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Smart Gilas defeats Changsha Park Lane, now in Finals
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
Philippines defeats Changsha Park Lane, 90-69
January 26, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Game Highlights:
-Philippines now in finals vs Southern California Fukienese Assn
-Nino “KG” Canaleta led Smart Gilas with 18 points along with 8 rebounds
-Marcus Douthit with 13 points and 8 rebounds
-Kevin Alas with 10 points and 4 assists
-Ronald Pascual and Garvo Lanete contributed 8 points each
-All players scored 5 or more points except Gary David
-4 straight wins for Smart Gilas
-Finals Game: Jan 27, 3:30pm
Game Scores:
Philippines 90 – Canaleta 18, Douthit 13, Alas 10, Pascual R 8, Lanete 8, Garcia 7, Ganuelas 6, Pascual J 6, Slaughter 6, Melton 5, David 3
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas #LabanPilipinas
Smart Gilas defeats Malaysia, now 3-0
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
Philippines defeats Malaysia, 119-46
January 24, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Game Highlights:
-Greg Slaughter who did not play yesterday due to allergy led Smart Gilas with 27 points
-Kevin Alas with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals
-RR Garcia also with 18 points (2/2 from three-point range)
-Justin Melton with a double-double – 14 points and 12 rebounds along with 2 assists and 4 steals
-Nino “KC” Canaleta with 14 points and 8 rebounds
-Jake Pascual with 11 points and 12 rebounds
-6 players in double figures
-Smart Gilas shot 61.2% from the field
-Philippines now with a 3-0 record
Game Scores:
Philippines 119 – Slaughter 27, Alas 18, Garcia 18, Melton 14, Canaleta 14, Pascual J 11, David 5, Ganuelas 4, Lanete 4, R. Pascual R 4, Douthit 0
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas #LabanPilipinas
Smart Gilas defeats Hong Kong by 27
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
Philippines defeats Hong Kong, 85-58
January 23, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Game Highlights:
-Nino “KG” Canaleta led Smart Gilas with 15 points and also grabbed 8 rebounds (3/6 from 3-pt range)
-Kevin Alas contributed 14 points
-Ronald Pascual with 10 points and 8 rebounds
-Marcus Douthit with 6 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks
-Justin Melton with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
-Matt Ganuelas Rosser with 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks
-Greg Slaughter did not play due to severe allergy
-2nd straight win by Philippines, now with 2-0 record
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas #LabanPilipinas
Philippines 85 – Canaleta 15, Alas 14, Pascual R 10, Melton 8, Lanete 8, Garcia 8, Ganuelas 6, Douthit 6, Pascual J 6, David 4
Smart Gilas defeats Indonesia by 32
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
Philippines defeats Indonesia, 110-78
January 22, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Game Highlights:
-1st game by Smart Gilas, now 1-0
-Garvo Lanete led Smart Gilas with 23 points (3/5 from 3 pt range and 7/9 from 2 pt range)
-Nino “KG” Canaleta with 17 points (3/4 from 3 pt range)
-Gary David Contributed 14 points
-Kevin Alas with 11 points
-Jake Pascual with 10 points and 8 rebounds
-Greg Slaughter with 9 points and 6 rebounds
-Matt Ganuelas Rosser with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks
-Justin Melton with 5 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds
-Marcus Douthit only played 6 minutes
-Smart Gilas show 11/20 from three point range
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas
Game Scores:
Philippines 110 – Lanete 23, Canaleta 17, David 14, Alas 11, Pascual J 10, Slaughter 9, Pascual R 9, Ganuelas 6, Melton 5, Douthit 2, Garcia 2
Smart Gilas Roster in King’s Cup Hong Kong
* Pic posted by Coach Chot Reyes
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
January 22 to 27, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Smart Gilas Roster for Kings Cup
Marcus Douthit
Gary David
Greg Slaughter
Nino Canaleta
Ronald Pascual
Jake Pascual
Matt Rosser
Justin Melton
Kevin Alas
RR Garcia
Garvo Lanete
Lebanon defeats Philippines by 30
Dubai Invitational Basketball Tournament Quarterfinals
Segasse (Lebanon) defeats Philippines (Smart Gilas), 95-65
January 17, 2013
Game Highlights:
-Nino “KG” Canaleta led Smart Gilas with 32 points (8 three pointers)
-Marcus Douthit with 11 points but injured his ankle in the 4th quarter
-Smart Gilas finished the tournament with a 1-3 record
Smart Gilas 2012 Recap
2012 has been a great year for Smart Gilas Pilipinas! 2012 started with Jong Uichico joining the Smart Gilas Coaching Staff as an Assistant Coach then in February, Coach Chot Reyes was named head coach to replace Coach Rajko Toroman.
In July 2012, Smart Gilas 2.0 had their first tournament and was coached by Jong Uichico, they played in the 2012 SEABA Tournament and was crowned champions led by Marcus Douthit, Alaska players LA Tenorio, Mac Baracael and Sonny Thoss and Chris Tiu who played his last tournament for Smart Gilas.
August 2012 was a great month for Smart Gilas as they were crowned Jones Cup 2012 Champions, the last time Philippines won the Jones Cup was in 1998. LA Tenorio was named Jones Cup Tournament MVP.
The 2012 FIBA Asia Cup was held in September, Smart Gilas came up short as we lost to Qatar in the battle for 3rd place and placed 4th.
In November, plans to make Javale McGee the next naturalized player for the country did not push through and the Smart Gilas Cadet pool was formed composed of amateur basketball players including Greg Slaughter, Kevin Alas and Fil-Am recruit Matt Ganuelas Rosser
Then in December 2012, Smart Gilas added another Fil-Am recruit, Justin Melton to beef up the Smart Gilas line-up, which only has 3 PBA players plus Marcus Douthit which will participate in 2 Invitational Tournaments in January 2013 in Hong Kong and Dubai!
Happy New Year and Keep on Supporting our Philippine National Basketball Team, Smart Gilas Pilipinas!
Smart Gilas vs KL Dragons Tune-up Games
Smart Gilas had 2 tune-up games against the Kuala Lumpur Dragons last December 29 and 30, 2012.
1st Game: Smart Gilas defeats KL Dragons, 86-80
Highlights:
-Ronjay Buenafe with 16 points
-Justin Melton with 12 points
-Greg Slaughter with 12 points
-Ronald Pascual with 8 points
-Nino Canaleta with 8 points
-Marcus Douthit did not play
2nd Game: KL Dragons defeats Smart Gilas , 89-82
Highlights:
-Marcus Douthit with 15 points
-Justin Melton with 15 points
-Nino Canaleta with 12 points
-Ronjay Buenafe with 10 points
New Fil-Am recruit Justin Melton already showing his talents in his first stint with Smart Gilas!
Source: https://twitter.com/coachot