January 17, 2011 | Posted by Benjie
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Smart Gilas national basketball team will vie for the lone Olympic slot on September this year with Rajko Toroman at the helm. Now I doubt if it’s worth holding on to him.
Right after the debacle at the Asian Games in Guangzhou last November, SBP Executive director Noli Eala tweeted that he wouldn’t comment [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | 
Tags: China, Guangzhou, Rajko Toroman, Samad Nikkah Bahrami, Wuhan, Wuhan China, Yi Jianlian | 
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December 31, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
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After two successive setbacks in the Asian championships, China regained the golden scepter in basketball in this year’s edition of Asian Games. In 2007 FIBA – Asia Championship, Iran captured the title in Tokushima, Japan after trouncing Lebanon in the finals. The Chinese, who sent their B team, wound up 10th. Two years [...]
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October 31, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
It has been more than a month since I did my last post and I have missed quite a number of developments in the Asian cage scene. On the local front in particular, the PBA Board of Governors’ approval last month for the inclusion of three PBA players donning national colors for the Guangzhou Asiad [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: Asi Taulava, Guangzhou, Guangzhou China, Kelly Williams, Sol Mercado | No Comments »
September 3, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
As reported, Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Board of Governors meeting was rescheduled to September 15 in Bangkok, Thailand. Among other things to be discussed is the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas’ (SBP) request for the inclusion of the three PBA players in the national pool. The Asian Games in Guangzhou, China is less than three months [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: Asi Taulava, Asia, Bangkok, Bangkok Thailand, Beirut, China, Guangzhou, Guangzhou China, James Yap, Kelly Williams, PBA, Philippine Basketball Association, Sonny Barrios, Taipei, Thailand | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: 2010 Smart Philippine Invitational Challenge, Beirut, China, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Guangzhou China, JORDAN, Jordan National team, Lebanon, Manila, Manila Invitationals, MVP Cup, Smart Gilas, Sun, Sun Zhe, Zhang Kai | 1 Comment »
June 1, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
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China made a bold move to bolster its national team by letting go of Guo Shiqiang as head coach. Guo, a former national player, was China’s chief tactician in last year’s FIBA-Asia Championship where the Chinese was upset by defending champion Iran. He has been relegated as an assistant starting April 30, 2010.
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: Bob Donewald Jr. Bob Donwald, China, Del Harris, Donewald, Guangdong, Guangdong Southern Tigers, Guangzhou, Guangzhou China, Guo, Guo Shiqiang, Jonas Kazlauskas, Shanghai, Shanghai Sharks | No Comments »
June 1, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
The dismal showing of the RP-Smart Gilas in the recent FIBA-Asia Champions Cup causes alarm among diehard Filipino basketball fans including me. I’m a bit worried especially that the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China is just six months away. Assessing the team’s performances in the competitions it joined since its inception, it seems that the [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: 2010 FIBA - Asia Champions Cup, 2010 FIBA-Asia Champions Cup final rankings, China, Doha, FIBA-Asia Champions Cup final rankings, Guangzhou, Guangzhou China, Kelly Williams, Milan Vucicevic, naturalized Filipino, Qatar, RP-Smart Gilas, SBP, Vucecivic, Vucicevic, ‘K-Will’ | No Comments »
May 25, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
Rajko Toroman is a prized catch seasoned coach for the Philippine national team. A Serbian national, Toroman ‘eats and sleeps’ basketball. He has been into this game practically all his life.
Coach Rajko gained international attention when he piloted Iran back to the Olympics after 60 years thru the 2007 FIBA-Asia Championship in Tokushima, Japan. A [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: Al Rayyan, Astana Tigers, Doha, Doha Asian Games, Guangzhou, Guangzhou Asian Games, Iran, Japan, Kazakhstan Astana Tigers, Qatar, Qatar Al Rayyan, Rajko, Rajko Toroman, Smart Gilas, Tokushima, Tokushima Japan, Toroman | 3 Comments »
May 20, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
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One of the most underrated players in the Smart Gilas roster is Jason Ballesteros. I call him a little big man because he is undersized for his position on the court. He either plays the 4 or the 5 position. Given his height at 6-foot-7, he’s short to play in the team’s frontline. [...]
Categories: Rising Stars - Philippines | Tags: Asian Games, Balle, Ballesteros, China, Dubai, Gilas, Guangzhou, Guangzhou China, Jason, Jason Ballesteros, Smart Gilas | No Comments »
April 26, 2010 | Posted by Benjie
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This year could be a great one for the Far Eastern University’s John Aldrech Ramos. For one, Aldrech is the only remaining contender for the Most Valuable Player award in last year’s UAAP season. Gone are Rabeh Al-Hussaini of Ateneo and last year’s winner Dylan Ababou of the UST. With both of them [...]
Categories: Rising Stars - Philippines | Tags: Aldrech Ramos, Asian Games, China, Dylan Ababou, Guangzhou, Guangzhou China, Jai Reyes, John Aldrech Ramos, Nonoy Baclao, UAAP MVP | No Comments »
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