Smart Gilas ruled Manila invitationals

June 29, 2010 | Posted by Benjie

Smart Gilas took a galant stand last Sunday to claim the championship over the World Championship-bound Jordan national team, 91-80 in the Manila friendly tournament officially known as the 2010 Smart Philippine Invitational Challenge. The four-day competition was part of the build-up of the Philippine national basketball team that will see action in this November’s Asian Games in Guangzhou, China and next year’s FIBA-Asia Championship in Beirut, Lebanon. Five teams joined the Manila invitationals including the Jordan national team and Chinese club Dongguan Leopards that feature 6′11 Zhang Kai and 7′3 Sun Zhe. Three other teams, Smart Gilas, Ginebra and Talk N’ Text completed the cast.