Showing posts with label 2014 FIBA U-17 World Championship. Show all posts
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Sunday, August 17, 2014
USA defeats Australia; completes three-peat of FIBA U17 World Championship title (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
The Team United States withstood a stiff challenge by Australia to prevail 99-92 in Saturday's Final and capture the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship - their third straight crown in the tournament.
In a repeat of the 2012 U17 Worlds Final, Malik Newman paced the Americans with 21 points and 11 rebounds while Jayson Tatum had 15 points and both Harry Giles and Josh Jackson scored 13 points.
Dejan Vasiljevic knocked down six three-pointers in scoring 29 points while Tom Wilson had 23 points and Isaac Humphries was saddled with foul trouble throughout the game and was held to 10 points and seven rebounds.
Batang Gilas thrashes UAE by 64 points in FIBA U-17 Worlds (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
The Philippine national youth basketball team ended its long search for an elusive victory in the FIBA Under-17 World Basketball Championship after steamrolling host United Arab Emirates, 115-51, to finish its campaign on Saturday in Dubai.
Paul Desiderio scored 25 points to lead Batang Gilas as they notched their first triumph in seven tries for a 15th-place finish out of the 16 participating teams in the tournament.
Batang Gilas dominated the game from start to finish, building a cushion as large as 68 points as they avoided returning home without bagging a victory in the tournament.
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Friday, August 15, 2014
Batang Gilas falls short to Argentina in FIBA U-17 Worlds (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
The Philippine national youth basketball team looked impressive in mounting a late challenge but ultimately fell short against Argentina, 84-71, in the classification round of the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, UAE.
The Batang Gilas team dropped a fifth straight assignment but gave a glimpse of some of their finest play so far after connecting on seven three-pointers in the fourth quarter to give their South Americans foes a late scare.
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Thursday, August 14, 2014
Can anyone beat Team USA at 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship?
Can anybody beat the United States? That's the main question going into the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship (8-16 August) as the USA go for a third straight title in the third edition of the event in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Americans actually haven't lost in the history of the competition, twice going 8-0 in taking the hardware in 2010 in Hamburg and 2012 in Kaunas.
Sunday, August 10, 2014
USA vs ANGOLA FIBA U-17 World Championship (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
In Group A, the two-time reigning undefeated champions USA cruised past Angola for their second straight win, 99-56. Harry Giles paced four players in double figures with 14 points. Five more Americans scored at least eight points.
U17 Worlds debutants Angola dropped to 1-1 despite 17 points from Silva De Sousa.
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Batang Gilas PHILIPPINES vs GREECE FIBA U-17 World Championship (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
The Batang Gilas, Philippine national under-17 basketball team, lost to a taller, bigger Greek team, 85-65, and dropped its second consecutive game in the FIBA Under-17 World Championships Saturday night in Dubai.
Jolo Mendoza scored 19 points and grabbed five rebounds to lead the Batang Gilas, who were only down 17-25 at the end of the opening frame, but were outscored 21-9 in the second period. Greece pulled away completely after out-scoring the Philippines, 17-7, in the third period to take a 63-33 lead entering the final quarter.
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Saturday, August 9, 2014
USA vs Greece 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
DUBAI (FIBA U17 World Championship) - The two-time champions United States were tested but prevailed in their opener of the 2014 FIBA U17 World Championship against Greece.
The USA were never seriously threatened in the second half in grabbing a 83-73 victory over Greece in Group A. Diamond Stone was top scorer for the Americans with 22 points while also picking up 10 rebounds and four blocks. Malik Newman added 12 points and Jayson Tatum had 10 points in the win. Vasileios Charalampopoulos led the Greeks with 17 points while Georgios Papagiannis had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Antonios Koniaris chipped in 15 points in the loss.
The Greeks trailed just 32-31 midway through the second quarter when the Americans went on a 13-2 run to break away. Greece would never get closer than eight points the rest of the way as USA had an answer any time the Europeans trimmed it to single digits.
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Batang Gilas Philippines vs Angola FIBA U-17 World Championship (FULL GAME REPLAY VIDEO)
The Philippine national youth basketball team, Batang Gilas, put together a gutsy effort but ultimately fell short against a taller, more athletic Angola side, 82-72, in their opening game in the FIBA U-17 World Championship on Friday at the Al-Ahli Arena in Dubai, UAE.
Friday, August 8, 2014
Batang Gilas drops FIBA U-17 World Championship debut to Angola
The Philippine national youth basketball team, Batang Gilas, put together a gutsy effort but ultimately fell short against a taller, more athletic Angola side, 82-72, in their opening game in the FIBA U-17 World Championship on Friday at the Al-Ahli Arena in Dubai, UAE.
The Batang Gilas squad stayed within striking distance for most of the game, coming to as close as seven points in the fourth quarter despite falling behind by as much as 13 points in the third.
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