Gilas Pilipinas lost to Italy by 36 points, 106-70 but Gilas actually played well in the second half, outscoring Italy, 47-42 with Terrence Romeo scoring 10 points in the 4th quarter including a couple of nice assists.
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Gilas Pilipinas last stop in their Europe Training Camp was in Bologna, Italy where they lost to Italy by 36 points but won against China by 3. Gilas Pilipinas players and coaching staff now back in Manila as they now prepare for battle in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament which starts July 5 at the Mall of Asia Arena.
According to reports, Tristan Thompson will play for Team Canada in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila this July 5-10, 2016. Thompson was not included in the previous announcement of the Team Canada Player Pool.
Along with Calvin Abueva, LA Tenorio was not included in the Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 and was put on the reserve list.
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“Abueva” was one of the trending topics on twitter the day Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 was announced not because he was included in the line-up but his exclusion was a shock to many basketball fans.
Iran defeated New Zealand, 75-72 in a tune-up match held in Riga, Latvia. Iran is preparing for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Turin while the New Zealand Tall Blacks will compete in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila and will face France on July 7 and Gilas Pilipinas on July 6.
Gilas Pilipinas defeated China, 72-69 held in Italy. Terrence Romeo led Gilas with 18 points.
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A win against China ended the Training of Gilas Pilipinas in Europe as they head back to Manila for the 2016 FIBA Olympic QUalifying Tournament which starts July 5 at Mall of Asia Arena. After their training camp in Greece, Gilas lost big against Turkey (35 points) and Italy (36 points) but won against China by 3 points.
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