Published January 18, 2021, 2:39 PM
Barangay Ginebra coach Tim Cone (PBA Images)
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel coach Tim Cone hailed the selection of Stanley Pringle, Japeth Aguilar, Prince Caperal and Scottie Thompson to individual honors in the PBA Special Awards while hoping to see the trend continue when it defends the Philippine Cup crown later this year.
Ginebra nearly swept the awards handed out in Sunday night’s hour-long ceremony at the TV5 studios in Mandaluyong, with Pringle taking the most coveted award as the Best Player of the Conference.
Arvin Tolentino fell short of making it a sweep for the Philippine Cup champions after placing second behind Meralco’s Aaron Black in the race for the Outstanding Rookie plum.
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STANLEY Pringle of Barangay Ginebra got the nod as the Best Player of the Conference of the 2020 Philippine Cup, thanks to a wave of votes from the media, fellow players, and the PBA Commissioner’s Office.
Pringle tallied 1,640 points to beat Phoenix Super LPG guard Matthew Wright (1,578) in a close race after points from statistics and votes from media, players, and the PBA Commissioner’s Office were pooled together.
The Pringle vs. Wright race went down as the closest since the league started handing out the BPC award in 1994, according to PBA statistics chief Fidel Mangonon.
Pringle topped the players votes with 67 points and got the nod of the Commissioner’s Office for 300 points to make up for placing in sixth in statistics (641 points). He also finished a strong second in media votes with 632 points.