Mapua's star guard Clint Escamis joined an elite club after winning both the rookie plum and Most Valuable Player award in the NCAA Season 99 Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.

The 23-year-old hotshot tallied 53.16 points in the Player’s Average Value to beat out Lyceum’s Enoch Valdez (44.82) for the coveted MVP title.

He became the fifth player since Philippine Christian University’s Gabby Espinas (2004), San Beda’s Sam Ekwe (2006), Mapua’s Allwell Oraeme (2015) and Letran’s Rhenz Abando (2021) to win both the top rookie and MVP awards.

For the rookie award, the 6-foot Escamis beat out San Beda’s Jomel Puno.

He also led the Mythical Selection that included Valdez, Perpetual’s Art Roque (41.50), EAC’s JP Maguliano (41.27) and teammate Warren Bonifacio (39.33).

Interestingly, when Abando won the both the top rookie and MVP awards, the Knights ended a long title drought.

San Sebastian’s Romel Calahat snagged the Defensive Player of the Year plum, while also making up the defensive team were Valdez, Escamis, Maguliano and Arellano’s Lorenz Capulong.

Roque was also named the Most Improved Player while Freshman of the Year went to Letran’s Jay Garupil.