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Philippines defeats Jordan in 1st game

2012 William Jones Cup
Philippines defeats Jordan, 88-78
August 18, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan

Game Highlights:
-Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas 2 with 17 points and 14 rebounds
-Gary David with 14 points
-PBA Finals MVP Jeff Chan scored 11 points
-Larry Fonacier with 10 points
-Balanced scoring for Philippines: 8 players with 5 or more points
-Jordan outscored Philippines, 25-16 in the 1st quarter
-Philippines committed 19 turnovers
-Philippines scored 52 points in the 2nd half
-Next Game: Chinese-Taipei Team B on Sunday, August 19 at 3pm

Game Scores:

Philippines 88 – Douthit 17, David 14, Chan 11, Fonacier 10, De Ocampo 8, Norwood 7, Villaneuva 7, Mercado 6, Tenorio 4, Thoss 4.

2012 William Jones Cup Smart Gilas Roster

34th William Jones Cup 2012
August 18-26, 2012
Taipei, Taiwan

Smart Gilas 2 Roster for Jones Cup
From PBA
Jayson Castro (Talk N Text) JR Reyes (Meralco)
Ranidel De Ocampo (Talk N Text)
Larry Fonacier (Talk N Text)
Sonny Thoss (Alaska)
LA Tenorio (Alaska)
Mac Baracael (Alaska)
Jeff Chan (Rain or Shine)
Gabe Norwood (Rain or Shine)
Enrico Villanueva (Ginebra)
Gary David (Powerade)
Sol Mercado (Meralco)

From amateur
Garvo Lanete (San Beda)

Naturalized Player
Marcus Douthit

New Recruit
Matt Rosser (Fil-Am)

2011 Jones Cup Results: Philippines finished 3rd place under Rajko Toroman

Smart Gilas 2 16-man pool from the PBA

Smart Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes announced the 16 PBA players who will be part of the Smart Gilas 2 pool of players. Smart Gilas II will be composed of the PBA pool together with the pool from the amateur ranks which will be announced soon.

Smart Gilas 16-man player pool from the PBA:
From Talk ‘N Text: Jimmy Alapag, Jayson Castro, Ranidel De Ocampo, Larry Fonacier, Ryan Reyes, Kelly Williams
From Alaska: LA Tenorio and Sonny Thoss
From B-Meg: James Yap and Marc Pingris
From Petron: Alex Cabagnot and Arwind Santos
From Powerade: Gary David and Marcio Lassiter
From Rain or Shin: Gabe Norwood
From Ginebra: Enrico Villanueva

Smart Gilas skips Doha Tournament

Smart Gilas Pilipinas will not play in the 4-Nation Doha Tournament in Qatar due to injuries to Chris Tiu, JV Casio, Mark Barroca and the extension of the Talk N Text vs Petron PBA Finals to Game 7. 5 players from Talk N Text will reinforce Smart Gilas and they need time to rest from the grueling series vs Petron.

The five players from Talk N Text that will join Smart Gilas in the FIBA Asia Championships in September:
– Jimmy Alapag
– Kelly Williams
– Ranidel de Ocampo
– Larry Fonacier
– Ryan Reyes

No word yet on which tournament/exhibition games that they will play before the FIBA Tournament.

Hontiveros out, Reyes/Fonacier In

Dondon Hontiveros
Dondon Hontiveros has decided to quit Smart Gilas due to fatigue and health issues. With Hontiveros out 2 new Talk N Text players was added to the Smart Gilas pool: Ryan Reyes and Larry Fonacier.

We would like to thank Dondon Hontiveros for his service to the country, let us support his decision ad continue to support our Philippine National Basketball Team.

* Pic above is from smartgilaspilipinas.com