Showing posts with label FIBA Asia U16 Championship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label FIBA Asia U16 Championship. Show all posts
Friday, October 4, 2013
MVP to reward Philippine youth team after qualifying for World Championship
Another Philippine national team has made the basketball-crazy country proud once more, after the youth squad entered the gold medal match of the FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship in Iran.
The team booked a ticket to the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai next year, marking a banner year for the Philippine basketball after Gilas Pilipinas earlier qualified for the Basketball World Cup last August.
For Manuel V. Pangilinan, the president of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the success of the team is a testament to the effectiveness of the country’s basketball programs.
Chot Reyes hopes Philippine youth team can win Gold
The Gilas Pilipinas national squad brought joy to the country when it won the silver medal in the FIBA Asia Championship last August.
The Philippine national youth basketball team has a chance to do one better on Saturday when it takes on China for the gold medal in the FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship.
No less than Gilas coach Chot Reyes is rooting for the Filipino teens to top what their senior counterparts accomplished.
The Philippine national youth basketball team has a chance to do one better on Saturday when it takes on China for the gold medal in the FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship.
No less than Gilas coach Chot Reyes is rooting for the Filipino teens to top what their senior counterparts accomplished.
Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Philippine Under-16 team clinches top seed in FIBA Asia
The Philippines survived India’s torrid three-point shooting as it hacked out a 78-67 victory to clinch the top seeding in Group F and arrange a quarterfinal showdown with fancied Iran in the third FIBA-Asia Under-16 Championship in Tehran, Iran yesterday.
Hope Christian School’s Jolo Go exploded with a game-high 26 points, highlighted by six triples, as the Nationals forged a three-way tie with Japan and Chinese Taipei on 4-1 (win-loss) record. The Phl emerged the top team after the tiebreak.
Friday, September 27, 2013
Gilas PH U-16 defeats Kazakhstan in FIBA Asia U16 Championship
The Gilas Pilipinas youth team opened its campaign in the Fiba-Asia Under-16 Championship on a bright note by turning back a tall Kazakhstan squad, 90-88, on Thursday night in Tehran, Iran.
Michael Dela Cruz and Richard Escoto each had 19 points while Andres Desiderio added 10 points for the nationals, who survived Leonid Voronushkin's hot shooting and the big height advantage of the Kazakhs to pull off the win.
“It was a tough game but at least we won it. We’re proud of our boys,” said MVP Sports Foundation head Al Panlilio, who accompanied the team to Iran. “Atleast we were able to shake off some jitters along the way.”
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