Gabriel Daniel Norwood or Gabe Norwood was born on February 9, 1985 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Happy Birthday Gabe Norwood!
Awards
PBA Rookie of the Year (2008-09)
PBA Mythical Second Team (2008-09)
PBA All-Rookie Team (2008-09)
PBA Slam Dunk Champion (2009)
PBA All-Star Game: PBA All-Stars vs Gilas Pilipinas on April 6, 2014 at Mall of Asia Arena. PBA All-Star Weekend from April 3-6, 2014 at the MOA Arena. PBA All-Star 25th Anniversary with PBA Greats…
Kelly Williams was born on February 7, 1982 in Detroit, Michigan. Happy Birthday Kelly Williams!
Do you think Kelly Williams can be a good fit for Gilas Pilipinas?
Watch See you in #Spain2014 – Short Movie I
and See you in #Spain2014 – Short Movie II
Battle of two great point guards in the 2014 PBA Philippine Cup Semifinals: LA Tenorio of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel vs Mark Barroca of San Mig Coffee Mixers.
Matchup between Barroca and Tenorio:
Game 1: San Mig Coffee defeats Ginebra, 85-83
Mark Barroca – 5 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 2 turnovers
LA Tenorio – 16 points, 1 rebound, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover
Note: Mark Barroca with the game-winning jumper
Game 2: Ginebra defeats San Mig Coffee, 93-64
Preliminary Round Schedule of Gilas Pilipinas in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
August 30, 2014 – Philippines vs Croatia (6:00pm live on TV5)
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August 31, 2014 – Philippines vs Greece (Sep 1-1:30am live on TV5)
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September 1, 2014 – Philippines vs Argentina (11:00pm live on TV5)
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September 3, 2014 – Philippines vs Puerto Rico (7:00pm live on TV5)
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September 4, 2014 – Philippines vs Senegal (7:30pm live on TV5)
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Venue: Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo in Seville, Spain
Philippines is in Group B. Top 4 teams from Group B will face the Top 4 teams in Group A in the 2nd Round.
Gilas Pilipinas will face Argentina, Croatia, Puerto Rico, Senegal and Greece in the Preliminary Round of the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Seville, Spain.
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Preliminary Round Groups:
Group A – Spain, Serbia, France, Brazil, Egypt, Iran
Group B – Philippines, Senegal, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Greece, Croatia
Group C – Dominican Republic, Turkey, USA, Finland, New Zealand, Ukraine
Group D – Slovenia, Lithuania, Angola, South Korea, Mexico, Australia
Goup A will play in Granada, Group B in Seville, Group C in Bilbao and Group D in Gran Canaria.
If the naturalization of JaVale McGee and Andray Blatche pushes through before the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup, one player from Gilas Pilipinas will surely be replaced by either McGee or Blatche and that is Marcus Douthit because in FIBA Tournaments, only 1 naturalized player can play per tournament. Read JaVale McGee and Andray Blatche may join Gilas Pilipinas soon
Marcus Douthit in his twitter account (@DouthitMarcus) posted that he supports Gilas Pilipinas Coach Chot Reyes and supports what is best for the Country.
FIBA has awarded the 4 Wild Card slots to Brazil, Finland, Greece and Turkey completing the 24 teams in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. No other teams from Asia in the 2014 FIBA World Cup aside from Iran, Philippines and South Korea. Italy, Germany and China withdrew their bids for the Wild Cards before the announcement.
24 teams in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup