July 17, 2010 | Posted by benjie
It’s Day 4 of the 32nd William Jones Cup in Taipei and so far we have witnessed how some of the elite teams in Asia play against each other. As of the moment of this posting, Middle Eastern powerhouse teams Iran and Lebanon are still playing. Smart Gilas-Pilipinas are taking a day off after a [...]
Categories: William Jones Cup | 
Tags: 32nd Jones Cup, 32nd William Jones Cup, Hamed Afagh, Iran, Japan, Javad Davari, Jones Cup, Philippines, Smart Gilas, Taipei | 
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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 | 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 21, 2010 | Posted by benjie
Photo Courtesy: Spufalcons.com
After Chris Tiu and Chris Lutz, another Chris has been on the radar of the Smart Gilas national team. Chris Banchero, a Fil-Italian guard who had been making waves in the US NCAA Division II the past season is the latest prospect of the national team. He was invited by coach Rajko Toroman [...]
Categories: Rising Stars - Philippines | Tags: Banchero, Chris Banchero, Chris Lutz, Chris Tiu, Fil-Italian, NCAA Division II All-America team, Rajko Toroman, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle Pacific University Falcons, Smart Gilas | No Comments »
May 20, 2010 | Posted by benjie
Photo Courtesy: Abante.com
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 »
May 6, 2010 | Posted by benjie
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Unconfirmed reports reveal that former Ateneo Blue Eagle Rabeh Al–hussaini is contemplating of exercising the exit clause in his contract with the Smart Gilas to join 2010 PBA draft. If this rumor is true, I would rather see him out of the national pool as early as now. Right from the very start, [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: Al-hussaini, Frankie Lim, Greg Slaughter, Jason Ballesteros, Rabeh Al-hussaini, Smart Gilas | No Comments »
April 6, 2010 | Posted by benjie
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‘When you’re right, no one remembers. When you’re wrong, no one forgets.’
I used to hear this line from my teacher back in high school. It’s an ageless saying that somehow related to the ugly news spreading these days involving Manny Pangilinan’s controversial commencement address in Ateneo de Manila recently. That some parts of [...]
Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Ateneo de Davao, Ateneo de Davao University, Ateneo de Manila, Manny Pangilinan's controversial commencement address, Manny V. Pangilinan, MVP, Pangilinan, PLDT's top honcho, Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas, SBP, sex scandal, sex scandal video, Smart Gilas | 2 Comments »
March 13, 2010 | Posted by benjie
I understand that almost every Filipino by this time is too preoccupied with tomorrow’s ‘The Event’. We sometimes tend to overlook some other major sports events. Take the Aussie trip of the Smart Gilas, for instance. I was aware that they’re scheduled to leave Manila by March 12 as they embarked their second ‘road’ trip [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: 'The Event', Athens, Australia, Australian Football, Chris Tiu, Down Under, Manila, Rajko Toromam, Serbia, Smart Gilas, Smart Gilas Aussie trip, United States | No Comments »
January 27, 2010 | Posted by benjie
It has been a while since I did my last post. That was January 12 when I wrote about Marcio Lassiter. I became preoccupied with lots of concerns the last couple of weeks that I even missed to follow every game of the Gilas stint in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Nevertheless, I’m glad [...]
Categories: FIBA-Asia Teams Updates | Tags: 1986 World Chamnpionship, Dubai, EDSA I 1986 ABC, Madrid, Madrid Spain, Northern Cement, Northern Cement team, Northern Cement-backed team, Smart Gilas, Spain, United Arab Emirates | No Comments »
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