2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament starts today, July 5 at the Mall of Asia Arena as Gilas Pilipinas will face Team France led by Tony Parker.
Gilas Pilipinas Final Player Roster for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
#1 Andray Blatche
#2 Terrence Romeo
#3 Bobby Ray Parks
The Philippines’ men’s national basketball team ‘Gilas Pilipinas’, together with the coaching staff led by Coach Tab Baldwin, recently went to Greece, Turkey and Italy for their 17-day training camp in preparation for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which will start tomorrow, July 5 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
The national team includes the ‘Dota Boys’ Marc Pingris and June Mar Fajardo, named after the computer game Dota which the two love to play. Pingris and Fajardo were roommates again in this out of town trip.
The Gilas fans also drew attention to the formation of a new tandem in the name of Terrence Romeo and Bobby Ray Parks, who refer to themselves as the ‘Ming Ming Brothers’.
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Kinapos ang Gilas Pilipinas sa pangalawang paghaharap nila ng koponan ng bansang Turkey bilang paghahanda sa FIBA Olympic Qualifiers.
Hindi tulad ng unang tune-up game, kung saan natambakan ng tatlumpu’t limang puntos ang Gilas, mas magandang depensa ang ipinamalas ng ating national team sa pagkakataong ito, para maibaba sa walong puntos ang lamang sa pagtatapos ng laban, 84-76.
Gilas Pilipinas lost to Turkey, 84-76 in their last tune-up game before the FIBA OQT.
Jayson Castro with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
Former Gilas Pilipinas members LA Tenorio, Beau Belga and Dondon Hontiveros watched the Gilas Pilipinas vs Turkey Tune-up game in full support of Gilas Pilipinas. Jimmy Alapag was also in the venue to support Gilas Pilipinas!
Watch: Tenorio, Belga, Hontiveros Interview about Gilas 4.0
2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Official Livestreaming by livebasketball.tv available worldwide. (No Geographic Restrictions)
After losing by 35 points in their 1st match in Istanbul, Gilas Pilipinas with a big improvement in their 2nd game against Turkey as they lost by only 8 points, 84-76. Philippines actually missed 11 free throw attempts as this could have been a much closer game. Read recap: Gilas Pilipinas lost to Turkey by 8
Watch: Gilas Pilipinas vs Turkey Highlights/Postgame Interviews
Bobby Ray Parks contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists in just 14 minutes of playing time for Gilas Pilipinas against Turkey in a tune-up game last night.
Watch: Bobby Ray Parks Highlights vs Turkey
Watch Gilas Pilipinas in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament on July 5 vs France and July 6 vs New Zealand.
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