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Smart Gilas Super Kung Sheung Cup Recap
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
January 22 to 27, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Champion: Philippines (Smart Gilas Pilipinas)
Tournament MVP: Kevin Louie Alas – 13.2 points per game
Game 1 – 11 points
Game 2 – 14 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal
Game 3 – 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals
Game 4 – 10 points and 4 assists
Game 5 – 13 points, 2 assists and 1 block
Finals Game – Philippines defeats Southern California Fukienese Association, 81-77
Top Scorer: Marcus Douthit – 19 points, 20 rebounds, 4 assists. 4 steals and 4 blocks
Read Recap: Smart Gilas Super Kung Sheung Cup Champions
Semi Finals Game – Philippines defeats Changsha Park Lane, 90-69
Top Scorer: Nino “KG” Canaleta – 18 points and 8 rebounds
Read Recap: Smart Gilas defeats Changsha Park Lane, now in Finals
Classification Round Game 3 – Philippines defeats Malaysia, 119-46
Top Scorer: Greg Slaughter – 27 points
Read Recap: Smart Gilas defeats Malaysia, now 3-0
Classification Round Game 2 – Philippines defeats Hong Kong, 85-58
Top Scorer: Nino “KG” Canaleta – 15 points and 8 rebounds
Read Recap: Smart Gilas defeats Hong Kong by 27
Classification Round Game 1 – Philippines defeats Indonesia, 110-78
Top Scorer: Garvo Lanete – 23 points (3/5 from 3 pt range and 7/9 from 2 pt range)
Read Recap: Smart Gilas defeats Indonesia by 32
In the 5 games of Smart Gilas, Kevin Alas did not lead in scoring but was the most consistent, scoring double digits in all 5 games and truly deserves the MVP award.
Congratulations Coach Chot Reyes, Coaching Staff and Players of Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas #LabanPilipinas
Smart Gilas Super Kung Sheung Cup Champions
* Photo above posted by Josh Reyes on Twitter (https://twitter.com/josh_reyes)
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
Philippines defeats Southern California Fukienese Association, 81-77
January 27, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Game Highlights:
-5 straight wins for Philippines
-Kevin Alas named Tournament MVP
-Marcus Douthit led Smart Gilas with 19 points, 20 rebounds, 4 assists. 4 steals and 4 blocks
-Gary David with 14 points
-Tournament MVP Kevin Alas with 13 points (5/6 from the field)
-Garvo Lanete with 12 points
-Jake Pascual with 8 points
Game Scores:
Philippines 81 – Douthit 19, David 14, Alas 13, Lanete 12, Pascual J 8, Pascual R 5, Ganuelas 4, Melton 3, Slaughter 3, Garcia 0, Canaleta 0.
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas #LabanPilipinas
Smart Gilas defeats Changsha Park Lane, now in Finals
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
Philippines defeats Changsha Park Lane, 90-69
January 26, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Game Highlights:
-Philippines now in finals vs Southern California Fukienese Assn
-Nino “KG” Canaleta led Smart Gilas with 18 points along with 8 rebounds
-Marcus Douthit with 13 points and 8 rebounds
-Kevin Alas with 10 points and 4 assists
-Ronald Pascual and Garvo Lanete contributed 8 points each
-All players scored 5 or more points except Gary David
-4 straight wins for Smart Gilas
-Finals Game: Jan 27, 3:30pm
Game Scores:
Philippines 90 – Canaleta 18, Douthit 13, Alas 10, Pascual R 8, Lanete 8, Garcia 7, Ganuelas 6, Pascual J 6, Slaughter 6, Melton 5, David 3
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas #LabanPilipinas
One PBA Player per team on Gilas Pilipinas
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board has approved to lend at least 1 PBA player per team for the Gilas Pilipinas National Basketball Team that will compete in the FIBA Asia Championship this August 2013. The only sure player for that team is Naturalized-player, Marcus Douthit. But it is still the decision of Coach Chot Reyes who will make the final lineup.
Who should be included in the Gilas Pilipinas 12-man lineup?
PBA Teams – Unofficial Candidates
Air 21 – Nino Canaleta, Noy Baclao or Mike Cortez
Alaska – Calvin Abueva, Sonny Thoss, Cyrus Baguio or JV Casio
Barako – Mick Pennisi, Sean Anthony or Doug Kramer
Ginebra – LA Tenorio, Mac Baracael or Mark Caguiao
Globalport – Gary David or Willie Miller
Meralco – Mac Cardona, Ronjay Buenafe, Cliff Hodge or JR Reyes
Petron – Arwind Santos, Junmar Fajardo, Jay Washington, Marcio Lassiter, Chris Lutz or Alex Cabagnot
Rain or Shine – Jeff Chan, Paul Lee, Chris Tiu or Gabe Norwood
San Mig Coffee – James Yap, Peter June Simon, Yancy de Ocampo, Mark Barroca or Marc Pingris
Talk N Text – Jimmy Alapag, Kelly Williams, Ryan Reyes, Larry Fonacier, Jared Dillinger, Ranidel de Ocampo or Jayson Castro
From Smart Gilas Cadet Pool – Greg Slaughter, Garvo Lanete, Kevin Alas
Smart Gilas defeats Malaysia, now 3-0
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
Philippines defeats Malaysia, 119-46
January 24, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Game Highlights:
-Greg Slaughter who did not play yesterday due to allergy led Smart Gilas with 27 points
-Kevin Alas with 18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals
-RR Garcia also with 18 points (2/2 from three-point range)
-Justin Melton with a double-double – 14 points and 12 rebounds along with 2 assists and 4 steals
-Nino “KC” Canaleta with 14 points and 8 rebounds
-Jake Pascual with 11 points and 12 rebounds
-6 players in double figures
-Smart Gilas shot 61.2% from the field
-Philippines now with a 3-0 record
Game Scores:
Philippines 119 – Slaughter 27, Alas 18, Garcia 18, Melton 14, Canaleta 14, Pascual J 11, David 5, Ganuelas 4, Lanete 4, R. Pascual R 4, Douthit 0
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas #LabanPilipinas
Smart Gilas defeats Hong Kong by 27
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
Philippines defeats Hong Kong, 85-58
January 23, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Game Highlights:
-Nino “KG” Canaleta led Smart Gilas with 15 points and also grabbed 8 rebounds (3/6 from 3-pt range)
-Kevin Alas contributed 14 points
-Ronald Pascual with 10 points and 8 rebounds
-Marcus Douthit with 6 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks
-Justin Melton with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists
-Matt Ganuelas Rosser with 6 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks
-Greg Slaughter did not play due to severe allergy
-2nd straight win by Philippines, now with 2-0 record
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas #LabanPilipinas
Philippines 85 – Canaleta 15, Alas 14, Pascual R 10, Melton 8, Lanete 8, Garcia 8, Ganuelas 6, Douthit 6, Pascual J 6, David 4
Smart Gilas defeats Indonesia by 32
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
Philippines defeats Indonesia, 110-78
January 22, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Game Highlights:
-1st game by Smart Gilas, now 1-0
-Garvo Lanete led Smart Gilas with 23 points (3/5 from 3 pt range and 7/9 from 2 pt range)
-Nino “KG” Canaleta with 17 points (3/4 from 3 pt range)
-Gary David Contributed 14 points
-Kevin Alas with 11 points
-Jake Pascual with 10 points and 8 rebounds
-Greg Slaughter with 9 points and 6 rebounds
-Matt Ganuelas Rosser with 6 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks
-Justin Melton with 5 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds
-Marcus Douthit only played 6 minutes
-Smart Gilas show 11/20 from three point range
Congratulations Smart Gilas Pilipinas! #GoGilas
Game Scores:
Philippines 110 – Lanete 23, Canaleta 17, David 14, Alas 11, Pascual J 10, Slaughter 9, Pascual R 9, Ganuelas 6, Melton 5, Douthit 2, Garcia 2
Smart Gilas Schedule King’s Cup Hong Kong
19th Super Kung Sheung Cup International Basketball Invitational Championship (King’s Cup)
January 22 to 27, 2013
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Smart Gilas Game Schedule
January 22, 2013, 2pm – Philippines vs Indonesia
January 23, 2013, 7pm – Philippines vs Hong Kong
January 24, 2013, 2:30pm – Philippines vs Malaysia
January 26, 2013, 7pm – Semifinals: Philippines vs Changsa Park Lane
January 27, 2013, 3:30pm – Finals: Philippines vs Southern California Fukienese Association
Group A – Southern California Fukienese Association (USA), Thailand, Changsa Park Lane Snow Wolves, Hong Kong Xinlibao Bulls
Group B – Philippines, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia
Top two teams in each group will advance to the crossover semifinals.
Good luck Smart Gilas Pilipinas!
