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What’s Next for Smart Gilas?

After finishing 4th place in the FIBA Asia Championship, the Smart Gilas program must continue even if the core players will go on to play in the PBA. The previous Smart Gilas players can still be used as reinforcements in future tournaments but a new core of players must be trained again.

Next Goal: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship (Top three teams will qualify for the 2014 FIBA World Championship)

Who will leave Smart Gilas?
1. JV Casio (Powerade)
2. Chris Lutz (Petron)
3. Marcio Lassiter (Powerade)
4. Mark Barroca (B-Meg)
5. Mac Baracael (Alaska)
6. Jason Ballesteros (Meralco)
7. Dylan Ababou (Barako)
8. Japeth Aguilar (Talk N Text)

Who will be left?
1. Marcus Douthit – He is now 31 years old and 33 in 2013, he can still play maybe until 35 years old
2. Chris Tiu – He is now 26 years old and 28 in 2013, he still has many years of play and will be able to teach the new core of players
3. Greg Slaughter (Now playing for Ateneo)
4. Aldrech Ramos (Now playing for FEU)

Who might be added to the team?
1. Kiefer Ravena (Now playing for Ateneo)
2. Bobby Ray Parks Jr. (Now playing for NU)

Who might coach the next Smart Gilas team?
1. Rajko Toroman – He must be extended for 2 more years
2. Chot Reyes
3. Norman Black
4. Tim Cone
5. Eric Altamirano

Next Smart Gilas Team?

Marcus Douthit
Marcus Douthit

After the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship in Wuhan, China which will be held in September 15-25, 2011 (2012 London Olympics Qualifier), the core of the Smart Gilas National Basketball Team will have a revamp since most players have applied for the PBA Rookie Draft and will surely be top picks.

The Smart Gilas program has been extended until the 2013 FIBA-Asia Championship which the top three teams will qualify for the 2014 FIBA World Championship.

Chris Tiu

Marcus Douthit and Chris Tiu will lead the new Smart Gilas Team along with Greg Slaughter and Aldrech Ramos. Other names have popped up on the list of Smart Gilas players like Kiefer Ravena, Bobby Ray Parks and more collegiate players.

Who do you think should be included in the next Smart Gilas Team?

Smart Gilas starts training again without 4 PBA Players

Smart Gilas Pilipinas started training again minus the 4 PBA Players who will be available only after the PBA Governors Cup. Asi Taulava of Meralco Bolts, Dondon Hontiveros of Air 21 Express and Jimmy Alapag and Kelly Williams of Talk N Text Tropang Texters all suited up at the start of the PBA 3rd Conference.

The next tournament for Smart Gilas will be on June 23-26 for the SEABA Tournament in Jakarta and the Jones Cup in August to be held in Taiwan.

The team is down to 10 players with Greg Slaughter and Aldrech Ramos playing in the UAAP Season 74 for Ateneo and FEU respectively.

Smart Gilas defeats Talk N Text

2011 PBA Commissioners Cup
Smart Gilas Pilipinas vs Talk N Text Tropang Texters
February 25, 2011
Ynares Center, Antipolo
Smart Gilas defeats Talk N Text, 103-98

Smart Gilas Pilipinas led by Marcus Douthit with 16 points and 26 rebounds defeated All-Filipino Champions Talk N Text Tropang Texters, 103-98. This was the 1st game of Smart Gilas in the PBA and they showed that they can compete with the PBA teams.

7 players scored double figures for Smart Gilas as they shared the ball well under the system of Coach Rajko Toroman. Marcio Lassiter also scored 16 points while Chris Tiu and Aldrech Ramos both scored 15 points. Smart Gilas had 27 assists in the game and limited TNT to 40% shooting from the field.

Import Paul Harris led Talk N Text with 25 points.

Game scores:

Smart Gilas 103 – Lassiter 16, Douthit 16, Tiu 15, Ramos 15, Casio 14, Barroca 13,
Barracael 12, Lutz 2, Ballesteros 0, Slaughter 0, Ababou 0.

Talk N Text 98 – Harris 25, De Ocampo 18, Williams 14, Castro 13, Fonacier 10, Carey 6, Alapag
6, Peek 6, Dillinger 0, Reyes 0.

Quarterscores: 28-25, 50-51, 78-80, 103-98