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PBA: Arvin Tolentino wins first BPC award; RHJ is Best Import
Arvin Tolentino of the NorthPort Batang Pier has won his first PBA Best Player of the Conference (BPC) award.
He accumulated 1072 points from statistical points, media votes, and player votes, and was the runaway winner.
Tolentino led the Batang Pier to its first top-seeded finish at the end of the eliminations and to the semifinals, where they lost against Barangay Ginebra in five games.
By the end of the semifinals, he averaged 20.3 points, 7.3 rebounds, 3.9 assists, 1.5 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game, with an average of 36.3 statistical points.
He bested other notable players, including second-placer Calvin Oftana (777 points) and June Mar Fajardo (600 points).
Tolentino is the second NorthPort player to win the BPC, after Christian Standhardinger in 2019.
TNT's Rondae Hollis-Jefferson also secured his third Best Import award.
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