Talk N Text Tropang Texters defeated Purefoods Star Hotshots in Game 3 to take a 2-1 lead in their Best-of-5 PBA Semifinals series. Jayson Castro led TNT with 27 points and 10 assists (8/9 from 3)
Watch Talk N Text vs Purefoods PBA Semifinals Game 3 Highlights Video
No. 2 Talk N Text Tropang Texters vs No. 7 Barako Bull Energy, Talk N Text with a twice-to-beat advantage in the 2015 PBA Commissioners Cup Quarterfinals.
Talk N Text vs Barako Bull Quarterfinals Game Schedule
Game 1: Saturday, March 28, 3pm – Mall of Asia Arena
LA Tenorio will replace Mark Caguioa in the 2015 PBA All-Star Game due to an injury. Mark Caguioa who was voted by the fans as a starter will be replaced by Jayson Castro in the starting line-up for the North All-Stars.
2015 PBA All-Star Weekend to be held from March 5-8, 2015 in Puerto Princesa, Palawan
North All-Stars (Coach Leo Austria)
Starting Five
Calvin Abueva (Alaska)
Japeth Aguilar (Ginebra)
Mark Caguioa (Ginebra) (Injured)
Jayson Castro (Talk N Text)
Justin Melton (Purefoods)
Marc Pingris (Purefoods)
Reserves
Beau Belga (Rain or Shine)
Paul Lee (Rain or Shine)
Gilas Pilipinas players Jimmy Alapag, Jayson Castro and Marc Pingris was included in the list of 40 Greatest Players of the Philippine Basketball Association.
15 Players added to the 25 Greatest PBA Players
-Jimmy Alapag
-Marlou Aquino
-Mark Caguioa
-Jayson Castro
-Jayjay Helterbrand
Jimmy Alapag has agreed to extend his National Team participation as he is set to replace the injured Jayson Castro in the Gilas Pilipinas Roster for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
Jimmy Alapag posted this message on his twitter account (@JAlapag3)
Four Gilas Pilipinas players suffered minor injuries in the 2014 FIBA World Cup and needs rest in preparation for the 2014 Asian Games which starts September 19, 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. Gilas Pilipinas practice starts September 12 in Manila.
Although it looks like Andray Blatche will not be able to suit up for Gilas Pilipinas in the Asian Games unless the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee or IAGOC changed their position before the start of the Tournament but nothing is final yet and we hope that with the help of FIBA, we will be able to convince IAGOC to let Blatche play.
Jayson Castro (Swollen left knee)
Gilas Pilipinas participated in the 2014 FIBA World Cup in Spain but was eliminated in the Preliminary Round.
Record: 1 win, 4 losses
Player Statistics
(1) Andray Blatche – 21.2ppg, 13.8rpg, 1.6spg, 0.8apg, 0.8bpg
(2) Jimmy Alapag – 9.2ppg, 1.4rpg, 3.2apg (11/24 from 3 = 45.8%, 13/15 from FT line)
(3) June Mar Fajardo – 6.6ppg, 4.2rpg, 0.8spg (12/22 from the field, 9/11 from FT line)
(4) Jayson William (Jayson Castro) – 6.5ppg, 1.2rpg, 1.2apg
(5) LA Tenorio – 6.2ppg, 1.6rpg, 1.2apg (4/7 from 3 = 57.1%, 7/8 from FT line)
Gilas Pilipinas defeated Senegal in OT, 81-79
2014 FIBA World Cup Preliminary Round
September 4 – Seville, Spain
Game Highlights:
-Jimmy Alapag in his last game for Gilas Pilipinas scored 18 points and with 4 rebounds and 4 assists
-Andray Blatche with 18 points and 14 rebounds
-June Mar Fajardo with 15 points and 9 rebounds
-Gabe Norwood with 6 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals
-Paul Dalistan (Paul Lee) with 6 points
-Japeth Aguilar contributed 6 points including a big dunk in the 3rd quarter
-LA Tenorio with 5 points