Jean Montero shines again and makes it into the Liga Endesa Best Five<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bautista, popularly known as \u201cManito\u201d, led the Titanes to a 2-1 record during the past week, also contributing to the team securing their qualification for the championship’s elimination phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the three matches played, the talented player averaged 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 5.3 assists per game, shooting 54 percent from the field and recording an efficiency rating of 75.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The point guard obtained 26 of the 59 votes cast by specialized journalists covering the first division circuit, surpassing Ram\u00f3n Galloway, of the Reales de La Vega, who received 11 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Galloway also had an outstanding performance with the Veganos, averaging 24.0 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in three games, in addition to 44 percent shooting from the field and an efficiency of 77.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the voting, Kevin Obanor of the H\u00e9roes de Moca and Luismal Ferreiras of the Gigantes Basketball Club also received support, both with 10 votes, while Malachi Richardson of the Reales and Troy Cracknell of the Metros de Santiago each received one mention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With this distinction, Richard Bautista joins Andersson Garc\u00eda, who has won it on three occasions, as well as Luismal Ferreiras, Jordan Hall, and Gerard Suero, as the players recognized so far in the 2026 season of the LNB Super League.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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