[3] In his second season with the Tigers, Abdul went for a career high 24 points with 16 rebounds and 2 steals in a 72–73 loss against the FEU Tamaraws.
[7] In the Philippine Collegiate Champions League later that year, Abdul would play a key part in the Tigers run in the tournament as they first won the Metro Manila-Luzon tournament by defeating both the Letran Knights and the Adamson Soaring Falcons to enter into the PCCL Final Four with the Ateneo Blue Eagles, San Beda Red Lions and the Southwestern U Cobras.
The Tigers would finish with a 2–1 record in the Final Four to set up a rematch with the Blue Eagles in the Finals, where the Tigers exacted their revenge against the Eagles as they were crowned the National Champions after winning the title in a tightly contested three-game series.
[12] In his fourth season with the Tigers, with new head coach Bong dela Cruz taking the helm from Pido Jarencio.
Despite missing the Final Four, Abdul was selected to the UAAP Mythical Five for a third consecutive season alongside Season MVP Kiefer Ravena and Chris Newsome of Ateneo, La Salle's Jeron Teng and FEU's Mac Belo.