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Hontiveros out, Reyes/Fonacier In
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
Philippines defeats Japan
2011 William Jones Cup Invitational Tournament
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan
Sinjhuang Stadium, New Taipei City
Philippines defeats Japan, 94-78
Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas wiith 32 points and 18 rebounds (12/13 from the free throw line)
– Dondon Hontiveros had a breakout game with 14 points (12 in the 4th period) and helped in defending Japanese sharpshooter Keijuro Matsui (8/8 from three-point range) in the 4th quarter
– Chris Tiu and Marcio Lassiter both scored 11 points
– Smart Gilas had 29 points in the 4th quarter while limiting Japan to only 10 points
– With the win, Philippines advances to the semifinal around against Iran tomorrow at 7pm
– JV Casio maybe out of the tournament due to a knee injury
Game scores:
Philippines 94 – Douthit 32, Hontiveros 14, Tiu 11, Lassiter 11, Lutz 9, Barroca 8, Aguilar 7, Taulava 2, Casio 0, Baracael 0, Ballesteros 0, Ababou 0.
Japan 78 – Matsui 27, Nishimura 11, Okada 9, Hinkley 8, Ota 7, Shonaka 5, Togashi 5, Ito 4, Arao 2, Kamata 0, Noguchi 0, Sakai 0.
Quarters: 24-20; 49-44; 65-68; 94-78.
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.