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One PBA Player per team on Gilas Pilipinas

The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board has approved to lend at least 1 PBA player per team for the Gilas Pilipinas National Basketball Team that will compete in the FIBA Asia Championship this August 2013. The only sure player for that team is Naturalized-player, Marcus Douthit. But it is still the decision of Coach Chot Reyes who will make the final lineup.

Who should be included in the Gilas Pilipinas 12-man lineup?

PBA Teams – Unofficial Candidates
Air 21 – Nino Canaleta, Noy Baclao or Mike Cortez
Alaska – Calvin Abueva, Sonny Thoss, Cyrus Baguio or JV Casio
Barako – Mick Pennisi, Sean Anthony or Doug Kramer
Ginebra – LA Tenorio, Mac Baracael or Mark Caguiao
Globalport – Gary David or Willie Miller
Meralco – Mac Cardona, Ronjay Buenafe, Cliff Hodge or JR Reyes
Petron – Arwind Santos, Junmar Fajardo, Jay Washington, Marcio Lassiter, Chris Lutz or Alex Cabagnot
Rain or Shine – Jeff Chan, Paul Lee, Chris Tiu or Gabe Norwood
San Mig Coffee – James Yap, Peter June Simon, Yancy de Ocampo, Mark Barroca or Marc Pingris
Talk N Text – Jimmy Alapag, Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Larry Fonacier, Jared Dillinger, Ranidel de Ocampo or Jayson Castro

From Smart Gilas Cadet Pool – Greg Slaughter, Garvo Lanete, Kevin Alas

Philippines defeats Lebanon by 10

2012 FIBA Asia Cup
Philippines defeats Lebanon, 78-68
September 15, 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Game Highlights:
-Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 25 points and 21 rebounds
-LA Tenorio and Gary David with 11 points each, David with a crucial fastbreak layup in the last 2 minutes
-Gabe Norwood and Jared Dillinger both with 10 points
-Ranidel de Ocampo with 8 points and 5 rebounds
-Great defense by Philippines forcing Lebanon to 17 turnovers, 35% field goal shooting and 20% shooting from 3-point range
-Smart Gilas did not shoot well from 3-point range for the 2nd straight game (2/13 only)
-Philippines now 1-1, with 2 games left Uzbekistan (9/16 at 1pm) and Macua (9/17 at 10:30am) in the preliminary round

Game Scores:

Philippines 78 – Douthit 25, David 11, Tenorio 11, Norwood 10, Dillinger 10, De Ocampo 8, Fonacier 3, Thoss 0, Chan 0.

Philippines loses to China by 3

2012 FIBA Asia Cup
China defeats Philippines, 71-68
September 14, 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Game Highlights:
-Ranidel de Ocampo with 11 points
-Marcus Douthit and Larry Fonacier with 10 points each (Douthit also with 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks)
-Gabe Norwood with 9 points and 8 rebounds
-LA Tenorio with 8 points and 4 assists (also with 3 turnovers)
-Philippines forced China to 22 turnovers and only 6/24 from 3-point range
-Smart Gilas shot 6/35 from three-point range (including 4 missed 3 pointers at the end game)
-Philippines was still leading by 8 with 4 minutes left in the game
-Smart Gilas missed 10 free throws (14/24)
-China with an average height of 6’8 outrebounded Philippines, 58-31

Game Scores:

Philippines 71 – De Ocampo 11, Douthit 10, Fonacier 10, Norwood 9, Tenorio 8, Dillinger 8, David 7, Chan 5, Reyes 0, Thoss 0, Villanueva 0.

2012 FIBA Asia Cup Smart Gilas Roster

2012 FIBA Asia Cup (former Stankovic Cup)
September 14-22, 2012
Tokyo, Japan

Smart Gilas 2 Roster for 4th FIBA Asia Cup
Jeff Chan
Gary David
Ranidel De Ocampo
Jared Dillinger
Marcus Douthit
Larry Fonacier
Gabe Norwood
JR Reyes
Matt Ganuelas
LA Tenorio
Sonny Thoss
Enrico Villanueva

Added:
Jared Dillinger

Out:
Mac Baracael
Sol Mercado
Garvo Lanete

More info about 2012 FIBA Asia Cup

Smart Gilas 2 vs USA Video Highlights


Jones Cup 2012: Philippines vs USA Game Video Highlights!

We live and die with the three-point shot!

Watch Best Player of the Game and MVP LA Tenorio.

Game Recap: Philippines Jones Cup 2012 Champions

* Thanks to http://www.youtube.com/user/jack1994831019

Smart Gilas 2 Jones Cup 2012 Recap

2012 William Jones Cup
August 18-26, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan

1st Place – Philippines
2nd Place – Iran
3rd Place – USA

Jones Cup 2012 Tournament MVP: LA Tenorio

Smart Gilas 2 Jones Cup 2012 Recap

Aug 18 – Philippines defeats Jordan, 88-78
Top Scorer: Marcus Douthit – 17 points
Game Recap: Philippines defeats Jordan in 1st game
Video: Philippines vs Jordan Highlights Jones Cup 2012

Aug 19 – Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei B, 99-68
Top Scorer: Garvo Lanete – 21 points
Game Recap: Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei B for 2nd straight win
Video: Philippines vs Chinese Taipei B Highlights

Aug 21 – Philippines defeats South Korea, 82-79
Top Scorer: Jeff Chan – 14 points
Game Recap: Philippines defeats South Korea led by Gary David
Video: Philippines vs South Korea Jones Cup 2012 Video

Aug 22 – Philippines defeats Japan, 88-84
Top Scorer: Marcus Douthit – 26 points
Game Recap: Another come from behind win by Smart Gilas, now 4-0
Video: Philippines vs Japan Jones Cup 2012 Replay Video

Aug 23 – Lebanon defeats Philippines, 91-72
Top Scorer: Gabe Norwood – 15 points
Game Recap: Lebanon defeats Philippines, ending 4 game win streak

Aug 24 – Philippines defeats Iran, 77-75
Top Scorer: Marcus Douthit – 22 points
Game Recap: Philippines defeats Iran, now tied at 5-1

Aug 25 – Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei A, 76-72
Top Scorer: Jeff Chan and Marcus Douthit – 14 points
Game Recap: Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei A

Aug 26 – Philippines defeats USA, 76-75
Top Scorer: LA Tenorio – 20 points
Game Recap: Philippines Jones Cup 2012 Champions
Video: Smart Gilas 2 vs USA Video Highlights

Smart Gilas 2 Jones Cup 2012 Roster
Mac Baracael
Jeff Chan
Gary David
Ranidel De Ocampo
Marcus Douthit
Larry Fonacier
Garvo Lanete
Sol Mercado
Gabe Norwood
JR Reyes
Matt Rosser
LA Tenorio
Sonny Thoss
Enrico Villanueva

Congratulations Smart Gilas 2 – Jones Cup 2012 Champions!

Next Tournament: 2012 FIBA Asia Cup

Philippines Jones Cup 2012 Champions

smart-gilas-2-jones-cup-2012-champions

2012 William Jones Cup
Philippines defeats USA, 76-75
August 26, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan

Game Highlights:
-LA Tenorio clutch shooting for Philippines with 20 points including the game winning jumper
-PBA Finals MVP Jeff Chan with another solid game with 18 points
-Marcus Douthit with a double-double, 17 points and 12 rebounds
-Larry Fonacier also had another good game contributing 9 points
-Come from behind win by Smart Gilas, down by 14 points in the 2nd half
-Philippines finished with a 7-1 record
-Jones Cup 2012 Champions, 1st championship since 1998

Game Scores
Philippines 76 – Tenorio 20, Chan 18, Douthit 17, Fonacier 9, Norwood 5, David 5, De Ocampo 2, Thoss 0, Mercado 0.

USA 75 – Arnold 17, Justice 17, Marshall 14, Barnes 13, Dearman 10, Vandermeer 2, Reese 0, Williams 0.

Quarters: 12-13, 23-34, 51-59, 76-75.

* Photo above from Coach Chot Reyes as posted in his twitter account @coachot

Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei A

2012 William Jones Cup
Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei A, 76-72
August 25, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan

Game Highlights:
-Gary David made a crucial 3-pointer to ice the game
-Great game by LA Tenorio with 11 points including 3 three pointers
-Jeff Chan and Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas both with 14 points
-5 players in double figures including Ranidel de Ocampo with 11 points and Gabe Norwood with 10 points
-Larry Fonacier also had a great game contributing 5 points
-Philippines now with a 6-1 record and a win tomorrow against USA will be for the Gold

Game scores:

Philippines 76 – Chan 14, Douthit 14, Tenorio 11, De Ocampo 11, Norwood 10, Fonacier 5, David 5, Mercado 4, Thoss 2.

Chinese-Taipei A 72 – Wen 18, Tsung 16, Chai 11, Lei 9, Hsueh 8, Cheng 5, Shih 3, Tai 2, Hsin 0, Chih 0, Yi 0.

Quarterscores: 16-16, 37-29, 54-56, 76-72