Bobby Ray Parks Jr played well in his return with Gilas Pilipinas as he finished with 11 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 steals against Canada in the 2017 William Jones Cup.
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3-point play by Ray Parks
19 year old Kobe Paras scored 4 points and with 2 blocks (although only 1 block in the official statistics) in his Gilas Pilipinas debut against Canada in the 2017 Jones Cup. Kobe Paras just played a total of 5 minutes and 27 seconds.
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Gilas Pilipinas lost to Canada (3D Global Sports), 90-77 in their opening game of the 2017 William Jones Cup.
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July 15, 2017 – Gilas Pilipinas lost to Canada (3D Global Sports), 90-77 in their 1st game of the 2017 Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan. Kiefer Ravena led Gilas with 12 points and also with 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
Gilas Pilipinas will face Canada (Toronto 3D Global Sports) in Day 1 (July 15) of the 2017 William Jones Cup in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Gilas Pilipinas will face Canada (Toronto 3D Global Sports) in their 1st game of the 2017 Jones Cup on July 15, 3pm in Taipei, Taiwan.
Canada Roster for 2017 Jones Cup
#2 – Dwayne Smith (204cm, 95kgs)
#3 – Shaquille Keith (201cm, 102kgs)
Gilas Pilipinas will play in the 2017 William Jones Cup from July 13-23, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan.
2017 Jones Cup Full Schedule
Saturday, July 15
11am – Iraq vs India
1pm – South Korea vs. Chinese-Taipei White
3pm – Canada vs. Philippines
5pm – Iran vs. Lithuania
7:30pm – Chinese-Taipei Blue vs. Japan
Gilas Pilipinas had a scrimmage with Phoenix Fuel Masters a few days before the start of the 2017 Jones Cup, Gilas won, 39-37.
Christian Standhardinger, Von Pessumal and Carl Bryan Cruz discuss the progress of Gilas Pilipinas with Chuck Araneta.
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Fil-German Christian Standhardiger will play for Gilas Pilipinas in FIBA tournaments not as a local but as a naturalized player. According to Gilas Pilipinas Team Manager Butch Antonio, FIBA already approved the application of Standhardinger to play for the Philippines but as a naturalized player since he was born in Germany and did not get his Philippine Passport before the age of 16.