Gilas Pilipinas lost to Lebanon, will face Jordan for 7th Place
Lebanon defeated Gilas Pilipinas, 106-87 in the Classification for 5th-8th Place of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Beirut, Lebanon.
South Korea eliminated Gilas Pilipinas
South Korea eliminated Gilas Pilipinas, 118-86 in the quarterfinals of the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Beirut, Lebanon. Terrence Romeo led Gilas with 22 points (6/10 from 3) but Philippines could not stop the hot shooting of Korea.
June Mar Fajardo injured, might not play in FIBA Asia Cup
June Mar Fajardo with a strained calf injury and might not be able to play in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup which will start on August 8 in Beirut, Lebanon.
San Miguel beat TNT to even series at 1-1
San Miguel Beermen dominated Game 2 of the 2017 PBA Commissioners Cup Finals to even the series against TNT Ka Tropa at 1-1. Chris Ross was named Best Player with 20 points, 9 assists and 4 steals.
TNT takes Game 1 led by Pogoy and Smith
Playing in his 1st PBA Finals game, rookie Roger Pogoy scored 27 points (5/9 from 3, 13pts in the 4th quarter) and also with 5 rebounds and 3 steals as TNT Ka Tropa won Game 1 of their best-ofseven series against San Miguel Beermen in the 2017 PBA Commissioners Cup.
TNT vs SMB in the PBA Commissioners Cup Finals
TNT Ka Tropa will face San Miguel Beermen in a Best-of-Seven Finals series in the 2017 PBA Commissioners Cup. Gilas players June Mar Fajardo and Jayson Castro will face each other in the PBA Finals.
2017 PBA Commissioners Cup Finals Schedule
Game 1: June 21 Wed, 7pm – Smart Araneta Coliseum
Game 2: June 23 Fri, 7pm – Smart Araneta Coliseum
Gilas dominates Indonesia to sweep 2017 SEABA, barge into 2017 FIBA Asia Cup
Indonesia was in the game, until they weren’t.
Gilas Pilipinas stamped their class in the Southeast Asian region after a decisive 97-64 win over Indonesia in the final game day of the 2017 SEABA Championships on Thursday, May 18 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.
Veterans Andray Blatche and Jayson Castro anchored the squad with Blatche’s 21 points and 10 rebounds leading the way. He shot 7-of-12 from the field and made four triples. Castro added 14 points, seven rebounds, and five assists while hitting two from the outside.
Fajardo: ‘Maganda ang chemistry namin ngayon’
Gilas Pilipinas stayed undefeated in the 2017 SEABA Championships after a 106-51 win over Malaysia on Sunday night.
In that victory, no one from the national played more than 20 minutes, and everyone was able to score.
Center June Mar Fajardo says it is credit to the better chemistry the team has now compared to when Gilas 5.0 started training together a month ago, which allows them to complement each other.
Gilas Pilipinas SEABA Final 12 Roster
Gilas Pilipinas will participate in the 2017 SEABA Championship from May 12-18 to be held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 Roster for the 2017 SEABA Championship
-Calvin Abueva
-Japeth Aguilar