Kai Sotto bags Fans’ MVP plum in NBL

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 02:41:38 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN Filipino wunderkind Kai Sotto bagged the Fans’ Most Valuable Player Award in Australia’s National Basketball League (NBL) to end his rookie season with the Adelaide 36ers on a high note.Sotto averaged 7.52 points and 4.48 rebounds in his first professional stint with Adelaide which is a far cry from the production of […]

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No Kai Sotto in Gilas squad for Hanoi SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:48:21 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas ruled out Kai Sotto’s inclusion in next month’s Southeast Asian Games, but is hopeful that he can don the national colors in at least one of the tournaments lined up in the coming months. Team manager Butch Antonio said there are no plans to make last-minute changes to include the […]

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SEA Games rivals out to end Gilas supremacy

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 09:01:51 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Team manager Butch Antonio believes Gilas Pilipinas will be carrying a bigger target as compared in the past in its task to extend the country’s dominance in the men’s basketball competitions of the Southeast Asian Games. Gilas is favored to win a 14th consecutive gold and 19th overall in next month’s biennial […]

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Fajardo, Bolick named to 16-man PH pool for SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:22:44 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Many-time PBA MVP winner June Mar Fajardo, Japeth Aguilar, Matthew Wright and Kevin Alas were among the PBA cagers named to the 16-man pool of Gilas Pilipinas for the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on Friday. The four players along with Mo Tautuaa and Isaac Go are joined by Robert Bolick, […]

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Fajardo, Bolick named to 16-man PH team to SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:22:44 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Many-time PBA MVP winner June Mar Fajardo, Japeth Aguilar, Matthew Wright and Kevin Alas were among the PBA cagers named to the 16-man pool of Gilas Pilipinas for the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam on Friday. The four players along with Mo Tautuaa and Isaac Go are joined by Robert Bolick, […]

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Reyes submits names of 15 PBA players for SEA Games

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 02:44:28 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes has put up a pool of 15 PBA players that could be tapped in the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Commissioner Willie Marcial said the league will now begin the task of informing the players included in the list which Reyes submitted following his PBA team […]

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Fans voice displeasure after Gilas loses badly to N. Zealand

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:10:13 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO There was plenty of disenchantment inside the Smart Araneta Coliseum and on social media as Gilas Pilipinas was beaten badly by New Zealand at the conclusion of its campaign in the February window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Gilas was simply outclassed by the well-rounded Tall Blacks in an 88-63 […]

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Thirdy Ravena feels Gilas could have beaten New Zealand

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2022 04:30:50 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Thirdy Ravena refused to celebrate despite a splendid performance in Gilas Pilipinas’ 88-63 loss to New Zealand in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Ravena was one of the few bright spots in the game held Sunday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, leading all Gilas scorers with 23 points while adding five […]

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Gilas survives India’s gutsy stand early for an 88-64 win

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 23:19:51 +0000

By JONAS TERRADO Gilas Pilipinas played as a collective unit before its first home game in front of fans since the pandemic and rolled past India, 88-64, Friday, in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.Dwight Ramos, Thirdy Ravena, RR Pogoy and Robert Bolick all scored in double figures while Kib […]

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SBP hopes Fil-Aussie Heading will rejoin Gilas five soon

Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2022 05:29:35 +0000

By CARLO ANOLIN The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is hoping that Jordan Heading will rejoin Gilas Pilipinas soon despite him suiting up for the T1 League’s Taichung Suns.SBP President Al Panlilio said they are still waiting for FIBA’s response after sending a formal letter to the world governing body about Heading’s contract with the […]

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