2017 PBA Leo Awards on October 20, 2017, 5:30pm at the Smart Araneta Coliseum before Game 4 of the Meralco vs Ginebra Governors Cup Finals.
Gilas Pilipinas players Matthew Wright (Phoenix Fuel Masters), Roger Pogoy (TNT Ka Tropa), Kevin Ferrer (Barangay Ginebra San Miguel) and Jio Jalalon (Star Hotshots) are candidates for the PBA Rookie of the Year Award for the PBA 42nd Season.
There were lots of heated moments in the TNT Ka Tropa vs Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Semifinals game in the 2017 PBA Governors Cup and one of them was the action between Kevin Ferrer vs import Glen Rice Jr.
Watch: Heated action between Kevin Ferrer and Glen Rice Jr.
Photos from Gilas Pilipinas Players and Coaching Staff after winning the Gold Medal in the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kevin Ferrer got tied up with Tian Yuan Kuek of Malaysia and things got heated up in the Gilas Pilipinas vs Malaysia game where Carl Bryan Cruz and Baser Amer got ejected but no penalty given on any Malaysian player.
Watch: Kevin Ferrer vs Tian Yuan Kuek, Amer and CBC ejected
Kobe Paras, Kevin Ferrer and Kiefer Ravena will be part of Gilas Pilipinas in the 2017 SEA Games this August.
Watch Meet The Future of Gilas Pilipinas Video
Gilas Rookie Kevin Ferrer playing well in the 2017 PBA Philippine Cup Finals for Barangay Ginebra San Miguel. Kevin Ferrer with 15 points and 4 rebounds (3/5 3FGs) in Game 3 vs San Miguel Beermen.
Watch Kevin Ferrer Finals Game 3 Highlights Video
San Miguel Beermen defeated Barangay Ginebra San Miguel, 99-88 in Game 3 of their best-of-seven finals series of the 2017 PBA Philippine Cup.
At the end of the Semifinals, Gilas Rookie Matthew Wright is No. 1 in Statistical Points among the PBA rookies in the 2017 PBA Philippine Cup. Matthew Wright averaged 18.5 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.3 steals per game for Phoenix Fuel Masters.
A look at the performance of the Gilas Rookies in the 1st week of the 2016-2017 PBA Philippine Cup.
Gilas Rookies PBA debuts
– Mac Belo (Blackwater) – 17 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists (Won vs Phoenix) / 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals (Won vs Meralco)
– Carl Bryan Cruz (Alaska) – 20 points, 14 rebounds and 2 steals (Lost to NLEX)