Sherwin Concepcion understood that with Builders Warehouse-UST losing its first four games in the Philippine Basketball Association D-League Aspirants’ Cup, one more loss could be catastrophic in its quest to make it through to the playoffs.
SHERWIN CONCEPCION understood that with Builders Warehouse-University of Santo Tomas losing its first four games in the Philippine Basketball Association D-League Aspirants’ Cup, one more loss could be catastrophic in its quest to make it through to the playoffs.
His words sure were convincing, but it was his actions which made the biggest impact, pumping 14 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists—only the 10th triple-double in PBA D-League history—in Builders Warehouse-UST’s 71-point blowout of AMA Online, 150-79. Being the shining light for his side in two virtual must-win games was enough for Concepcion to cop the Cignal Play-PBA Press Corps D-League Player of the Week award for the period July 25 to 29 as the group, made up of sportswriters and editors covering the beat, hands out citations in celebration of the developmental league’s 10th season.
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