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The Beast’s Road to FIBA Asia

Calvin Abueva, the 6’2 forward who is a product of Angeles, Pampanga, has been making a name for himself in Philippine basketball, which earned him the nickname “The Beast”. In his college days with the San Sebastian Stags, Abueva posted mind-boggling numbers with averages of 20.4 points, 14.9 rebounds, and 4.9 assists in his collegiate career. Because of this, he earned the reputation of being the “Triple King Crown” as he led the NCAA in all three of these categories. With this, he also bagged the NCAA MVP in its 87th season. Another milestone he achieved was being part of the NCAA Mythical Five three times, specifically in the 85th, 86th and 87th seasons.

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Abueva, Castro and Romeo vs New Zealand Video

Calvin Abueva, Jayson Castro and Terrence Romeo working together to beat New Zealand (Wellington Saints) in the 2015 MVP Cup last weekend.

Watch Abueva, Castro and Romeo vs New Zealand Video

Calvin Abueva Highlights vs Chinese-Taipei Video

Calvin Abueva was named Best Player as he helped stop the big run by Chinese-Taipei in the 4th quarter and finished with 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 ssteals (5/9 FGs) as Gilas Pilipinas won the game and claimed the 2015 MVP Cup Title.

Watch Calvin Abueva Highlights vs Chinese-Taipei Video

Gilas Pilipinas defeats Chinese-Taipei

2015 MVP Cup
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Chinese-Taipei, 90-77
September 13, 2015 – Smart Araneta Coliseum

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Game Highlights:
-Andray Blatche led Gilas Pilipinas with 18 points and 12 rebounds
-Calvin Abueva with 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals
-Asi Taulava contributed 13 pointsand 6 rebounds

Gilas Pilipinas defeats New Zealand

2015 MVP Cup
Gilas Pilipinas defeated New Zealand, 84-81
September 12, 2015 – Smart Araneta Coliseum

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Game Highlights:
-Terrence Romeo with 18 points and led the comeback of Gilas (14 in the 4th-4/8 from 3)
-Andray Blatche with 16 points and 9 rebounds
-Calvin Abueva scored 10 points and grabbed 6 rebounds

Gilas Pilipinas defeats Talk N Text

2015 MVP Cup
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Talk N Text Tropang Texters, 93-77
September 11, 2015 – Smart Araneta Coliseum

Gilas Pilipinas MVP Cup

Game Highlights:
-Terrence Romeo with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists (4/7 from 3)
-Jayson Castro with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists

Gilas Pilipinas: The Jones Cup Experience

The recent Jones cup stint of Gilas Pilipinas not only proved our great desire to perform well in FIBA Asia 2015 in Changsha, China but also served as a gauge on how the coaches are preparing our team. I was really amazed on the intensity of the players especially right on the first game. Their desire to get back against a loss to the Taiwanese in FIBA 2013 combined with the running swing offense of coach Baldwin worked well against the Taiwanese. However, the win sucked the wind out of our players which resulted in a dismal showing in the next game against Korea.

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Gilas Pilipinas Roster for FIBA Asia

Gilas Player Roster for FIBA Asia
Image by @HaeLGRfX

Gilas Pilipinas Player Roster for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
-Calvin Abueva
-Andray Blatche
-Jayson Castro