Smart Gilas Pilipinas showed the Asian crowd that they were indeed one of the team to beat in the 2011 FIBA Asia Mens Basketball Championship. The Philippine Team defeated Jordan with a final score at 72-64 to start their campaign in the second round with a morale booster win. One of the surprises of the … Read more
Smart Gilas Pilipinas suffered its first loss on the ongoing 26th FIBA Asia Mens Basketball Championship at Wuhan China at the expense of the home team China. The Philippine team was outscored by China from start to finish which ended up with a final score of 75-60 in favor of mighty China. The Philippine Team … Read more
Philippines were caught on surprise at the beginning of the first half having outscored by the United Arab Emirates. Smart Gilas was scoreless for more than 3 minutes in the opening quarter not until Marnel Baracael started out for Gilas resurgence and secured a win with a 40-point deficit at 92-52. A 5-0 start made … Read more
Group C Matches showcased the East Asian team powerhouse Japan dominating the second best team from South East Asia, Indonesia with a score at 81-59. The Indonesians were no match to the talents that the Japanese squad had compiled for their quest of the elusive Olympics berth for Asia. On the early part of the … Read more