Gilas Pilipinas defeated China, 72-69 led by Terrence Romeo with 18 points (3/4 from 3) held in Bologna, Italy. Andray Blatche with 14 points and 12 rebounds for Gilas. Yi Jianlian, Qi Zhou and Ailun Guo did not play for China.
Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 Players for the FIBA Olympic QUalifying Tournament was revealed earlier. Calvin Abueva and LA Tenorio was put on the reserve list.
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Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 Player Roster for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
-Japeth Aguilar
-Andray Blatche
-Jayson Castro
Gilas Pilipinas vs China rematch tonight, June 26, 6pm in Italy (12 midnight Manila Time). This game is part of the Pocket Tournament with Canada and Italy which won yesterday and will face each other at 8:45pm.
Italy defeated Gilas Pilipinas by 35 points in a Pocket Tournament in Italy last night, June 25 (June 26 2:45am Manila Time).
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Gilas Pilipinas with another big loss before the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, this time to Italy, 106-70 in a Pocket Tournament held in Italy. Italy started the game on a 22-0 run led by NBA player Danilo Gallinari with 20 points. Andray Blatche led Gilas with 21 points and 6 rebounds while Troy Rosario and Terrence Romeo with 10 points each. Jayson Castro contributed 9 points.
Gilas Pilipinas vs Italy on June 25, 8:45pm in Bologna, Italy (July 26, 2:45am Manila Time)
Gilas Pilipinas Head Coach Tab Baldwin is set to name the Final 12 Players who will play for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament this Sunday, June 26 after their Pocket Tournament in Bologna, Italy.
Zhou Qi of China was selected by the Houston Rockets in the 2nd Round (43rd overall) in the 2016 NBA Draft. Zhou Qi who stands at 7 feet 2 inches was part of the Chinese National Basketball Team who beat Gilas Pilipinas for the Gold Medal in the FIBA Asia Championship last year.