Rising star Amiel Acido made history for Perpetual after becoming the school's first-ever juniors Most Valuable Player in the NCAA Season 99 juniors basketball tournament at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Wednesday, March 20.

Averaging 17.6 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per contest, the 19-year-old Acido listed a Player Average Value of 57.22 to crown himself as the best individual player of the season. He beat his teammates Jhames Daep (48.88) and Mark Gojo Cruz (47.11), Letran’s George Diamante Jr. (48.55), and EAC’s EJ Castillo (44.44) for the top plum.

They also comprised this year's Mythical 5.

Acido (10.66) and Daep (10.11) were also part of the Defensive Team alongside Diamante Jr. (10.77), JRU’s Martin Pineda (12.33) and Paul Enal (12.5), who secured the Defensive Player of the Year plum.

Cruz took home the Rookie of the Year trophy while Castillo earned the Most Improved Player Award.

The Lyceum Junior Pirates, meanwhile, accepted the Sportsmanship Award.