Manny Pacquiao is now officially the Playing Coach of KIA Motors after he was picked 11th overall in the 2014 PBA Draft. KIA also picked Rene Pacquiao in the 3rd round, a cousin of Manny Pacquiao.
PBA Draft 1st Round Results
1 – Stanley Pringle (GlobalPort)
2 – Kevin Alas (Rain or Shine)
3 – Ronald Pascual (San Miguel Beer)
4 – Matt Ganuelas Rosser (NLEX)
5 – Chris Banchero (Alaska)
2014 FIBA Asia U18 Championship Day 5 Game Results
(August 23, 2014 – Doha, Qatar)
Group E: Malaysia defeated Jordan, 64-57
Group E: South Korea defeated Qatar, 102-49
Group E: China defeated Philippines, 91-49
Read recap at FIBA Asia U18 Results: China defeats Batang Gilas by 42
Group F: Chinese-Taipei defeated Kazakhstan, 73-60
2014 FIBA Asia U18 Championship
China defeats Batang Gilas, 91-49
August 23, 2014 – Doha, Qatar
Game Highlights:
-Brandrey Bienes led Batang Gilas with 9 points
-Paul Desiderio with 8 points
-Dave Wilson Yu contributed 8 points
-Kobe Paras with just 4 points and 4 rebounds
Our friends from Balitang Q is now Livestreaming the Batang Gilas FIBA Asia U18 Games at http://balitangq.org/live-stream/ or http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/51744720
Since there is no TV Broadcast or Livestreaming of the FIBA Asia U18 Games, we rely on Filipino Fans from Qatar to show their Fan Videos of the Batang Gilas games. Here’s a video of…
USA National Basketball Team Player Roster for 2014 FIBA World Cup
– DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings)
– Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
– Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans)
– DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors)
– Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons)
2014 FIBA Asia U18 Championship Day 4 Game Results
(August 22, 2014 – Doha, Qatar)
Group E: China defeated Jordan, 97-55
Group E: South Korea defeated Malaysia, 104-61
Group E: Philippines defeated Qatar, 82-79
Read recap at FIBA Asia U18 Results: Batang Gilas defeats Qatar
Group F: Chinese-Taipei defeated Kuwait, 94-65
Team USA defeated Puerto Rico, 112-86 in a tune-up game earlier (August 23, Manila Time). Stephen Curry led USA Basketball with 20 points along with 4 assists. James Harden and Rudy Gay with 13 points each. JJ Barea led Puerto Rico with 16 points and Carlos Arroyo with 15 points.
Watch the USA vs Puerto Rico Highlights Video
2014 FIBA Asia U18 Championship
Batang Gilas defeats Qatar, 82-79
August 22, 2014 – Doha, Qatar
Game Highlights:
-Dave Wilson Yu led Batang Gilas with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals
-Paul Desiderio scored 13 points including a big shot with 17 secs left in the game (3/6 from 3)
-Ranbill Tongco with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
-Kobe Paras with 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 steals