Gilas Pilipinas placed 2nd in the recent Jones Cup and had a lot of highlight plays including 4 amazing dunks by Moala Tautuaa and clutch three-pointers by Dondon Hontiveros.
Watch Gilas Pilipinas Top 5 Plays in Jones Cup Video
Day 2 of the 2015 MVP Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum (September 12, 2015).
2015 MVP Cup Day 2 Results
Game 1: Talk N Text defeated Chinese-Taipei, 99-91
Top Scorer: Moala Tautuaa with 20 points and 13 rebounds
Special Mention: Troy Rosario with 19 points and 9 rebounds
Game 2: Gilas Pilipinas defeated New Zealand, 84-81
Top Scorer: Terrence Romeo with 18 points
First game of Gilas Pilipinas after the Jones Cup and also their first game after the announcement of the Gilas Pilipinoas line-up for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship vs Talk N Text Tropang Texters today, 7pm at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Day 1 of the MVP Cup.
Moala Tautuaa and Troy Rosario will play for Talk N Text and will be up against TNT players The Blur, RDO and MGR for Gilas Pilipinas!
MVP Cup Schedule for September 11
With Lebanon pulling out of the MVP Cup last week, Talk N Text Tropang Texters will replace them as the 4th team in the 2015 MVP Cup and will face Gilas Pilipinas, Chinese-Taipei and New Zealand (Wellington Saints).
2015 William Jones Cup
Philippines (Gilas Pilipinas) defeated Chinese-Taipei B, 96-67
September 6, 2015 – Taipei, Taiwan
Game Highlights:
-Gary David led Gilas Pilipinas with 22 points (8/10 FGs)
-Jayson Castro with 15 points, 4 assists and 5 steals
-Moala Tautuaa with 12 points and 9 rebounds
Moala Tautuaa had a highlight slam dunk vs USA yesterday, September 5 in the 2015 Jones Cup. Gilas Pilipinas defeated USA, 78-74.
Watch Moala Tautuaa Monster Dunk vs USA Video
The most senior members of Gilas Pilipinas, Asi Taulava (42) and Dondon Hontiveros (38) led Gilas Pilipinas to a big win in overtime over Wellington Saints (New Zealand) in the 2015 Jones Cup.
Watch Gilas Pilipinas vs New Zealand Highlights Video
The rookie Moala Tautuaa was not afraid to confront the veteran Hamed Haddadi in the Gilas Pilipinas vs Iran game last September 3 in the 2015 Jones Cup.
Watch Moala Tautuaa vs Hamed Haddadi Video
2015 William Jones Cup
Iran defeated Philippines (Gilas Pilipinas), 74-65
September 3, 2015 – Taipei, Taiwan
Game Highlights:
-Asi Taulava with 12 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks
-Jayson Castro with 10 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals
-JC Intal scored 10 points (2/2 from 3)