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Iran defeats Philippines

2011 William Jones Cup Invitational Tournament Semifinals
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Iran
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
Iran defeats Philippines, 78-59

Game Highlights:
– Smart Gilas had no answer for Iranian-NBA center Hamed Haddadi with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks.
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 16 points
– Mark Barroca filling in for the injured JV Casio contributed 10 points but was also injured in the 4th quarter
– Marcio Lassiter was the only other Smart Gilas player in double figures with 10 points
– Iran led in rebounding, 44-21
– With the loss, Philippines will now play for 3rd place against home team, Chinese-Taipei at 5pm
– South Korea will battle Iran for the Jones Cup Championship tomorrow at 7pm

Game scores:

Iran 78 – Haddadi 36, Sahakian 16, Davari 9, Barogh 6, Davarpanahfard 3, Aren 3, Nabipoor 1, Zadeh 0, Rouzbahani 0, Kamrani 0.

Smart Gilas 59 – Douthit 16, Barroca 10, Lassiter 10, Hontiveros 6, Tiu 5, Aguilar 5, Baracael 5, Taulava 2, Lutz 0, Ballesteros 0, Ababou 0.

Quarterscores: 20-11; 36-27; 56-38; 78-59

Philippines defeats UAE

2011 William Jones Cup Invitational Tournament
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs United Arab Emirates
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
Philippines defeats UAE, 95-60

Game Highlights:
– Philippines bounced back from a big loss the night before against South Korea to beat UAE by 35 points
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 23 points and 13 rebounds
– Chris Lutz (13), Marcio Lassiter (10) and Asi Taulava (10) had double digits in scoring
– Philippines shot 54% from the field and outrebounded UAE, 57-29
– Philippines committed only 8 turnovers and dished out 17 assists
– Philippines now has 4 wins and 2 losses with 1 game to go against Japan
– Philippines had to beat Japan in order to advance to the semifinal round

Game scores:

Smart Gilas 95 – Douthit 23, Lutz 13, Lassiter 10, Taulava 10, Aguilar 8, Hontiveros 7, Casio 7, Tiu 6, Barroca 4, Ababou 4, Baracael 3, Ballesteros 0.

UAE 60 – Salem 15, Braiki 13, Mubarak 8, Omar 6, Alameri 5, Zaabi 5, Ahmed 4, Abdalla 4, Ahmad 0, Alhattawi 0, Alali 0, Almehairi 0.

Quarters: 19-10; 38-31; 65-49; 95-60.

Philippines defeats Malaysia

2011 William Jones Cup Invitational Tournament
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Malaysia
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
Philippines defeats Malaysia, 86-68

Game Highlights:
– Mac Baracael and Chris Tiu led Smart Gilas with 14 points each
– 5 players scored in double figures with Lassiter and Aguilar with 13 points and Lutz with 12 points
– Marcus Douthit and JV Casio did not play (getting ready for game against South Korea)
– Asi Taulava was ejected from the game along with Yoong Jing Kwaan (After Malaysian player Kwaan grabbed Taulava below the belt, Asi retaliated with 2 punches)
– It was a close game in the 1st half but Philippines held Malaysia to just 11 points in the 3rd quarter

Game Scores:

Philippines 86 – Baracael 14, Tiu 14, Lassiter 13, Aguilar 13, Lutz 12, Ababou 6, Barroca 5, Ballesteros 4, Hontiveros 3, Taulava 2.

Malaysia 68 – Chee 15, Ng 9, Ong 8, Ho 6, Kuek 5, Wee 5, Batumalai 4, Ooi 4, Loh 4, Kwaan 4, Chin 2, So 2.

Quarters: 16-13, 37-34, 64-45, 86-68

Lassiter and Lutz joins PBA Draft

Chris Lutz
Chris Lutz

Marcio Lassiter
Marcio Lassiter

2011 PBA Rookie Draft Deadline: August 18, 2011

Smart Gilas Pilipinas players Chris Lutz and Marcio Lassiter lead the first few applicants for the PBA Draft to be held on August 28, 2011 at Robinsons Place, Manila.

* pics by gmtan from smartgilaspilipinas.com

Iran defeats Philippines

22nd FIBA-Asia Champions Cup
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Mahram of Iran
June 4, 2011
Iran defeats Philippines, 80-77

Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 25 points, 13 rebounds (10 offensive) and 3 assists
– JV Casio had a superb game with 21 points (5/12 from three-point range) along with 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals
– Marcio Lassiter with 8 points, 8 rebounds (6 offensive), 3 assists and 2 steals
– Japeth Aguilar with 8 points and 7 rebounds
– Chris Tiu only scored 7 points but he led the comeback in the last 2 minutes of the game
– Although Iran was taller, we outrebounded Ira, 43-35 with 23 offensive rebounds
– With the loss, Smart Gilas will now battle for 3rd place against Qatar and Iran will go up against Lebanon for the finals
– Only 5 players scored for Iran, their 1st five

Game Scores:
Iran 80
– Nikkhah 19, Kamrani 17, Cheikh Tidian 17, Williams 16, Afagh 11, Nezafat 0, Davoudichegani 0, Sahakian 0, Kardoost 0.

Philippines 77 – Douthit 25, Casio 21, Aguilar 8, Lassiter 8, Tiu 7, Lutz 4, Barroca 2, Hontiveros 2, Baracael 0, Taulava 0.

Philippines defeats Jordan

22nd FIBA-Asia Champions Cup
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs ASU of Jordan
June 1, 2011
Philippines defeats Jordan, 76-74

Game Highlights:
– Dondon Hontiveros led Smart Gilas with 23 points, 4 rebounds and 2 steals (6/11 from 3-point range)
– JV Casio made a crucial running jumper in the last 2 minutes and contributed 12 points, 7 assists and 2 steals
– Mac Baracael also had a good game with 9 points and 4 rebounds
– Marcus Douthit was in foul trouble for most of the game but still scored 14 points and grabbed 7 rebs.
– Backup center Asi Taulava had extended playing time, contributed 12 rebounds
– Chris Lutz, JV Casio and Marcio Lassiter closed the game with 2 made free throws each

Game Scores:
Philippines 76
– Hontiveros 23, Douthit 14, Casio 12, Baracael 9, Barroca 6, Taulava 4, Tiu 4, Lassiter 2, Lutz 2, Aguilar 0.

Jordan 74 – Watkins 25, Abbas 20, Daghles 17, Mohammad 6, Al Sous 4, Soobzokov 2, Alawadi 0, Islam 0.

Smart Gilas defeats Saudi by 32

22nd FIBA-Asia Champions Cup
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Al Ittihad of Saudi Arabia
May 28, 2011
Philippines defeats Saudi Arabia, 101-69

Game Highlights:
– Japeth Aguilar led Smart Gilas with 20 points and 6 rebounds (10/11 from the field)
– 24 assists by Smart Gilas led by Chris Tiu (6), JV Casio (5) and Mark Barroca (4)
– 43/70 (61%) from the field (48 points in the paint)
– 38-24 rebounding edge with Marcus Douthit and Asi Taulava both with 7 rebounds
– Marcio Lassiter was 3 out of 3 from three points
– Dondon Hontiveros was a non-factor in the game with only 2 points (1/11 from the field)

Game Scores:
Philippines 101
– Aguilar 20, Douthit 18, Lassiter 15, Casio 11, Baracael 9, Barroca 8, Tiu 7, Ababou 6, Lutz 5, Hontiveros 2, Ballesteros 0, Taulava 0.

Saudi Arabia 69 – Dragajlovic 18, Almaghrabi 9, Keely 8, Alhosawi 7, Alqonisi 7, Alshamrani 6, Kabe 5, Ibrahim 4, Alharbi 3, Alfalattah 2, Almadani 0, Aljuhani 0.

Smart Gilas loses last game of Eliminations

2011 PBA Commissioners Cup
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Meralco Bolts
April 2, 2011
Meralco defeats Smart Gilas, 91-87

Game Highlights:
– Smart Gilas with 7 wins and 2 losses, both losses in OT (Derby Ace and Meralco)
– Smart Gilas was led by Marcio Lassiter with 22 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals (10/16 from the field)
– Marcus Douthit grabbed 24 rebounds and blocked 6 shots
– 5 players in double figures (JV Casio with 20 points)
– Japeth Aguilar with 10 points and 9 rebounds
– Smart Gilas led in rebounding 66-55 but only had 16 assists compared to 23 by Meralco
– Chris Tiu did not play due to a shoulder injury

Game scores:

Meralco 91 – Oguchi 21, Mercado 16, Hugnatan 15, Cardona 11, Espinas 11, Weinstein 5, Taulava 4,
Ross 4, Isip 4.

Smart Gilas 87 – Lassiter 22, Casio 20, Douthit 14, Aguilar 10, Barroca 10, Lutz 6, Ramos 3,
Slaughter 2, Ababou 2, Baracael 0.

Quarterscores: 17-27, 42-42, 61-58, 80-80 (reg.), 91-87 (OT).