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    Do-it-all Letran guard Fran Yu voted NCAA Player of the Week

    Do-it-all Fran Yu cops NCAA Player of the Week honors
    Oct 24, 2022
    Fran Yu Letran vs Lyceum
    Fran Yu and hte Knights are behind only St. Benilde.
    PHOTO: NCAA/GMA Photos

    AFTER a shaky start to its three-peat drive, Letran has risen to solo second spot in NCAA Season 98 thanks to Fran Yu, whose quickness and leadership brought the Knights back on track.

    Letran absorbed three tough losses against Arellano, surprise contender Lyceum, and rival San Beda as the Muralla squad closed out the first round with a 6-3 win-loss card.

    But the 5-foot-10 Yu made sure that the Knights got their groove back in the second round, where they have yet to drop a single game.

    See Fran Yu takes over as Letran rips SSC for sixth straight win

    In his last three outings, the Tondo-born playmaker averaged a well-rounded 12.67 points, 5 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game as the Knights pulled off wins over Perpetual, Arellano, and San Sebastian.

    His best game so far was against the Stags, where Yu scored 19 points, all in the second half, to go with five boards, two swats, and one dime as they cruised to their sixth win in a row.

    His impressive numbers were more than enough to get the nod from the Collegiate Press Corps as the NCAA Player of the Week presented by the Philippine Sports Commission and the San Miguel Corporation.

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      Yu was picked over Letran teammate Brent Paraiso, Perpetual's John Abis, and CBS's Will Gozum and Miggy Corteza for the weekly honor decided and deliberated upon by print and online media regularly covering the league and also supported by minor sponsors MNL Kingpin, Tinapayan Festival, and Jockey.

      “As a player 'di naman ako individual player, kaya nga team kami, hindi ko hinahangad ‘yung mga ganoong award (MVP)– blessings na lang ‘yon. Amin talaga as a team is makuha ‘yung three-peat,” he said.

      Yu, who became the first Knight to emerge as Player of the Week this season, was also praised by head coach Bonnie Tan.

      "Talagang point guard and facilitator. So nakita niyo naman second half nahirapan umi-score ‘yung team, so dun siya nag-deliver," said the Letran coach.

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      Fran Yu and hte Knights are behind only St. Benilde.
      PHOTO: NCAA/GMA Photos
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