EX-PRO Jonathan Aldave  of  Wang’s  Ballclub emerged  as  the leading  scorer at  the  end of  the  elimination round of  the  MBL Invitational  basketball championship at the Lyceum gym in Intramuros, Manila.

Aldave, who played for Talk N  Text in  the PBA,    finished with  99 points in  five games  for  an average of  19.8 points  a   game  for  the   Mandaluyong-based   team of  coach  Pablo  Lucas   and  owner-manager Alex Wang.

Another ex-pro,   Jeffrey  Sanders  of   Skyforce,   finished second with  74 points in  four  games  for an  average of  18.5 points a game.

Jose  Rizal University standout   Nate  Matute  was  the leading collegiate  scorer  with  104 points in  six  games or  an  average of 17.3 ppg.

Former Central  Colleges of the Philippines standout  Mark  Pangilinan  of   Investwell  and  Robert Sanz of  MOB   finished  fourth  and  fifth  in  the  scoring roll,  respectively.

Pangilinan  finished  with  111 points in  seven games or an average of  15.8 points a game, while  Sanz  wound up with  77 points in five   games for an  average of  15.4 ppg.

Completing  the   Top 10  were  Decoy  Lopez  of   JRU,   15 ppg (90 points/six  games);  Aljohn   Mariano of University  of  Santo Tomas-Ironcon  Builders, 14.5 ppg ( 87 points in  six games);  Chris  Cayabyab of Lyceum of  the  Philippines-Yummy Hotdogs,  13.8 ppg ( 83  points in six  games);  Jonathan  Pinera of   Wang’s  Ballclub, 13.7 ppg  (55  points  in four games); and  Mark  Cruz of   Letran College, 13.2 ppg ( 53 points in four games).

Two of  college basketball’s biggest stars -- Kevin Alas of Letran and Jeric Teng of UST-Ironcon --  also  made  their presence felt despite limited action.

Alas, the  Knight’s most prolific scorer in  the NCAA,   scoed 33 points  in only two games for an average of  16.5 points per game.

And Teng, the most dependable  scorer in  coach  Pido Jarencio’s  star-studded  UST-Ironcon  line-up,   had 25  points in  two games for an   average  of 12.5  points  a  game.

Former Purefoods  mainstay Boyet Bautista  had  a  game-high 24  points  in  one  game  for  MOB of  coach Yong  Garcia.

The  top individual scorers:

(Minimum of  four games)

1. Jonathan  Aldave (Wang’s Ballclub) -  19.8 ppg.
2. Jeffrey   Sanders  ( Skyforce) -- 18.5 ppg.
3. Nate Matute  (JRU) -- 17.3 ppg.
4.Mark Pangilinan (Investwell)  -- 15.8 ppg.
5. Robert Sanz  (MOB) -- 15.4 ppg.
6. Decoy Lopez (JRU) -- 15 ppg.
7. Aljoh Mariano  (UST-Ironcon) --  14.5 ppg.
8. Chris Cayabyab (Lyceum-Yummy) -- 13.8 ppg.
9. Jonathan Pinera (Wang’s Ballclub) -- 13.7 ppg.
10. Mark Cruz (Letran) -- 13.2 ppg.
11. Floricel Guevarra  (Lyceum-Yummy) -- 12.6 ppg.
12. Kevin  Ferrer (UST-Ironcon) -- 12.6 ppg.
13. Anthony  Cuevas (Wang’s Ballclub) -- 12.5 ppg.
14.  Al Vergara  (MOB) -- 12 ppg.
15. Clark  Bautista (UST-Ironcon) --  11.6   
16. Richie  Melencio (MOB) -- 11.4 ppg.   
17. Mike Parala (Mapua-Mighty Sports) -- 11.1 ppg.
18. Ronjay Enrile (Skyforce) -- 10.2 ppg.
19. Jayvee Orera (Wang’s Ballclub) -- 10.2 ppg.