Mapua Cardinals’ Clint Escamis in the course of the Collegiate Press Corps Awards Evening. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet
MANILA, Philippines—Clint Escamis must signify Mapua within the NCAA Season 100 with out his standard partner-in-crime, Paolo Hernandez.
Earlier than the centennial season of the NCAA, Cardinal sniper Hernandez introduced that he can be forgoing his ultimate enjoying for Mapua, leaving Season 99 MVP Escamis alone within the driver’s seat.
“Earlier than Season 99, he already informed me it’s his final enjoying season,” stated Escamis on the 2024 Collegiate Press Corps Awards Evening at Discovery Suites in Ortigas on Monday.
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“I obtained unhappy, after all, however that’s his determination. I informed him good luck and wished him all the perfect. There’s strain and on the identical time, it’s a chance to rise to the event, particularly with our loss final yr.”
The tandem of Hernandez and Escamis introduced the Cardinals to higher heights final yr.
After lacking out on the Last 4 in Season 98, Mapua obtained the most important shot within the arm with the resurgence of Hernandez and Escamis; a duo that already materialized throughout their highschool days with the Crimson Robins.
Nonetheless, Mapua faltered to San Beda in three video games within the Finals, prematurely ending the stellar stint of Escamis and Hernandez collectively.
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Now with a youthful core and improved swingmen in tow, Escamis is happy to run it again and hope for a higher end result with the brand new Cardinals.
“We will bounce again now particularly since now we have recruits who underwent residency final yr. We even have enhancing sophomores from final season who didn’t play a lot final yr. They’ll have greater roles this season and I can rely on them.”
One other factor that Escamis can also be wanting ahead to, apart from bouncing again, is defending his MVP award.
Escamis gained not simply the MVP award but in addition the Rookie of the Yr plum for Season 99 after posting norms of 16.6 factors, 4.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and three.6 steals per recreation.
Now together with his second season loading, he hopes to realize the identical feat and extra.
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“After all, we are able to solely go up from right here. Hopefully I am going back-to-back and get my first title this yr. That’s the aim.”
