Showing posts with label Smart-Gilas Pilipinas National Team. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Smart-Gilas Pilipinas National Team. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Gilas Pilipinas not invited at Jones Cup in Taiwan
Amid tensions between the Philippines and Taiwan, the organizers of the Taipei-based William Jones Cup have withdrawn their invitation to the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team, the defending champions of the competition.
Philippine national men’s basketball coach Chot Reyes made the announcement on his Twitter account.
Chot Reyes: @coachchot:
Just got word from d organizers that we have been un-invited to d Jones Cup. Di matapos-tapos ang problema ng Gilas ha.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
2013 PBA All-Star: Gilas Pilipinas vs PBA All-Stars Full Game Video Replay
Rain or Shine forward Jeff Chan nailed a three-pointer with six-tenths of a second remaining as the Philippine national men’s basketball team battled a crack selection of PBA stars to a 124-all tie in the league’s annual All-Star game Sunday in Digos City.
The SMART-Gilas Pilipinas squad battled back from a double-digit fourth quarter deficit to force the tie in what was the first public appearance of the latest incarnation of the national team.
The PBA All-Stars promised to provide a challenge for the Gilas team preparing for the FIBA Asia Championship, and they made good on it. Arwind Santos, who won co-Most Valuable Player honors for the game, led the selection to a hot 9-2 start to begin the game.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Dubai Basketball Tournament 2013: Smart Gilas Philippines vs Mouttahed Tripoli Full Video Replay
The Philippine national team Smart Gilas stormed back from a 0-11 start to the game and then came up with plucky defensive play on the very last possession, to steal a 79-77 win over Mouttahed Tripoli, Friday (early Saturday, PHL time) at the Al Ahli gym in Dubai, in their first assignment of the Dubai Invitational Basketball tournament.
The national squad, comprised mostly of newcomers from the cadet team, started out shakily, conceding an 11-0 start to the Lebanese team, but they eventually found their groove, snatching a 41-40 lead at the break thanks to some hot shooting by Meralco Bolt Ronjay Buenafe, who scored 10 by the break.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Smart-Gilas Pilipinas Schedule at 24th Dubai International Basketball Tournament
The SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team will begin its campaign in the 24th Dubai International Basketball Tournament against Mouttahed Tripoli of Lebanon on January 11 at the Al Ahli gym in United Arab Emirates.
The national team is bracketed with Tripoli along with host Al Ahli and Sporting Aramex of Jordan in Group B of the annual Middle Eastern competition.
Mouttahed Tripoli will be bannered by American imports Kevin Houston and Marc Saylers and Lebanon national team standout Rony Fahed.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
JONES CUP 2012: Smart Gilas Philippines vs Taipei-A Full Video Replay
The SMART-Gilas Pilipinas national team put itself in position to clinch the title with a win in its last assignment, taking care of business against home team Zhonghua of Chinese Taipei, 76-72, in the 34th William Jones Cup in Taiwan.
With fellow tournament leaders Iran and USA both losing their matches on the penultimate day of the competition, the Philippines moved up to solo first place at 6-1. Iran, USA and Korea are in a three-way tie in second with 5-2 marks.
SMART-Gilas took an eight-point lead, 37-29, to halftime, but watched as the hosts rallied behind big man Tseng Wen Ting and some hot outside shooting in the third quarter. Chinese Taipei had a big 13-point turnaround to lead by five, 56-51, before Larry Fonacier hit a three-pointer that got the Filipinos within two entering the final period.
Saturday, August 18, 2012
Jones Cup 2012 Live Streaming (Smart-Gilas Pilipinas Schedule)
Watch the William Jones Cup 2012 Online via Live Streaming Below. Smart Gilas Pilipinas will battle it out at the upcoming Asian Basketball tournament.
Last year on the 33rd edition of the event, SMART-Gilas, coached by Rajko Toroman and led by Douthit, finished third in the Jones Cup. The team played nine games in nine days, winning six, as part of its preparation for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship.
The 34th Edition of William Jones Cup will be held from August 18-26 at Taipei, Taiwan.
Here are the Smart-Gilas Pilipinas Schedule at Jones Cup 2012:
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Denver Nuggets Center JaVale McGee to be naturalize for Smart-Gilas Pilipinas
If China Basketball Team features NBA player Yi Jianlian and Former Memphis Grizzlies Center Hamed Haddadi plays for Iran Basketball team, Smart-Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Team plans to get the service of 7-foot NBA Center JaVale McGee.
McGee needs to undergo naturalization process which would make him a Filipino Citizen and make him play eligibly for Smart-Gilas Pilipinas... the naturalization process will soon be start as a bill is already filed in the House of Representatives. Yahoo!
Interaksyon News Report:
A bill has been filed in the House of Representatives to naturalize Denver Nuggets center JaVale McGee to make him eligible for the SMART-Gilas Pilipinas National team.
Antipolo City representative Robbie Puno filed House Bill 6169, which would make McGee a Filipino citizen. Puno, in his bill’s cover letter, cited McGee’s “remarkable track record in the United States’ professional basketball scene” as consideration for his inclusion in the SMART-Gilas program.
McGee, who came over to the Philippines twice last year during the NBA lockout, has expressed interest in playing for the country.
“Just heard from [SMART-Gilas] Coach Chot [Reyes] that the Philippine national team is about to be formed. Would love to represent the Philippines if given the chance,” wrote McGee on his Twitter account last January.
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