FIBA Asia 2013 : Iran wins title, Pilipinas second place, Korea gets 3rd

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Source : FIBA.com
MANILA (FIBA Asia Championship) - Iran and the Philippines have shown Asia will be strongly represented at next year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain with a high quality FIBA Asia Championship Title Game in front of 19,989 fans in Manila.

FIBA Asia 2013 : Iran coach declares FIBA Asia win

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Source : AKTV
Iran has won two of the last three FIBA Asia Championship tournaments, and coach Memi Becirovic is not bashful about his team’s chances in the 2013 edition of the competition.

FIBA Asia 2013 : Chot Reyes to fans : Laban Pilipinas! Puso!

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Source : FIBA Asia

MANILA, Philippines (27th FIBA Asia Championship): There are few positions in international sport which are as unenviable as that of the coach of the Philippine National Team. In a country here passion for basketball rides high on emotion, nothing short of victory in every game the team plays satisfies the Filipinos.

FIBA Asia 2013 : Draw lottery results

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Source : AKTV
With its privilege to choose its group as host of the 2013 FIBA Asia Champion, the Philippines on Thursday wisely avoided a tough group and was bracketed along with Chinese Taipei, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia in the preliminary round of the tournament.

NBA Awards : JR Smith - Sixthman of the Year Marc Gasol - Defensive Player of the Year

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Source : NBA.com

NEW YORK -- The New York Knicks' J.R. Smith is the winner of the 2012-13 Kia NBA Sixth Man Award as the league's best player in a reserve role, the NBA announced Monday. Smith, who came off the bench in all 80 games in which he appeared, led all reserves in scoring, averaging 18.1 points. Additionally, Smith contributed 5.3 rpg, 2.7 apg and 1.3 spg in 33.5 minutes per game to a Knicks squad that went 54-28 and earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Gilas players getting used with one another

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Photo from Solar Sports Desk

Source : Solar Sports

MANILA – Despite holding practices once a week, the Philippine national team still has a lot of work to do with less than four months until the FIBA-Asia Championship.
“(The offense) is still not as smooth and as sharp as I would like,” admitted Gilas-Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes in an interview with Solar Sports Desk.

Pitino, Payton, King lead Hall of Fame cast of 2013

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Source : NBA.com

ATLANTA (AP) -- Rick Pitino got the phone call of a lifetime and an incredible text at the same time.
Last Wednesday, John Doleva, the president of the Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame, called seven people to tell them they'd in the class of 2013.
Pitino was one of the seven.

In case you missed : Day 1 of Gilas Pilipinas Practice

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Source : Solar Sports Desk

Photo from Gilas Pilipinas Facebook page

PBA Commissioner Chito Salud began the Gilas-Pilipinas first day of practice by recalling the regime during the 1980's.

Gilas pool for FIBA Asia 2013 released

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Source : SPIN.ph

JAPETH Aguilar and Ryan Reyes were the surprise choices when national coach Chot Reyes revealed his lineup on Thursday for the Gilas Pilipinas team to the Fiba-Asia championships this August.

Manila is the host of FIBA Asia 2013

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Source : AKTV
The Philippines won the rights to host the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship set on August 1 to 11.

No less than Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Manuel V. Pangilinan made the announcement in a text message circulated Thursday evening.

In case you missed : Smart Gilas Roster for Dubai tourney

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Source : AKTV

The honor to wear PILIPINAS on your chest.
Photo by TITAN

SMART-Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes announced his 12-man roster for the annual Dubai Invitational basketball tournament slated next month.

In case you missed it : Philippine Volcanoes qualify for 2013 Rugby World Cup

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Source : Philippine Star Sports

The Philippine Rugby Football Union (PRFU) Volcanoes are going to the Rugby World Cup Sevens, and it was a close shave.

Lebanon wins FIBA Asia 2013 hosting

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Source : Philippine Star

TOKYO – The Philippines would have to wait for more time to get its turn to host the FIBA Asia championship again.

SBP, PBA team up for FIBA Asia 2013 bid

Source : Inquirer Sports

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) will be working hand in glove when the cage body lobbies for the country’s hosting of the FIBA-Asia Men’s Championship next week.

MOA Arena impresses top FIBA Asia official

Source : AKTV

FIBA Asia secretary-general Hagop Khajirian flew to the Philippines this week to inspect the SM Mall of Asia Arena and came away impressed.

Smart Gilas 2 holds first practice

Source : Yahoo Philippines

The first-ever practice session of the new Smart Gilas Pilipinas national men's basketball team, dubbed "Gilas II", was held last night at the San Juan Arena, where all sixteen PBA players selected in the pool by head coach Chot Reyes were in attendance.

Chot Reyes and Jong Uichico upbeat about Smart Gilas

Chot Reyes

Source : Reynaldo Belen, InterAKTV

Chot Reyes has every reason to be optimistic in his second tour of duty as coach of the Philippine national men’s basketball team.

SBP Director Sonny Barrios : Smart Araneta can be a venue for FIBA Asia

Source : June Navarro Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas wants the Smart Araneta Coliseum to be the venue of the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship if the country wins hosting rights for the world championship qualifier.

SBP sends FIBA Asia 2013 bid

Source : June Navarro Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is going all out to gain homecourt advantage in the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship.

SBP bidding for FIBA Asia 2013; PBA forming 16 man pool for National Team

SBP

Source : June Navarro Philippine Daily Inquirer

MANILA, Philippines—The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is making a serious bid to host the 2013 Fiba Asia Championship.