PBA: Santos gets MVP nod while Abueva earns ROY honors

Arwind Santos was named Most Valuable Player at the 2013 PBA Leo Awards held at the MOA Arena before game four of the 2013 Governors Cup finals series between the Petron Blaze Boosters and the San Mig Coffee Mixers.

Santos led Petron with a season average of 12.92 points, 8.77 rebounds, 1.08 assists, 1.00 steals and 1.02 blocks.

Calvin Abueva of the Alaska Aces meanwhile bagged the Rookie of the Year honors, as the former San Sebastian standout and 2012 second overall pick logged 12.25 points, 9.37 rebounds, 1.82 assists, 0.90 steals, 0.76 blocks in his freshman year.

The league also announced that fellow Ace Jvee Casio is the Sportsmanship Award winner for the second straight year, while Air21's KG Canaleta got the Most Improved Player award with 16.72 points, 5.33 rebounds, and 1.28 assists.

The PBA also chose Arwind Santos, Calvin Abueva, Barangay Ginebra's LA Tenorio, and Talk 'N Text teammates Ranidel de Ocampo and Jayson Castro as members of the First Mythical Team.

The Second Mythical Team consisted of Marc Pingris (San Mig Coffee), June Mar Fajardo (Petron Blaze), Sonny Thoss (Alaska), Alex Cabagnot (Petron), and Cyrus Baguio (Alaska).

The All-Defensive Team meanwhile was comprised of Pingris, Santos, Thoss, Petron's Marcio Lassiter, and Rain or Shine's Gabe Norwood. - RAF/AMD, GMA News