Thursday, September 18, 2014
Chot Reyes wonders: Why is Korea ranked higher than Gilas Pilipinas?
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes believes the Philippine national basketball team deserves to be higher than No. 31 in the latest edition of the FIBA World Rankings (READ STORY HERE), especially after its performances in the past three FIBA tournaments.
Gilas rose three spots to No. 31 after their historic run in the FIBA World Cup in Spain. The news came just before the team is set to leave for Incheon, South Korea to play in the Asian Games.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Ranidel De Ocampo on Asian Games: ‘Wala kaming ibang pinag-uusapan kung hindi gold’
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.
MVP Kiefer Ravena, Jeron Teng, Belo, Newsome, Abdul named UAAP 77 Mythical team
ATENEO star Kiefer Ravena was officially proclaimed MVP of Season 77 of the UAAP men's basketball tournament on Wednesday - another high point in what has so far been a bounce-back season for the Blue Eagles.
Ravena totalled 77.6429 points in the statistical rankings released by the league's stats provider Imperium Technology and Smart Bro to bag his first league MVP award, a confidence boost for the third-year guard heading to the Final Four where the Blue Eagles will be the top seed.
Labels: Ateneo, Chris Newsome, FEU, Jeron Teng, Karim Abdul, Kiefer Ravena, La Salle, Mark Belo, Sports Minded, UAAP 77, UST
What can convince Floyd Mayweather Jr. to fight Manny Pacquiao ?
Just a few hours after he declared himself available for the Manny Pacquiao fight, Floyd Mayweather Jr. again flip-flopped and practically ignored every query pertaining to the superfight.
Mayweather is considered a defensive virtuoso and some pundits claim this trait could foil Pacquiao’s heavy volume punching. But why is he avoiding Pacquiao like the plague?
MUST SEE: Manny Pacquiao's rare basketball footage (VIDEO)
As a teenager Pacquiao often played sandlot basketball with neighborhood friends and built a court after he won the IBF world super bantamweight title with a 6th round TKO over Lelohonolo Ledwaba on June 23, 2001 in Las Vegas.
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UAAP 77: Commissioner Andy Jao's statement on FEU-Ateneo issue (VIDEO)
UAAP Season 77 Men's Seniors Basketball: UAAP commissioner Andy Jao has upheld Ateneo's 68-64 overtime victory over Far Eastern University last Saturday.
FEU on Monday placed the loss under protest over what they perceived was an error by the referees. (READ FULL STORY HERE)
Gilas Pilipinas rises three places in FIBA rankings after World Cup stint
The Philippines national team's stint in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup gave the country a bump in the latest world rankings released by the international basketball body.
From No. 34, the Philippines rose three spots to No. 31 after Gilas Pilipinas finished 21st out of 24 teams in the world championship. Gilas won just one game in the World Cup against Senegal, but became darlings of the tournament after tough defeats against fancied opposition Croatia, Greece, Argentina, and Puerto Rico.
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