JACK Animam earned her place among the top performers in this past season of the University Basketball Association as she led Shih Hsin University to the championship on Sunday.
The Filipina import led the league in rebounding at 14.1 per game in the Tigers' successful title defense.
Animam averaged 17.1 points, eighth-best in the league, on 66-percent shooting from the field, on top of her 2.6 steals, 1.9 blocks (second-best), and 1.3 assists in her debut in the Taiwanese collegiate league.
"Sobrang saya ko lang kasi champion pa rin. Yun talaga yung goal ko from the start. Bonus na lang itong award para sa akin after ng lahat ng pinaghirapan ng buong team namin," the Gilas Pilipinas Women standout said.
Shih Hsin's Lin Die was named MVP after posting 15.6 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.4 steals, and 2.3 assists, while Zheng Huici of Chinese Culture University took home the top rookie award with 12.5 points, 8.6 boards, 2.9 assists, and 1.1 blocks.
The league's top scorer was Chen Zhiying of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology who had 20.0 points, while the assists leader was Huang Qiaojun of Chinese Cultural University with 4.6 assists. Li Yinchen of Shih Hsin University led in steals with 2.9 per game, while Shao Yu of National Taiwan University was the blocks leader with 2.8 rejections.
It is the latest award to be added to Animam's loaded trophy case after gold medals in both five-on-five and 3x3 basketball in the 30th Southeast Asian Games in 2019.
She also won five UAAP championships with National University, the Season MVP award in 2017, the Finals MVP in 2018, and the Rookie of the Year honors in 2015.
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