PBA Semifinals Top 5 Plays of the Week featuring a slam by Arwind Santos (San Miguel Beer), nice inbound play by Jeff Chan (Rain or Shine), fastbreak dunk by Chris Newsome (Meralco), big block by Calvin Abueva (Alaska) and buzzer beater from the other side of the court by Jared Dillinger (Meralco).
Watch PBA Semifinals Top 5 Plays of the Week Video
Gilas Pilipinas is set to play Iran in a tune-up game on June 7 and 8, 2016 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in preparation for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament this July.
2016 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Championships from June 1-5, 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan. No Line-up yet for Team Philippines for this event.
Paul Lee was named PBA Player of the Week for the period of April 25-May 1, 2016 in the 2016 PBA Commissioners Cup. The Lethal Weapon helped Rain or Shine Elasto Painters eliminate defending Champions San Miguel Beermen scoring 18 points along with 5 assists and 2 rebounds.
Gilas Cadets will represent Philippines in the 2016 SEABA Cup (5th SEABA Stankovic Cup) from May 22-28, 2016 in Bangkok, Thailand. The top two teams will qualify for the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge this September in Iran.
Participating Teams: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand
Gilas Cadets Schedule for 2016 SEABA Cup
Game 1: Sunday, May 22, 7:30pm – Philippines vs Malaysia
Jimmy Alapag with just 6 points in Game 4 of the Meralco vs Alaska PBA Semifinals but made a dagger three-pointer to keep the Aces at bay.
Watch Jimmy Alapag Highlights vs Alaska Video
Great pass by Alapag to Newsome
2016 SEABA U18 Championship from April 23-28 in Medan, Indonesia. Philippines represented by Batang Gilas won Gold Medal and was perfect 6-0 in the tournament.
Batang Gilas SEABA U18 Recap
Game 1: Philippines defeated Thailand, 101-45
Top Scorer: Jolo Mendoza – 16 points
Gilas Pilipinas 24-man Roster for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament Manila this July 5-10, 2016 submitted to FIBA last May 4.
Gilas Pilipinas 24-man Roster for FIBA OQT
PBA Players
– Calvin Abueva
– Japeth Aguilar
– Jayson Castro
Evan Fournier who plays for the Orlando Magic and the France National Basketball Team recently visited Coron, Palawan and played basketball with the locals. Fournier also visited the Batad Ifugao Rice Terraces.