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Smart Gilas starts training again without 4 PBA Players

June 16, 2011   News

Smart Gilas Pilipinas started training again minus the 4 PBA Players who will be available only after the PBA Governors Cup. Asi Taulava of Meralco Bolts, Dondon Hontiveros of Air 21 Express and Jimmy Alapag and Kelly Williams of Talk N Text Tropang Texters all suited up at the start of the PBA 3rd Conference.

The next tournament for Smart Gilas will be on June 23-26 for the SEABA Tournament in Jakarta and the Jones Cup in August to be held in Taiwan.

The team is down to 10 players with Greg Slaughter and Aldrech Ramos playing in the UAAP Season 74 for Ateneo and FEU respectively.

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SEABA Men’s Championship Schedule

June 7, 2011   2011 SEABA Mens Championship, Game Schedules, Tournaments

9th SEABA Men’s Championship
June 23-26, 2011
Jakarta, Indonesia

Philippines vs Malaysia
Thursday, June 23, 2011, 5pm

Philippines vs Indonesia
Friday, June 24, 2011, 7pm

Philippines vs Singapore
Saturday, June 25, 2011, 5pm

Finals
Sunday, June 26, 2011

Top three finishers qualify for the Wuhan meet in September 2011, which will serve as a qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics. Expect the same lineup for Smart Gilas as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup minus Dondon Hontiveros and Asi Taulava who opted to play in the PBA Governors Cup. Jimmy Alapag and Kelly Williams are now practicing with the team but will only be available after the PBA 3rd Conference ending in August.

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Qatar defeats Philippines

June 6, 2011   2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, Game Results, Tournaments

22nd FIBA-Asia Champions Cup Battle for 3rd Place
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Al Rayyan of Qatar
June 5, 2011
Qatar defeats Philippines, 71-64

Game Highlights:
– With the loss, Smart Gilas finished for 4th place

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Philippines defeats Syria

June 3, 2011   2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, Game Results, Tournaments

22nd FIBA-Asia Champions Cup
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Al Jala’a of Syria
June 3, 2011
Philippines defeats Syria, 85-80

Game Highlights:
– Douthit and Casio led Smart Gilas in the 4th quarter to advance to the semifinals against Iran
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas in scoring with 26 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals
– JV Casio had a great game scoring 22 points and dishing out 9 assists (4/9 from 3-point range)
– Japeth Aguilar almost had a double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds
– Mac Baracael scored all of his 6 points in the 4th quarter
– Biggest lead of Syria was 15 points
– Former NBA Player Samaki Walker led Syria with 25 points and 8 rebounds

Game Scores:
Philippines 85 – Douthit 26, Casio 22, Aguilar 12, Baracael 6, Lutz 6, Hontiveros 5, Tiu 5, Lassiter 2, Taulava 1, Barroca 0.

Syria 80 – Walker 25, Madanly 17, Miller 13, Deeb 11, Papazian 7, Yaqqub 4, Gorges 2, Haj Ishak 1, Yakoub 0.

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Philippines defeats Jordan

June 1, 2011   2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, Game Results, Tournaments

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.

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Philippines defeats Iraq

May 31, 2011   2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, Game Results, Tournaments

22nd FIBA-Asia Champions Cup
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Duhok of Iraq
May 31, 2011
Philippines defeats Iraq, 74-64

Game Highlights:
– Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 14 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks
– Chris Tiu almost had a triple double with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists
– Mark Barroca contributed 12 points and 8 rebounds (6/10 from the field)
– Only 17% from three-point range (Casio 1/6, Tiu 1/5, Hontiveros 2/7)
– Smart Gilas led by as much as 15 points but Duhok came back in the 3rd quarter to cut the lead to 2
– 16 turnovers led by JV Casio with 4
– Former Import CJ Giles led Iraq with 20 points and 23 rebounds
– Smart Gilas is now 3-0 in the tournament

Game Scores:
Philippines 74 – Douthit 14, Barroca 12, Tiu 11, Hontiveros 8, Lutz 8, Casio 7, Baracael 6, Lassiter 4, Taulava 2, Aguilar 2

Iraq 64 – Giles 20, Gray 17, Al-doori 9, Agha 7, Gorgiss 5, Mahdi 5, Hamad 1

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Philippines wins 2nd straight game

May 29, 2011   2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, Game Results, Tournaments

22nd FIBA-Asia Champions Cup
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Kuala Lumpur Dragons of Malaysia
May 29, 2011
Philippines defeats Malaysia, 95-64

Game Highlights:
– 6 players in double figures led by Chris Tiu with 11 points
– Led in rebounding 49-26, with Douthit grabbing 14 rebounds and Taulava with 12 rebounds
– JV Casio led Smart Gilas in assists with 7 assists
– Dondon Hontiveros bounced back from yesterdays non-factor game contributing 10 points (4/7 from the field)
– 29/56 (52% from 2) and 8/16 (50% from 3)
– All players scored in this game (50 points off the bench)
– Malaysia led by 1 point at half time but Smart Gilas took control in the 3rd quarter led by the defense of Asi Taulava

Game Scores:
Smart Gilas 95 – Tiu 11, Barroca 10, Casio 10, Hontiveros 10, Baracael 10, Lutz 10, Douthit 9, Lassiter 8, Aguilar 6, Ababou 5, Taulava 4, Ballesteros 2.

KL Dragons 64 – Ayer 31, Morrison 15, Kwaan 7, Batumalai 5, Ooi 2, Loh 2, Ng 2, Ho 0, Kuppusamy 0, Chin 0, Kamaruddin 0.

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Smart Gilas defeats Saudi by 32

May 28, 2011   2011 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup, Game Results, Tournaments

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.

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