MANILA — Mike Phillips and Kent Pastrana will take center stage in the 2026 Collegiate Press Corps Awards presented by Strong Group Athletics after being named the Collegiate Men’s and Women’s Basketball Players of the Year.
The big man from De La Salle University earned the distinction following another stellar campaign, leading the Green Archers to their second UAAP championship in three seasons against University of the Philippines and further cementing his status as one of the country’s top players entering the pros and the national team with Gilas Pilipinas.
Pastrana, also a Gilas campaigner, continued her rise in the women’s ranks after steering University of Santo Tomas back to the top of the UAAP at the expense of the dynastic National University program. Read more at: https://tinyurl.com/33kzup94
