-best server, averaging 0.36 aces per set.
Ateneo de Manila University’s Amil Pacinio
Amil Pacinio of the Ateneo de Manila University Blue Eagles won the Best Opposite Spiker with a total of 224 points.
At the end of the elimination round, Pacinio was the eighth-best spiker with 41.07% efficiency and Best Server, averaging 0.41 aces per set.
University of Santo Tomas’s Popoy Colinares
University of Santo Tomas Golden Spikers middle blocker Popoy Colinares won the First Best Middle Blocker with a total of 227 points.
At the end of the elimination round, Colinares was the second-best blocker, averaging 0.70 blocks per set, and third-best server, averaging 0.36 aces per set.
Adamson University’s Leo Coguimbal
Adamson University Soaring Falcons middle blocker Leo Coguimbal was awarded as the Second Best Middle Blocker with a total of 182 points.
At the end of the elimination round, Coguimbal was the Best Blocker, averaging 0.87 blocks per set.
University of Santo Tomas’s Dux Yambao
University of Santo Tomas Golden Spikers setter Dux Yambao won the Best Setter award with a total of 180 points.
At the end of the elimination round, Yambao was the Best Setter, averaging 5.85 excellent sets per set.
De La Salle University’s Menard Guerrero
De La Salle University Green Spiker Menard Guerrero was awarded the Best Libero after finishing with 210 points.
At the end of the elimination round, Guerrero was the Best Receiver with 58.16% efficiency, and fourth-best digger with 2.32 excellent digs per set.
