Rookie Mac Belo snares Player of the Week honor

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Rookie Mac Belo snares Player of the Week honor
The 23-year-old rookie is the hands-down choice after leading the Blackwater Elite to a franchise-best 2-0 start in the season-opening 2017 PBA Philippine Cup

MANILA, Philippines – A week into his pro basketball career and Mac Belo is already making waves.

The 23-year-old rookie was the hands-down choice for the PBA Press Corps Player of the Week after he led the Blackwater Elite to a franchise-best 2-0 start in the season-opening 2017 Philippine Cup.

The former Far Eastern University standout played like a veteran in his first two games, averaging 21 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals in Blackwater’s back-to-back victories over Phoenix and 2016 Governors’ Cup runner-up Meralco.

Last year’s UAAP Finals MVP had 25 points, 6 rebounds, 3 steals, two blocks, and the game-tying triple late in the game Sunday night, which set up the game-winning drive from fellow ex-Tamaraw Denok Miranda as the Elite scraped past the Bolts, 86-84.

Belo, who was picked through the Gilas Pilipinas special draft, bested a bevy of candidates for the weekly award led by 3-time PBA MVP June Mar Fajardo and Alex Cabagnot of San Miguel Beer, GlobalPort’s high-scoring guard Terrence Romeo, TNT’s Ranidel de Ocampo, as well as sophomore big man Bradwyn Guinto and Sean Anthony of NLEX. – Rappler.com

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