Ateneo de Manila University center Ange Kouame leads the roster of three batches of Collegiate Basketball Mythical Five teams which will be feted during the Collegiate Press Corps Awards Night on 29 May at The Hummingbird Rooftop Bar in Quezon City.

Kouame will be joined by other top performers from the University Athletic Association of the Philippines and the National Collegiate Athletic Association during the awards rite presented by San Miguel Corporation and the Philippine Sports Commission.

He will lead the 2022-23 batch which will receive recognition given by the Collegiate Press Corps composed of reporters from print and online publications covering the beat.

Kouame normed 17.7 points, 11 rebounds, and three blocks as he towed the Blue Eagles back to the throne in UAAP Season 85 after a grueling three-game finals series win over University of the Philippines.

The Finals Most Valuable Player winner is joined by league MVPs Malick Diouf of the Fighting Maroons and College of Saint Benilde's Will Gozum.

Diouf averaged 10.79 points, 10.86 boards, 2.86 assists, 1.57 blocks, and 1.5 steals for the Fighting Maroons who booked back-to-back finals appearances in the UAAP. Gozum, for his part, led the Blazers to the NCAA Season 98 finals after a stellar elimination round where he averaged 17.2 points on 53.1% shooting, 9.6 rebounds, 1.8 assists, and 1.1 blocks.

Rounding up the Mythical Five for the 2022-23 collegiate season are NCAA Season 98 champion Louie Sangalang of Letran, and Adamson University's Jerom Lastimosa.

For the pandemic-shortened 2021-22 season, UAAP Season 84 finals protagonists Kouame and Diouf are also part of the Mythical Team.

Diouf, along with teammate Carl Tamayo, lead the pack as they ended UP's 36-year title drought in the UAAP during Season 84.

The Senegalese center won Finals MVP that year as he led UP back to the championship with averages of 11.7 points, 12.3 rebounds, 2.7 steals, two assists, and a block in their three-game finals series against Kouame and Ateneo.