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UAAP: Most improved Isaac Go has come a long way from just being 'a big, fat kid'

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Camille B. Naredo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/news-special1/business/12/6/isaac-go-jeric-teng.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Ateneo&#x27;s Isaac Go (L) shakes hands with La Salle&#x27;s Jeron Teng after Game 2 of the UAAP Season 79 Finals. Photo by Arvin Lim, ABS-CBN Sports.</div></figcaption></figure></div>MANILA, Philippines — After being named the Most Improved Player of the UAAP Season 79 men&#x27;s basketball tournament, Ateneo center Isaac Go remains as motivated as ever.Go averaged 6.1 points and 4.0 rebounds while playing 11.5 minutes per game for the Blue Eagles in the elimination round, an increase from his averages of one point and two rebounds in Season 78.But what makes Go&#x27;s performance this year more impressive was how he developed his game during the course of the tournament.When team captain G-Boy Babilonia went down due to a knee injury, Go&#x27;s minutes increased and so did his production. A series of fine performances by Go helped Ateneo reel off six straight wins to end the preliminaries and claim a twice-to-beat edge in the Final Four.<ul class="op-related-articles" title="Read">	<li>READ: <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/uaap/news/2016/12/08/title-favorites-season-archers-just-proved-18997">Title favorites all season long, Archers just proved themselves</a></li></ul>Go was the hero of Ateneo&#x27;s semifinal triumph against Far Eastern University, and though he struggled against De La Salle University in the finals, the center that coach Tab Baldwin used to refer to as a &quot;big, fat kid&quot; has proven himself to be a key Blue Eagles player for seasons to come.&quot;It&#x27;s been long, it&#x27;s been hard, but it&#x27;s been enjoyable,&quot; Go said. &quot;It&#x27;s been one hell of a ride this year.&quot;&quot;I didn&#x27;t expect to be where I am right now,&quot; he added. &quot;I didn&#x27;t see myself getting this far in the season, but I guess the way I&#x27;ve been playing is because of the trust that my teammates had in me, the trust that the coaching staff had in me.&quot;Go said the Most Improved Player award — and the accompanying P100,000 cash token courtesy of Appeton — was &quot;in our sights&quot; to start the year.&quot;I had no expectations of winning,&quot; he said, pointing out that when the season started, he was behind Babilonia and Chibueze Ikeh in Ateneo&#x27;s depth chart.Even after this achievement, Go said he is far from satisfied.&quot;Winning the championship is always the end goal,&quot; Go said.&quot;There are individual accolades like the Mythical Five and the MVP, but at the end of the day, what drives you to come back another year is you want that championship.&quot;&quot;You want to bring back that trophy to Katipunan, and that&#x27;s going to be my number one factor in helping me continue to improve,&quot; he said.Go said he will work on &quot;everything&quot; during the offseason, though his priority will be to get his body ready for what will surely be another demanding campaign next year.&quot;We don&#x27;t know what coach Tab&#x27;s plans are next year, so it&#x27;s good to broaden your skills set and get your body ready,&quot; he said.For more sports coverage, visit the <a href="http://sports.abs-cbn.com/">ABS-CBN Sports website</a>.

After being named the Most Improved Player of the UAAP Season 79 men's basketball tournament, Ateneo center Isaac Go remains as motivated as ever.

After being named the Most Improved Player of the UAAP Season 79 men's basketball tournament, Ateneo center Isaac Go remains as motivated as ever.

UAAP: Most improved Isaac Go has come a long way from just being 'a big, fat kid'

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UAAP: Most improved Isaac Go has come a long way from just being 'a big, fat kid'

Camille B. Naredo,

ABS-CBN News

Published December 08, 2016 07:31 PM PHT

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