Gilas Pilipinas had their 1st practice in 2016 last night, Monday, February 15 at the Moro Lorenzo Sports Center in Ateneo de Manila University Campus in preparation for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Gabe Norwood was born on February 9, 1985 in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Happy Birthday!
San Miguel Beermen is back in the PBA Finals and will defend their Philippine Cup Title against Alaska as they eliminate Rain or Shine Elasto Painters in Game 6. PBA Philippine Cup Finals starts on Sunday, January 17.
Gabe Norwood alley-oop slam from Jeff Chan against Blackwater Elite in the 2015-2016 PBA Philippine Cup Quarterfinals. Rain or Shine Elasto Painters will face Talk N Text Tropang Texters in a do-or-die matchup in Phase 2 of the Quarterfinals and the winner will face San Miguel Beermen in the Semifinals.
Watch Gabe Norwood alley-oop slam vs Blackwater Video
A great block by Gabe Norwood is included in the Top 10 Blocks of the 2015 FIBA Continental Championships.
Also in the Top 10: Dario Saric (Croatia), Zhou Qi (China), Jan Vesely (Czech Republic), Andrew Bogut (Australia), Jeremy Nzeulie (Cameroon), Andres Nocioni (Argentina), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece),
Watch 2015 FIBA Top 10 Blocks Video
Only 8 players from the Gilas Pilipinas player pool + practice player Moala Tautuaa participated in the 2nd practice of Gilas Pilipinas 4.0 last November 16 in preparation for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
PBA just announced the 17-man Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool for FIBA Olympic Qualifier
-June Mar Fajardo
-Marcio Lassiter
-Greg Slaughter
Gilas Pilipinas finished 2nd Place (Silver Medal) in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Gilas Pilipinas FIBA Asia 2015 Statistics
Andray Blatche – 17.8ppg, 9.2rpg, 1.4spg
Jayson Castro – 16.7ppg, 3.2rpg, 2.6apg
Gabe Norwood block is included in the Top 5 Plays of Day 9 (Final Day) of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. Also in the Top 5: Ailun Guo (China), Qi Zhou (China) and Jianlian Yi (China).
Watch Top 5 Plays of FIBA Asia Day 9 Video