SUN STAR:
Ateneo De Manila University’s blue-chip rookie Kiefer Ravena lived up to his lofty billing as he powered the defending champion a couple of times in the 74th University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) men’s basketball tournament.
Ravena is the son of volleyball player, Mozzy Ravena, and former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player, Bong Ravena.
Before his dashing performances against archrival De La Salle University and last year’s finalist Far Eastern University, the 17-year-old “Phenom” experienced a scoreless debut in their hard-earned victory against Adamson last July 10.
“I didn’t relax after that horrible first game. I took every practice seriously and make sure that I’m very competitive every game because as much as possible, we want to win every game,” he said.
And he did make up for his forgettable performance as he posted an average of 16.5 points, four rebounds, five assists and 2.5 steals this week to lead Ateneo’s path to a first round sweep (7-0).
With this effort, Ravena earned the ACCEL-3XVI UAAP Press Corps Player of the Week presented by Gatorade.
He totaled 18 points, five rebounds, six assists and a steal in a 66-53 victory over University of Santo Tomas last August 4.
In Sunday’s rematch of last season’s championship series, Ravena was again at the forefront of Ateneo’s 69-49 win over FEU after finishing with 19 points, nine rebounds, two assists and one steal.
Ateneo finished the first round with an unblemished slate for the third time since the Final Four format was introduced in 1994. (Virgil Lopez/Sunnex)
Information Courtesy of Sun Star
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2011/08/08/son-ex-pba-cager-shines-uaap-171706
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