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Africa-Press – Gambia. <\/strong><\/span>Gambian Mo Konateh is among two foreign student-athletes that rose above everyone else in exciting Week 2 of the University Athletic Association of the Philippine (UAAP) Season 88 basketball tournaments in Manila, Philippines.<\/b><\/p>\n

Thanks to the heroics of the towering Mo Konateh, who dominated inside the shaded area, his Far Eastern University FEU team finally cracked the win column, sending a timely message to the rest of the league that it is still here to contend, after starting its campaign winless in three games.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what we expect from him [Mo Konateh] and I was glad that he really stepped up today,\u201d FEU coach Sean Chambers said, praising the 6-foot-10 Gambian.<\/p>\n

Konateh averaged 16.0 points, 15.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.0 block to win a highly contested vote among the scribes covering the collegiate beat.<\/p>\n

Konateh was also member of last season\u2019s Mythical Team.<\/p>\n

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