IN PHOTOS: Mbala crowned UAAP MVP; Melecio is ROY

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IN PHOTOS: Mbala crowned UAAP MVP; Melecio is ROY
The MVP, Rookie of the Year, and other awards are handed out prior to Game 2 of the finals

MANILA, Philippines – The UAAP handed out its individual awards for the Season 79 men’s basketball tournament prior to game two of the finals on Wednesday, December 7, at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.

Ben Mbala of La Salle, as expected, won the league’s MVP award while his teammate Aljun Melecio was named this season’s Rookie of the Year.

Jeron Teng, another Green Archer, was part of the league’s Mythical 5 along with Raymar Jose of the FEU Tamaraws, Paul Desiderio of the UP Maroons, and Thirdy Ravena of the Ateneo Blue Eagles.

Check out images of the awarding ceremony below:

FROM MVP TO ROY. Aljun Melecio, a former MVP in the junior rank, makes a splash in his first senior season. Photo by Czeasar Dancel/Rappler

MYTHICAL 5. From L to R: Ben Mbala, Jeron Teng, Raymar Jose, Paul Desiderio, Thirdy Ravena. Photo by Czeasar Dancel/Rappler

BALLING. Afril Bernardino of NU is MVP again. Photo by Czeasar Dancel/Rappler

THESE LADIES CAN BALL. The Mythical 5 of the UAAP women's basketball tourney. Photo by Czeasar Dancel/Rappler

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