Scottie Thompson wins Fiba Asia Cup’s 2022 Player of Year voting

Gilas Pilipinas kept Scottie Thompson during their match against Jordan in the fifth window of the Fiba Asia World Cup qualifiers. Photo by Fiba

MANILA, Philippines —Scottie Thompson was named the 2022 Asian Cup Player of the Year.

The Gilas Pilipinas goalkeeper won the fan vote on the Fiba Asia Cup Facebook page, beating Japan forward Yuta Watanabe.

Thompson, the reigning PBA MVP, was the people’s choice over Watanabe of the Brooklyn Nets in the final phase of voting.

Kai Sotto and Gilas Women’s Prodigy were selected as the Best Young Players in the male and female categories.

Thompson was selected over Mongolia’s Sanchir Tungalag and Iran’s Behnam Yakhchali in the first two rounds of voting.

Lebanon’s Wael Arakji, China’s Zhou Qi, Jordan’s Dar Tucker, and Thailand’s Freddie Lish are also part of the nominations.

Thompson earned his first Gilas call-up of the year in the fourth window with Jordan Clarkson and Kai Sotto last August.

But the all-around guard launched his national team breakthrough in the fifth window last November when he swept two road games against Jordan and Saudi Arabia, where he posted 8.5 points, 11 rebounds, and 5.5 assists.

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