Interview of Gilas Pilipinas players June Mar Fajardo, Paul Lee, Jimmy Alapag and Gilas Pilipinas Coach Chot Reyes after the 2014 FIBA World Cup stint of Philippines which ended with a win against Senegal.
Watch Gilas Pilipinas players thank Pinoys for support Video
2014 FIBA World Cup Round of 16 Results
(Day 1 – September 6, 2014)
– USA defeated Mexico, 86-63
Top Scorer: Stephen Curry – 20 points and 4 assists (6/9 from 3)
Watch USA vs Mexico Highlights Video
– France defeated Croatia, 69-64
Top Scorer: Nicolas Batum – 14 points and 4 steals
Four Gilas Pilipinas players suffered minor injuries in the 2014 FIBA World Cup and needs rest in preparation for the 2014 Asian Games which starts September 19, 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. Gilas Pilipinas practice starts September 12 in Manila.
Although it looks like Andray Blatche will not be able to suit up for Gilas Pilipinas in the Asian Games unless the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee or IAGOC changed their position before the start of the Tournament but nothing is final yet and we hope that with the help of FIBA, we will be able to convince IAGOC to let Blatche play.
Jayson Castro (Swollen left knee)
Gilas Pilipinas participated in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain but was eliminated in the Preliminary Round.
Record: 1 win, 4 losses
Player Statistics
(1) Andray Blatche – 21.2ppg, 13.8rpg, 1.6spg, 0.8apg, 0.8bpg
(2) Jimmy Alapag – 9.2ppg, 1.4rpg, 3.2apg (11/24 from 3 = 45.8%, 13/15 from FT line)
(3) June Mar Fajardo – 6.6ppg, 4.2rpg, 0.8spg (12/22 from the field, 9/11 from FT line)
(4) Jayson William (Jayson Castro) – 6.5ppg, 1.2rpg, 1.2apg
(5) LA Tenorio – 6.2ppg, 1.6rpg, 1.2apg (4/7 from 3 = 57.1%, 7/8 from FT line)
When Gilas Pilipinas beat Senegal yesterday at the last day of the 2014 FIBA World Cup Preliminary Round, “Congrats Gilas” became a trending topic on twitter and not just in the Philippines but Worldwide.
After 40 years, Philippines won a game in the FIBA World Cup behind Jimmy Alapag, Andray Blatche and June Mar Fajardo.
2014 FIBA World Cup Round of 16 Game Schedule
Round of 16 Day 1 (September 6, 2014)
16:00 – USA vs Mexico
18:00 – France vs Croatia
20:00 – Dominican Republic vs Slovenia
22:00 – Spain vs Senegal
2014 FIBA World Cup Day 6 Game Results
(Final Day of Preliminary Round – September 4, 2014)
Group B Results
– Philippines defeated Senegal, 81-79
Top Scorer: Jimmy Alapag and Andray Blatche with 18 points each
Read Recap: FIBA World Cup Results: Gilas Pilipinas defeats Senegal
Watch Video: Gilas Pilipinas vs Senegal Highlights Video
– Croatia defeated Puerto Rico, 103-82
– Greece defeated Argentina, 79-71
Group A Results
– Brazil defeated Egypt, 128-65
– France defeated Iran, 81-76
Gilas Pilipinas won for the first time in the 2014 FIBA World Cup by defeating Senegal by just 2 points. Great game by Jimmy Alapag (18 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists) and June Mar Fajardo (15 points and 9 rebounds)
Read recap at FIBA World Cup Results: Gilas Pilipinas defeats Senegal
Watch Gilas Pilipinas vs Senegal Highlights Video
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Gilas Pilipinas defeated Senegal in OT, 81-79
2014 FIBA World Cup Preliminary Round
September 4 – Seville, Spain
Game Highlights:
-Jimmy Alapag in his last game for Gilas Pilipinas scored 18 points and with 4 rebounds and 4 assists
-Andray Blatche with 18 points and 14 rebounds
-June Mar Fajardo with 15 points and 9 rebounds
-Gabe Norwood with 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals
-Paul Dalistan (Paul Lee) with 6 points
-Japeth Aguilar contributed 6 points including a big dunk in the 3rd quarter
-LA Tenorio with 5 points