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2013 FIBA Asia Championship Naturalized Players

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Marcus Douthit vs CJ Giles

According to FIBA rules, each country is allowed 1 naturalized player. Here are the naturalized players from countries participating in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship this August 1-11, 2013.

Group A
-Marcus Douthit (6’10 – Philippines)
-Jimmy Baxter (6’6 – Jordan)
-Quincy Davis (6’9 – Chinese Taipei)
-Saudi Arabia has no naturalized player

Group B
-JR Sakuragi [Milton Henderson] (6’8 – Japan)
-Jarvis Hayes (6’8 – Qatar)

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Marcus Douthit

Marcus Douthit

Full Name: Marcus Eugene Douthit
Jersey Number: 11
Height: 6’10
Weight: 250lbs
Position: Forward/Center
Birth Date: April 15, 1980
Birth Place: Syracuse, New York
Citizenship: American/Filipino (Naturalized on May 11, 2011)

Twitter Account: @DouthitMarcus

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Basketball Teams:
High School: Notre Dame Preparatory School
College: Providence College
Professional:
Drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers (56th overall)

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Lebanon out of 2013 FIBA Asia Championship

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FIBA officially suspends the Lebanese Basketball Federation (FLB), this means the Lebanon national basketball team cannot participate in the upcoming 27th FIBA Asia Championship. Since FIBA cannot find a replacement for Lebanon, the FIBA Asia Championship is down to 15 teams, Group B will only have 3 teams and no team will be eliminated in the preliminary round.

More info about the FIBA Asia Championship 2013

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Jones Cup 2013 Recap

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35th William Jones Cup
July 6-15, 2013
Xinzhuang Gymnasium, New Taipei, Taiwan

Iran was unbeaten in the 2013 Jones Cup and was Champion of the tournament. Philippines won the 2012 Jones Cup but was unable to participate this year because of the current tension in Taiwan.

Champion: Iran (7-0)
2nd Place: Chinese Taipei (5-2)
3rd Place: South Korea (5-2)

Awards:
Best Player: Hamed Haddadi of Iran
Best Guard: Chih-Chieh Lin of Taiwan
Best Forward: Eric Hicks of USA
Best Center: Hamed Haddadi of Iran

Other Standings

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Gilas Pilipinas defeats Super City Rangers by 18

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