UAAP 82: Quiet Baby Falcons rookie lets MVP award do the talking

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The Adamson rookie recruit from San Fernando, Pampanga was an unknown to start the season before busting out averages of 13.2 points, 14.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.6 steals, and 1.2 blocks.

With that, he was the runaway MVP, a recognition he himself didn’t see coming. “Di ko talaga inasahan kasi rookie lang ako,” he said, not even a week since his win was announced.

Indeed, nobody had the 6-foot-2 forward emerging as the top individual player with the likes of Nazareth School of National University twin towers Carl Tamayo and Kevin Quiambao, as well as Ateneo de Manila High School primetime playmaker Forthsky Padrigao still here. And on the court, he’s also not one to grab attention as he is far from expressive with his emotions. “Etong batang ‘to, di talaga ‘to nagsasalita. Mahiyain pa,” Adamson head coach Mike Fermin shared.Still, Figueroa made noise because he let his game do the talking. “Di talaga ako humihingi ng bola. Kung ano lang kailangan ng team,” he said.

And so Figueroa found a home in Adamson; not only that, he helped renovate that home into something that can compete with the best of them.

 

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