SMART Gilas Pilipinas easily upheld its winning tradition in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association (Seaba) Championship by crushing Thailand, 74-52, last night to clinch the lone spot alloted for the Southeast Asian zone in the Fiba Asia Cup in Tokyo in September.
The Philippines sealed a tournament-long domination with a 74-52 rout of host Thailand, which clinched 2012 SEABA championship and the lone berth to the Fiba Asia Cup Saturday in Chiang Mai City.
MARCUS Douthit sparked an overpowering start and Smart Gilas Pilipinas went on to crush Malaysia, 85-50, to remain unbeaten in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association Championship yesterday in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
It was just another day at the office for the Philippines with an 85-50 drubbing of Malaysia Friday in the penultimate game day of the 2012 Seaba Championship in Thailand.
The Philippines sent a strong message across that it’s the team to beat in the 2012 SEABA Championships after a 96-58 clobbering of Singapore Wednesday to open up the tournament in Thailand.
DOMINATING yet again, the Energen Pilipinas under-18 team blasted Indonesia, 81-57, yesterday to complete a title sweep of the 8th Southeast Asian Basketball Association (Seaba) U-18 Championship for Men.
A squad made up of select amateur players will don the country’s colors in the 2012 Southeast Asia Basketball Association (Seaba) championship this July.
Indonesian tycoon Erick Thohir just beat businessman-sportsman Manny V. Pangilinan to it.
Overcoming its off-court obstacles, the Energen Pilipinas Under-16 puts its focus back on the Indonesian squad it ripped by 63 points just two months ago.
The Energen Pilipinas Under-16 Youth Team may have earned the luck of the draw, but national coach Olsen Racela can’t enjoy it as he worries about the possibility of missing the services of his vital cogs in the Fiba Asia U16 tournament this month.
The Energen Pilipinas Under-16 Youth Team may just have to do without their key cogs when the young Nationals vie for a world berth in the Fiba Asia U16 tournament next month.
When the Energen Pilipinas Under-16 Youth team reports for training next week, coach Olsen Racela hopes for the luck of the draw in the Fiba Asia U16 tournament this October.
BANTING CITY, Malaysia— The Energen Pilipinas Under-16 Youth Team fittingly capped its dominant run with a crown. Living up to their pre-tournament tag as favorites, the young Nationals completed a championship sweep of the first Southeast Asian Basketball Association (Seaba) U16 for Men after trouncing Singapore, 70-52, Saturday night at the Kuala Langat Gym here. [...]
