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
Gilas Pilipinas lost to China in the Finals of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship held at CSWC Gymnasium in Changsha, China last October 3, 2015.
Andray Blatche top scored for Gilas with 17 points but only with 5 rebounds and no assists
Jayson Castro was part of the All-Star Five of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. Congratulations Jayson Castro!
Watch Jayson Castro FIBA Asia 2015 Highlights Video
Plays by Calvin Abueva, Andray Blatche, Terrence Romeo and Best Point Guard Jayson Castro in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship. Philippines settled for 2nd place after losing to China in the Finals. Gilas Pilipinas finally defeated former Champion Iran in the 2nd Round.
Watch Gilas Pilipinas FIBA Asia 2015 Highlights Video
Yi Jianlian of China was named Most Valuable Player of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship while Jayson Castro is still part of the All-Star Five this year after being named Best Point Guard also in 2013.
China won the Gold Medal while Philippines settled for Silver and Iran captured the Bronze Medal.
Watch FIBA Asia Awarding Ceremony Video
Jayson Castro was named Best Point Guard in Asia in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship and is part of the All-Star Five along with Samad Nikkhah Bahrami of Iran, and Qi Zhou, Guo Ailun and Yi Jianlian from China.
2015 FIBA Asia Championship Finals
Gilas Pilipinas lost to China, 78-67
October 3, 2015 – Changsha, China
Game Highlights:
-Andray Blatche with 17 points and 5 rebounds
-Calvin Abueva and Terrence Romeo with 9 points and 5 rebounds each
It was a scary sight for all basketball-crazy Pinoys.
Japanese ace Makoto Hiejema and big man Jojo Takeuchi were taking the fight to Team Pilipinas, the former blazing hot, breathing fire and shooting fireballs from the perimeter virtually at will; the latter, terrifyingly efficient, grabbing rebounds in bunches and stroking shots inside and out. Japan led 17–16 after one, and they padded that lead to 7 early in the second canto. The game was all even at the half, 39–39, and at the end of three, 54–54.
Andray Blatche and Jayson Castro were their usual dynamic selves, but no one else was stepping up for Gilas 3.0.