Monthly Archives: July 2013
Marcus Douthit
Full Name: Marcus Eugene Douthit
Jersey Number: 11
Height: 6’10
Weight: 250lbs
Position: Forward/Center
Birth Date: April 15, 1980
Birth Place: Syracuse, New York
Citizenship: American/Filipino (Naturalized on May 11, 2011)
Twitter Account: @DouthitMarcus
Basketball Teams:
High School: Notre Dame Preparatory School
College: Providence College
Professional:
Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers (56th overall)
Lebanon out of 2013 FIBA Asia Championship
FIBA officially suspends the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB), this means the Lebanon national basketball team cannot participate in the upcoming 27th FIBA Asia Championship. Since FIBA cannot find a replacement for Lebanon, the FIBA Asia Championship is down to 15 teams, Group B will only have 3 teams and no team will be eliminated in the preliminary round.
More info about the FIBA Asia Championship 2013
Jones Cup 2013 Recap
35th William Jones Cup
July 6-15, 2013
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei, Taiwan
Iran was unbeaten in the 2013 Jones Cup and was Champion of the tournament. Philippines won the 2012 Jones Cup but was unable to participate this year because of the current tension in Taiwan.
Champion: Iran (7-0)
2nd Place: Chinese Taipei (5-2)
3rd Place: South Korea (5-2)
Awards:
Best Player: Hamed Haddadi of Iran
Best Guard: Chih-Chieh Lin of Taiwan
Best Forward: Eric Hicks of USA
Best Center: Hamed Haddadi of Iran
Other Standings
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Watch Gilas Pilipinas pre-FIBA games. Gilas Pilipinas vs PBA Stars on July 24 at Mall of Asia Arena and Gilas Pilipinas vs Kazakhstan on July 26 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
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Gilas Pilipinas New Zealand Training Camp Recap
Gilas Pilipinas with the Tall Blacks in New Zealand
Record: 3 wins, 3 losses
Gilas Pilipinas Games in New Zealand
Game 1: Gilas Pilipinas defeats Hawkes Bay Hawks, 82-78
Game 2: Gilas Pilipinas defeats Hawkes Bay Hawks, 73-70
Game 3: NBL Selection defeats Gilas Pilipinas, 86-85
Game 4: Wellington Saints defeats Gilas Pilipinas, 100-96
Game 5: Gilas Pilipinas defeats Super City Rangers, 95-77
Game 6: Tall Blacks defeats Gilas Pilipinas, 77-76
Gilas Pilipinas won twice against the Hawkes Bay Hawks and once against the Super City Rangers, the 3 losses of Gilas Pilipinas were all close games against the NBL Selection, Wellington Saints and the Tall Blacks.
*Photo above posted by Coach Chot Reyes in twitter.com/coachot
New Zealand National Team defeats Gilas Pilipinas by 1
New Zealand Training Camp Updates
New Zealand (Tall Blacks) defeats Philippines (Gilas Pilipinas), 77-76
Note:
Tall Blacks FIBA Ranking is 18
This is the last game of the New Zealand Training Camp.
Gilas Pilipinas goes back to the Country and will play a couple of Exhibition Games against the PBA Selection and a team from Kazakhstan. More info here Gilas Pilipinas vs PBA Stars and Kazakhstan
Gilas Pilipinas Record: 3-3
Gilas Pilipinas defeats Super City Rangers by 18
New Zealand Training Camp Updates
Philippines (Gilas Pilipinas) defeats Super City Rangers, 95-77
St. Kentigern’s Gymnasium, Auckland
Note:
Marcus Douthit did not play for the 2nd straight game as he rested his back.
Last Game tomorrow against the Tall Blacks (New Zealand National Team)
Gilas Pilipinas Record: 3-2
Wellington Saints defeats Gilas Pilipinas
New Zealand Training Camp Updates
Wellington Saints defeats Philippines (Gilas Pilipinas), 100-96
Game Highlights:
-Marcus Douthit did not play due to a back injury
-Gabe Norwood led Gilas Pilipinas with 13 points
-8 players with 7 or more points
