ALLAN THE MAN

Top officials of the Korean Basketball League said the outcome of the 17th Asian Games men’s basketball competition could have been different if not for the suspension of Marcus Douthit in the Philippines-Korea game.

KBL commissioner Kim Young Ki and secretary general Jae Min Lee said it would have been very tough for the Koreans to beat Gilas Pilipinas if Douthit played.

Host South Korea wins the men's basketball gold medal after coming from behind to beat Iran, 79-77!

2014 Asian Games host South Korea clinched the gold medal on their own home soil after outlasting mighty Iran, 79-77, to sweep the men’s basketball tournament in Incheon, Korea.

Amateur boxer Charly Suarez settled for a silver after losing to his Mongolian foe in the Asian Games men’s lightweight finals on Friday.

Mongolia's Otgondalai Dorjnyambuu built an early lead against Suarez, prompting the Filipino to go for broke in the last round.

Daniel Caluag gave the country its first gold medal in the 17th Asian Games. Caluag met expectations on Wednesday when he ruled the men’s BMX race at the Ganghwa Asiad BMX Track located about two hours away from this Korean city to end the Philippines' gold medal drought in this year’s edition of the Asiad. 

Despite missing UCI-sanctioned events this year to concentrate on his studies, the London Olympian maintained his excellent form for the Asiad. 

The Philippine national men’s basketball fell to Asian powerhouse China, 78-71, to slip down the 5th to 8th place classification round of the 2014 Asian Games basketball tournament on Monday in Incheon, Korea.

Gilas Pilipinas came back from 19 points down to come to within four in the final period but could not stop a late 8-0 run for China that sealed the contest.

Gilas Pilipinas 12-man roster to 2014 Asian Games are: Jimmy Alapag, LA Tenorio, Paul Lee, Gary David, Jeff Chan, Jared Dillinger, Gabe Norwood, Ranidel De Ocampo, Marc Pingris, Japeth Aguilar, June Mar Fajardo & Marcus Douthit 

Gilas Pilipinas' hopes of advancing to the medal round of the 2014 Asian Games were dashed despite beating Kazakhstan, 67-65, Sunday at the Hwaseong Sports Complex in Incheon.

Gilas Pilipinas lost their do-or-die game against the accurate-shooting South Koreans in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea on Saturday.

The Philippine national men’s basketball team struggled bigtime in the second half as Qatar came away with a 77-68 victory in the round-robin quarterfinals of Asian Games basketball competition Friday in Incheon, South Korea.

The Philippine national men’s basketball team got their gold medal bid underway with an 85-76 victory over Group B qualifiers India in its first game in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, Korea.

With the win, Gilas Pilipinas formalized its entry into the quarterfinal round but can improve its position in their next preliminary round game against FIBA Asia Champions Iran on Thursday.

Naturalized center Andray Blatche is disappointed over his ineligibility for the 2014 Asian Games, but Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes expects the other members of the team to step up in his place.

"If you're on Twitter, you'll find out how disappointed he is," Reyes said of Blatche, who was a major part of the Philippines' historic run in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain.

Philippine national men’s basketball team forward Ranidel De Ocampo has been silently effective for the country in international competition.

But the sweet-shooting big man, along with the rest of his Gilas Pilipinas teammates, has not shied away from talking about the elusive Asian Games gold medal, which the team will aspire for in the upcoming competition in Incheon, Korea.

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has already sought the assistance of FIBA, the world's governing body in basketball, to help them clarify matters with the Olympic Committee of Asia (OCA) regarding Andray Blatche's eligibility for the upcoming Asian Games.

The OCA has reportedly questioned the Philippines' move to field the NBA player together with Gilas Pilipinas, citing their three-year residency rule on naturalized players.