ADAMSON University guard Encho Serrano delivered impressive statistical numbers after the ï¬ rst round of the UAAP Season 79 juniors basketball tournament.
The Baby Falcons completed a seven-game sweep, thanks to Serrano, who currently leads all comers with 73.4286 statistical points based on the ï¬ gures released recently by Imperium Technology.
Making a statement in the MVP chase, the 5-foot-11 Serrano is second in the scoring department with 19.3 points per game, while also averaging 8.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists this season.
Serrano is eyeing to be the second straight guard after last season’s winner Aljun Melecio of De La Salle-Zobel to win the league’s highest individual award.
Adamson University is also coming off a successful campaign in the Philippine Secondary Schools Basketball Championship last weekend after dethroning Chiang Kai Shek College.
Ateneo’s SJ Belangel, meanwhile, is trailing Serrano with 70.5714 SPs in second place, while Juan Gomez de Liaño of UP Integrated School is running third with 69.2857 SPs.
Rounding up the Top 5 are National University’s John Lloyd Clemente (64.5714) and Far Eastern UniversityDiliman’s Kenji Roman (60.1429).
Belangel is one of only two players in the league averaging in double-double with 15.7 points and 10 rebounds per game for the Blue Eaglets, who ï¬nished fourth in the ï¬ rst round with a 4-3 record.
Gomez de Liaño, the younger brother of Fighting Maroons stalwart Javi, led the way in scoring with 20 points per contest, while Clemente is in No. 3 with 16 points per game, respectively.
Roman, for htis part, is the league-leader in rebounds with 11.6 boards per outing.
The back-to-back seeking Bullpups wound up second in the ï¬ rst round with a 6-1 card, while the Baby Tamaraws have ï¬ve victories in seven matches in third spot. The Junior Maroons are currently tied with the Junior Archers at 2-5 in joint ï¬ fth.
Second round action resumes on Jan. 14 after a month-long holiday break with a four-game bill at the Filoil Flying V Centre.
