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Philippines defeats UAE

2011 FIBA Asia Championship
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs United Arab Emirates
Wuhan, China
Philippines defeats UAE, 92-52

Game Highlights:
-Mac Baracael led Smart Gilas with 15 points
-Smart Gilas down to 10 players since Chris Lutz and Marcio Lassiter ruled ineligible to play before the game – http://www.smartgilasbasketball.com/news/chris-lutz-and-marcio-lassiter-ruled-ineligible/
-All players scored with 6 players with 9 or more points
-Smart Gilas had 19 assists to only 10 by UAE
-Smart Gilas shot 73% from the 2-point range (36/49)
-Both Centers Marcus Douthit and Asi Taulava scored 13 points with Taulava grabbing 11 rebounds
-Philippines limited UAE to only 10 points in the 2nd quarter
-Marcus Douthit was called for an unsportsmanlike foul in the 1st quarter for pushing a player from UAE
-The only negative from the game is the 10 steals by UAE and Smart Gilas committing 19 turnovers

Game Scores
Philippines 92 – Baracael 15, Douthit 13, Taulava 13, Casio 11, Tiu 9, Barroca 9, de Ocampo 7, Alapag 6, William 5, Aguilar 4.

UAE 52 – Ahmed 12, Alhattawi 11, Ahmad 10, Alzaabi 7, Salem 6, Al Braiki 3, Abdalla 3, Banihammad 0, Alsari 0,

Quarters: 17-12, 41-22, 69-35, 92-52

Smart Gilas beats Jordan

Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Jordan National Team
Exhibition Game – September 10, 2011
Arena, San Juan
Smart Gilas defeats Jordan, 80-71

Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 17 points even though he played limited minutes due to foul trouble and fouling out in the 4th quarter
– Marcio Lassiter (16 points) and Chris Tiu (10 points) both scored in double digits
– JV Casio, Mac Baracael and Jason Ballesteros did not play this game

Game Scores:
Smart Gilas 80 – Douthit 17, Lassiter 16, Tiu 10, Barroca 8, Taulava 6, Alapag 7, Lutz 6, Williams 4, De Ocampo 4, Aguilar 2, Ababou 0

Jordan 71 – Daghles 14, Al-Sous 12, Zaghab 12, Wright 11, I.Abbas 8, Soobsokov 6, AbuQura 4, Z.Abbas 4

Quarters: 16-15, 35-29, 51-48, 80-71

Smart Gilas beats Qatar

Smart Gilas vs Qatar
Exhibition Game – September 8, 2011
Arena, San Juan
Smart Gilas defeats Qatar, 69-52

Game Highlights:
-Top Scorer: Jimmy Alapag – 11 points (3/5 from three point range)
-New recruit Ranidel de Ocampo scored 9 points
-Philippines was 8 out of 21 from three point range
-JV Casio did not play while Marcus Douthit played limited minutes
-For Qatar Chauncey Leslie and Tanguy Ngombo did not play

Game scores:

Smart Gilas 69 – Alapag 11, De Ocampo 9, Lassiter 8, Ababou 7, Tiu 6, Douthit 6, Lutz 6, Barroca 5, Williams 5, Aguilar 4, Taulava 2, Ballesteros 0, Baracael 0.

Qatar 52 – Ali S. 10, Saeed 9, Hassan 8, Elhadary 8, Ali A. 8, Ndour 7, Salem 2, Shaer 0, Sow 0, Ndiaye 0.

Quarterscores: 21-6, 33-18, 57-32, 69-52

Next Smart Gilas Team?

Marcus Douthit
Marcus Douthit

After the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China which will be held in September 15-25, 2011 (2012 London Olympics Qualifier), the core of the Smart Gilas National Basketball Team will have a revamp since most players have applied for the PBA Rookie Draft and will surely be top picks.

The Smart Gilas program has been extended until the 2013 FIBA-Asia Championship which the top three teams will qualify for the 2014 FIBA World Championship.

Chris Tiu

Marcus Douthit and Chris Tiu will lead the new Smart Gilas Team along with Greg Slaughter and Aldrech Ramos. Other names have popped up on the list of Smart Gilas players like Kiefer Ravena, Bobby Ray Parks and more collegiate players.

Who do you think should be included in the next Smart Gilas Team?

Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei

2011 William Jones Cup Invitational Tournament Battle for 3rd Place
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese-Taipei
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
Philippines defeats Chinese-Taipei, 82-72

Game Highlights:
– With the win, Philippines finished 3rd overall in the 2011 Jones Cup
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 28 points and 11 boards (12/18 from the field)
– 4 players scored in double figures: Marcio Lassiter (16), Dondon Hontiveros (13) and Mark Barroca (10)
– JV Casio (Knee) and Chris Lutz (Elbow) did not play due to injuries

Game scores:

Philippines 82 – Douthit 28, Lassiter 16, Hontiveros 13, Barroca 10, Baracael 5, Taulava 5, Aguilar 4, Ababou 0

Chinese-Taipei 72 – Chien C. 26, Chen S. 13, Su 9, Lee 6, Chen H. 4, Lu 4, Creighton 3, Chang 2, Ho 2

Quarterscores: 22-16; 43-34; 62-49; 82-72

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.

South Korea defeats Philippines

2011 William Jones Cup Invitational Tournament
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs South Korea
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
South Korea defeats Philippines, 78-70

Game Highlights:
– JV Casio led Smart Gilas with 27 points (15 in the 3rd quarter where Philippines made a run to tie the game)
– Marcus Douthit contributed 16 points and 8 rebounds but was in foul trouble
– Philippines committed 4 turnovers in the last 2 minutes
– Mac Baracael with 13 points and no other Smart Gilas player in double digits
– Philippines now has 3 wins and 2 losses
– A must win against UAE tomorrow and Japan on friday to advance in the semifinal round

Game scores:

South Korea 78 – Oh 19, Dong 17, Ha 16, Moon 11, Joo 6, Jung 5, Byung 2, Jong 2

Philippines 70 – Casio 27, Douthit 16, Baracael 13, Tiu 6, Lutz 4, Taulava 2, Aguilar 2, Lassiter 0, Barroca 0, Hontiveros 0

Quarterscores: 16-14; 29-37; 56-56; 78-70