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UAAP Players of the Week Phillips, Clarin stepping up for Final 4-bound teams

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<div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span></span><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1731398314814UAAP87 MBB - Michael Phillips-6414.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="De La Salle University’s Mike Phillips. Photo from UAAP Media."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">De La Salle University’s Mike Phillips. <em>Photo from UAAP Media.</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — De La Salle University&#x27;s Mike Phillips and National University&#x27;s Camille Clarin delivered exceptional performances for their respective teams as the UAAP Season 87 basketball tournaments&#x27; elimination round nears its end.</p><p>With a few games before the Final 4 starts, Phillips and Clarin provided crucial help for their respective squads, and these resulted in them being hailed as the Collegiate Press Corps&#x27; (CPC) UAAP Players of the Week for the period of November 3 to 10.</p><p>Phillips edged out Far Eastern University&#x27;s Mo Konateh in a hotly-contested vote, Adamson University&#x27;&#x27;s AJ Fransman, and the University of Santo Tomas&#x27; Nic Cabañero for the weekly honor.</p><p>The 6-foot-8 forward averaged 15.5 points, 12.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 3.0 steals, and one block in DLSU&#x27;s 2-0 week, making him the top choice among reporters in the men&#x27;s tournament.</p><p>Phillips stepped up for the Green Archers against FEU, filling the void on a rare off night from reigning MVP Kevin Quiambao, and recorded 17 points, 15 rebounds, two assists, five steals, and two blocks in a hard-fought 58-53 victory.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/10/uaap-la-salle-reasserts-mastery-of-up-to-secure-top-seed-2051">READ: La Salle reasserts mastery of UP to secure top seed</a></div><p>&quot;I&#x27;m just so happy with the role that coach [Topex Robinson] gave me,&quot; said Phillips, who scored 11 of his 17 points in the final quarter against the Tamaraws.</p><p>&quot;I just try to be one of the leaders on the defense and the energy, and a lot of times I still struggle with my offensive end, and sometimes too much energy, and it&#x27;s not channeled the right way, but that&#x27;s why I trust in my teammates.&quot; </p><p>Even as Quiambao found his usual lethal form, Phillips still followed up with another double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, along with an assist and a steal, in the defending champions&#x27; 77-66 victory over their growing rivals, the UP Fighting Maroons.<br/><span></span></p><div style="margin-bottom:0px;line-height:normal;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-color:rgb(0, 0, 0);min-height:13.8px"><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1731398369116IMG_5626.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="National University’s Camille Clarin. Photo from UAAP Media."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">National University’s Camille Clarin. <em>Photo from UAAP Media.</em></span></span></span></div><p>Meanwhile, Clarin&#x27;s leadership has been pivotal in keeping the Lady Bulldogs undefeated as they ramp up their preparation in hopes of reclaiming the women&#x27;s championship.</p><p>The 5-foot-10 guard averaged 15.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 1.3 steals in another perfect week for NU, highlighted by a 76-70 victory over archrivals UST. In that game, Clarin scored 21 points (18 in the first half), along with seven rebounds, four assists, one steal, and a block.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/2024/11/10/uaap-lady-bulldogs-continue-to-roll-overwhelm-adamson-1517">READ: Lady Bulldogs continue to roll, overwhelm Adamson</a></div><p>Clarin earned a unanimous vote, prevailing over standouts like Ateneo de Manila University&#x27;s Sarah Makanjuola, DLSU&#x27;s Kyla Sunga, and UST&#x27;s Tacky Tacatac.</p><p>&quot;I take a big responsibility in being the captain. I know a lot of these girls look up to me. Not necessarily to score but just to lead the team, to keep us level-headed the whole game. So, I take that responsibility very highly,&quot; said Clarin, whose leadership has been key to the Lady Bulldogs&#x27; victories in the preliminaries.</p><p>&quot;And I know that even if I&#x27;m struggling, they have my back, so I gotta make sure I do that for them as well.&quot;</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G4ZRCM65z_o?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>La Salle's Mike Phillips and NU’s Camille Clarin delivered exceptional performances for their respective teams as the UAAP Season 87 basketball tournaments’ elimination round nears its end.</p>

La Salle's Mike Phillips and NU’s Camille Clarin delivered exceptional performances for their respective teams as the UAAP Season 87 basketball tournaments’ elimination round nears its end.