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The Gilas Pilipinas vs. Japan match-up will be covered live a few hours from now. The Philippines will open their campaign in the second round of FIBA Asia Championship after their sorry loss against Chinese Taipei. The Philippines is now part of the newly-formed group, Group E, which includes Chinese Taipei, Qatar, Japan, Philippines, Jordan … Read more
Two-time FIBA Asia champion Iran continued its winning streak, this time defeating the lowly Indian national basketball team with 102-58 victory as the team open its second round campaign on Monday at the Mall of Asia Arena. Iran’s outside gunner Hamed Afagh topscored for his team with a 16 points on four three-pointers while Iranian … Read more
The middle-eastern champion Qatar defeated the second-runner up of FIBA Asia 2011 and earned their first victory in the second round of the 27th FIBA Asia Championship with the final score at 75-61. Qatar’s naturalized player Jarvis Hayes, the former NBA first round pick scored with 15 points and lead the five Qatari players who … Read more
The FIBA Asia Championships 2013 continues its quest to determine the strongest team in Asia that is worthy to represent the region in the upcoming FIBA World Cup to be held in Spain in 2014. The second round of the competition features 12 teams from the former four groups. A new group was formed, the … Read more
The Gilas Pilipinas will clash with Group B team, Japan in the second round of the FIBA Asia Championship tonight, August 5, 2013. The Gilas made it to the second round after their successful second place finish in Group A, behind group leader Chinese Taipei. Here’s our scouting report for the Japanese Men’s basketball squad: … Read more
The FIBA Asia Championship took a one day break on Sunday, August 4, 2013 after an intense preliminary round that features 15 of the most popular teams in the Asia regions. In the Second Round of the FIBA Asia Championship, the top three teams in Group A, B, C, and D will formed the new … Read more
The Gilas Pilipinas suffered their first loss of the FIBA Asia Championship at the expense of the more aggressive Chinese Taipei team that remains unbeated in Group A with the final score at 84-79. The Philippine team was leading in the third quarter after they made a 16-point explosion from Larry Fonacier as the national … Read more
The Group C is composed of the top three teams in the competition, the FIBA Asia 2013 featuring, China, Iran and South Korea. Iran proved to be the most prepared team as they defeated China with the final score at 70-51. The two-time Asian champion Iran completes a sweep after they first defeated South Korea … Read more
The Qatar National Men’s basketball team defeated Hong Kong with an 87-64 victor over Hong Kong and top Group B of the FIBA Asia Championship hosted by the Philippines. The Gulf champion team raced to a 32-14 first quarter lead succeeded on their second victory of the tournament after they defeated Japan last Friday during … Read more
Gilas Pilipinas team member Jayson Castro explained to the media why he used the name “William” on his jersey on his current stint with the Philippines men’s national basketball team. The Gilas point guard stated that he has been using the surname of his father, Ronald William, a US Navy man formerly based in Olongapo … Read more