UP star forward and UAAP Mythical Five member Zavier Lucero stays with the Fighting Maroons for a shot to defend their historic 36-year drought-ending title.
MANILA, Philippines – UP stalwart Zavier Lucero will forego an opportunity to play professional basketball in Taiwan in the meantime and return for his final playing season of eligibility with the Fighting Maroons in UAAP Season 85, his representatives at Fil-Am Nation said on Tuesday, July 19.
Lucero, a Season 84 Mythical Five member, chose to play one more season with UP in large part for the opportunity to win back-to-back titles with his teammates and coaches later this year. The 22-year-old forward was an integral part of the Fighting Maroons’ historic title win – their first since 1986 – that ended the Ateneo Blue Eagles dynasty on May 13.
Rising as an early-season MVP candidate, Lucero bucked a rough second round of the eliminations to still finish in the Mythical Team with elims averages of 13.4 points – a team-high – plus 8.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.5 steals, and 0.9 blocks in just a little over 26 minutes per game. The 6-foot-7 star joined eventual Finals MVP Malick Diouf and fellow Mythical Five member Carl Tamayo to form a fearsome UP front court and complement a loaded guard rotation featuring veteran Ricci Rivero, former UAAP Juniors MVP CJ Cansino, and eventual finals hero JD Cagulangan.
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