Ethan Alvano makes history as first non-Korean to win KBL MVP plum
Filipino-American Ethan Alvano made history after becoming the first non-Korean player to win the top individual award in the 2023-2024 Korean Basketball League season.
The 6-foot sophomore Asian quota import is one of the 11 Filipinos currently seeing action in the neighboring professional league and was hailed the best against local and fellow foreign counterparts following a brilliant second year in the tournament.
In 2022, the 27-year-old guard signed with ongoing league-leading Wonju DB Promy in the Korean league after having played college ball in the USA and coming off a short-lived stint with San Miguel Alab Pilipinas in the ASEAN Basketball League (ABL) four years prior.
After 54 matches in the regular season, Alvano averaged 15.9 points built on over 50% inside shooting along with an impressive 40% clip from beyond the arc that went with 6.6 assists.
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