{"id":408951,"date":"2024-05-08T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-08T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=408951"},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T14:00:00","slug":"Choju-s-Gerald-Jay-Art-are-Season-2-MVPs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/Choju-s-Gerald-Jay-Art-are-Season-2-MVPs\/","title":{"rendered":"Choju\u2019s Gerald, Jay Art are Season 2 MVPs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gerald Mamis and Jay Art Palmes of champion team Choju were most valuable player awardees in the Legends Sports Association Invitational Basketball League Season 2 at the Gillette Multi-Purpose Gymnasium in Gualo Rai.<\/p>\n

During the awards ceremony after the championship showdown between Choju and second place Savemore, Mamis was crowned the finals MVP, while Palmes was the regular season MVP.<\/p>\n

Palmes was also bestowed the Best Guard award in the \u201cMythical 5\u201d awards.<\/p>\n

With Palmes as Best Guard was Yuman\u2019s Carl Aldan; Best Forward was Nikko Mejarito and Savemores\u2019 Julius Domine; and the Best Center was Yuman\u2019s Justine Enano.<\/p>\n

The Best Coach award went to Choju\u2019s Matt Iguel.<\/p>\n

The Sportsmanship awards went to Live 2 Live and Stag; third place went to Yuman, while fourth place was Premier Builders.<\/p>\n

Mamis, who put up 9 points all from triples in the last championship game, said he was happy and grateful for the MVP award. \u201cI feel happy that I got it, but it was really a team effort. I didn\u2019t do this by myself. I did everything I could and I\u2019m happy that I got it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

As for their team\u2019s undefeated run throughout the whole season, he said it was all \u201chard work. We really wanted to win from the beginning and we got it done in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

In their deciding game against Savemore, he said, \u201cIt was a really hard game. We didn\u2019t know if we were going to win because we\u2019re missing a bunch of players but I\u2019m grateful that my team pulled through in the end.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Palmes, he said that it feels great to win the regular season MVP and that it was his first time. As for his team\u2019s performance, he said, \u201cWe played well as a team together and had communication.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sixteen teams started the season with Choju, Savemore, Yuman, Premier Builders, Stag, and Live 2 Live, including Unity Trade, Best Deal, Bourbon Bar & Cafe, Tan Holdings, Kagbros, Tax Pro\/Triple L, Long Shot, Elite Force, Lamesa Kusina, and Napa Auto Parts.<\/p>\n

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The Legends Sports Association Invitational Basketball League Season 2\u2019s \u201cMythical 5\u201d pose for a group photo during the awards ceremony after the finals between Choju and Savemore last Saturday at the Gillette Multi-Purpose Gymnasium in Gualo Rai. From right is Best Center Justine Enano, Best Guard Carl Aldan, Best Forward Nikko Mejarito, Best Guard\/regular season MVP Jay Art Palmes, and Best Forward Julius Domine.<\/p>\n

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Legends Sports Association Invitational Basketball League Season 2\u2019s Finals MVP Gerald Mamis from championship team Choju poses with his awards after the ceremony last Saturday at the Gillette Multi-Purpose Gymnasium in Gualo Rai.<\/p>\n

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