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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
2nd straight loss for Gilas Pilipinas
Dubai Invitational Basketball Tournament
Aramex (Jordan) defeats Philippines (Smart Gilas), 75-65
January 14, 2013
Game Highlights:
-2nd straight loss for Smart Gilas
-Kevin Alas led Smart Gilas with 12 points
-Matt Rosser with 11 points
-Garvo Lanete contributed 10 points
-Philippines finished the classification round with a 1-2 record
-Next Game: Quarterfinals vs Sagesse of Lebanon on Wednesday, January 16 (Jan 17 1am PH Time)
Al Ahli defeats Smart Gilas by 15
Dubai Invitational Basketball Tournament
UAE (Al Ahli) defeats Philippines (Smart Gilas), 97-82
January 12, 2013
Game Highlights:
-Big loss by Smart Gilas after winning their 1st game
-Garvo Lanete led Smart Gilas with 12 points
-Nino “KG” Canaleta with 10 points
-Marcus Douthit was limited to 9 points
-Biggest lead of Al Ahli was 23 points
-Al Ahli with 3 imports: Cheikh Samb (18pts), Leroy Hurd (21pts) and Leemire Goldwire (24pts) who all played in the NBA/NBA-D-League
-Philippines now has 1-1 record
-Next Game: vs Amarex of Jordan on Jan 14 (Jan 15, 1 am PH Time)
Philippines wins 1st game in Dubai Invitational
Dubai Invitational Basketball Tournament
Philippines (Smart Gilas) defeats Lebanon (Mouttahed), 79-77
January 11, 2013
Game Highlights:
-Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 20 points and 10 rebounds
-Garvo Lanete with 15 points
-Ronjay Buenafe contributed 10 points
-Kevin Alas with 9 points
-9-0 run by Smart Gilas in the 4th quarter led by Alas and Lanete
-Mouttahed played with 3 imports
-Mouttahed started the game on a 11-0 blast
-Smart Gilas was down by 15 points in the 1st quarter
Watch Game Video Replay: Smart Gilas vs Mouttahed Game Replay
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
Current Smart Gilas Roster January 2013
The Smart Gilas Roster for the Invitational Tournaments this January 2013 was already announced by Coach Chot Reyes. There are many notable players missing from the lineup which composed of mostly Smart Gilas cadets.
While these are just practice games for the FIBA Asia Championship in August 2013, Smart Gilas needs to add more depth to their roster.
Center
Marcus Douthit
JayR Reyes
Greg Slaughter
Isaac Holstein
Forward/Guard
Nino Canaleta
Ronald Pascual
Jake Pascual
Ronjay Buenafe
Guard
Matt Rosser
Justin Melton
Kevin Alas
RR Garcia
Garvo Lanete
Let us support our Philippine National Basketball Team!
Updated Smart Gilas Roster for Invitational Tournaments
From PBA:
Jay R Reyes (Meralco Bolts)
Ronjay Buenafe (Meralco Bolts)
Nino “KG” Canaleta (Air 21 Express)
Naturalized Player:
Marcus Douthit
From Smart Gilas Cadet Pool:
Kevin Alas
RR Garcia
Garvo Lanete
Ronald Pascual
Jake Pascual
Matt Ganuelas Rosser
Greg Slaughter
New Fil-Am Recruits:
Justin Melton
Isaac Holstein
This current team will play in the invitational tournaments in Dubai and Hong Kong on January 2013.
Only players from eliminated teams in the current PBA Philippine Cup were invited that is why no players from Alaska, Talk N Text, San Mig Coffee and Rain or Shine. Included in the pool but injured: LA Tenorio (Ginebra) and Gary David (Globalport). Other players were invited to join the pool but did not attend practice: Arwind Santos, Junmar Fajardo, Jay Washington, Alex Cabagnot and Chris Lutz of Petron Blaze Boosters.
Smart Gilas to play in Dubai Invitational Cup
Smart Gilas Pilipinas will participate in the Dubai Invitational Cup from January 10-19, 2013.
Smart Gilas Line-up for Dubai Invitational Cup
Marcus Douthit
JayR Reyes
Greg Slaughter
Nino Canaleta
Ronald Pascual
Jake Pascual
Ronjay Buenafe
Matt Rosser
Justin Melton
Kevin Alas
RR Garcia
Garvo Lanete
Isaac Holstein
Dubai Invitational Teams:
Philippines
Lebanon 1
Lebanon 2
Lebanon 3
UAE 1
UAE 2
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Teams are allowed 3 imports each but no Imports for Philippines.