Tag: FIBA U-16 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers

SAN FERNANDO — Members of the Gilas Pilipinas U16 team had their first title. LA Tenorio had his first championship as national youth coach. And the home crowd thousands who braved an hours-long afternoon thunderstorm had a delirious moment to remember. This after everything came together for the Philippines in the game that mattered most.…

SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA — Though having secured slots to the FIBA U16 Asia Cup in Mongolia this July, the Philippines and Indonesia, both unbeaten going to Wednesday’s SEABA Qualifiers game, nonetheless went at each other like a championship was at stake, drawing non-stop roar from the packed Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center. In effect, it…

San Fernando, Pampanga — Gilas Pilipinas U16 Men stamped their class on a winless Singaporean side to stay undefeated in the FIBA U16 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers, 101-37, Monday night at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center. Defense was key for Gilas as they limited Singapore to single-digit scoring in three of the four quarters…

San Fernando, Pampanga — Gilas Pilipinas U16 Men learned their lesson from the slow start in their first game of the FIBA U16 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers. The Philippines scored its second straight win with an 87-42 victory against Thailand. From a shaky start against Vietnam, the young Filipino ballers waxed hot early in their…

SAN FERNANDO, PAMPANGA — It lasted a little more than three minutes into the opening quarter, but it was a baptism of fire the Gilas Pilipinas Youth and first time coach LA Tenorio would probably not soon forget. Using a 10-0 run to break out of a cold start against Vietnam, the Philippines took control…

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) will bring some of the best young basketball players from the South East Asian region to the City of San Fernando in Pampanga as it hosts the FIBA U16 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers from May 24 to 30 at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center. The Philippines has swept…