Batang Gilas will represent Philippines in the 2017 SEABA U16 Championship from May 14-18 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Batang Gilas Player Roster for the 2017 SEABA U16 Championship
#3 – Forthsky Padrigao (Ateneo HS) – 6’0
#6 – Bismarck Lina (UST HS) – 6’5
Batang Gilas will play in the 2017 SEABA U16 Championship from May 12-18 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Same date and venue as the 2017 SEABA Championship where Gilas Pilipinas will try to capture the title to qualify for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
Batang Gilas Player Pool 2017
-Lloyd Oliva (LSGH)
-Ryan Yu (Xavier)
13-year old, 6’8 Ethan Kirkness wearing his Pilipinas jersey while training in Gold Coast, Australia. pic.twitter.com/I57tx8N8wL
— Enzo Flojo (@hoopnut) September 14, 2015
The future is bright for Batang Gilas (Philippine National Youth Basketball Program) as they have recruited 14 year old Filipino-Australian Ethan Kirkness, who now stands at 6’9.
2015 FIBA Asia U16 Championship Day 9 (Final Day) Results (November 7, 2015 – Jakarta, Indonesia)
FIBA Asia U16 Finals Results
-South Korea defeated Chinese-Taipei, 78-69
Battle for 3rd Place
-China defeated Japan, 80-58
South Korea, Chinese-Taipei and China gets a slot at the 2017 FIBA World U17 Championship!
Battle for 5th Place
-Philippines (Batang Gilas) defeated Lebanon, 89-74
Top Scorer: Jonas Tibayan with 16 points
2015 FIBA Asia U16 Championship Final Day on November 7, 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
FIBA Asia U16 Championship Finals Schedule
7pm – Chinese-Taipei vs South Korea
Classification Games
Battle for 3rd Place
5pm – Japan vs China
5-6th Place
3pm – Philippines vs Lebanon
2015 FIBA Asia U16 Championship Day 8 (Semifinals) Results (November 6, 2015 – Jakarta, Indonesia)
FIBA Asia U16 Semifinals Results
Semifinals 1: Chinese-Taipei defeated Japan, 60-57
Semifinals 2: South Korea defeated China, 90-84
Classification Results (5-8th Place)
Game 1: Philippines (Batang Gilas) defeated Thailand, 73-66
Top Scorer: Juan Gomez de Liano with 16 points
2015 FIBA Asia U16 Championship Semifinals on November 6, 2015 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
FIBA Asia U16 Championship Semifinals Schedule
Game 1: 5pm – Chinese-Taipei vs Japan
Game 2: 7pm – South Korea vs China
Classification Games
5-8th Place
1pm – Thailand vs Philippines
2015 FIBA Asia U16 Championship Day 7 (Quarterfinals) Results (November 5, 2015 – Jakarta, Indonesia)
FIBA Asia U16 Quarterfinals Results
Game 1: Japan defeated Philippines (Batang Gilas), 73-66
Top Scorer: Sam Josef Belangel with 22 points
2015 FIBA Asia U16 Championship Day 6 Results (November 3, 2015 – Jakarta, Indonesia)
Group F
Game 1: Philippines (Batang Gilas) defeated China, 78-72
Top Scorer: Gian Mamuyac with 22 points