Only in his rookie year, the high-leaping Puno powered the Red Lions to a perfect 3-0 record in the past seven days highlighted by his impressive three straight double-double outings.
With this, Puno was named this week’s Collegiate Press Corps NCAA Player of the Week behind a solid average of 13.0 points and 13.3 rebounds. The Filipino-Canadian is one of the main reasons why San Beda is riding on a four-game winning streak with a 7-2 record for the season behind league-leading Mapua University .
He then followed it up with 16 points and 11 rebounds against San Sebastian before capping off the week with 11 markers and 12 boards against EAC.“Jom playing as a 3 is always an advantage for us. His activity in crashing the boards, his length and athleticism is an advantage for us,” the second-year coach said.