Calvin Oftana and Arvin Tolentino are part of the honor roll of next week’s 31st PBA Press Corps Annual Awards Night at the Novotel Manila.
Oftana is the recipient of the Order of Merit, while Tolentino will be recognized as the Scoring Champion during the Oct. 13 celebration.
The Order of Merit is awarded to the person who garnered the most number of Player of the Week citations for the entire season.
The Scoring Champion, on the other hand, is determined through the highest scoring average of a player for the season.
Oftana of TNT was Player of the Week four times for Season 49, while Tolentino of NorthPort was the top offensive player with an average of 21.2 points.
Incidentally, the two were also recognized in the recent PBA Leo Awards as part of the First Mythical selection along with nine-time MVP June Mar Fajardo, CJ Perez, and Robert Bolick.
Oftana played a key role in the Tropang 5G making all of the three conference finals last season, including winning the championship of the Governors’ Cup and Commissioner’s Cup, respectively.
Tolentino for his part, won a first ever Best Player of the Conference award after steering NorthPort to the semifinals of the mid-season Commissioner’s Cup.
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