Team Pilipinas U-16 bows down(again) to Japan NT U-16, 94-81. Settles for 4th place.
Source:GMA News TV
Pilipinas-Energen suffered a 94-81 loss to Japan Friday in their bronze medal match in the 2nd FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship at the Khanh Hoa Sports Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
The Philippines failed to duplicate its 83-72 win over the Japanese in the second round.
The Olsen Racela-mentored squad, which entered the final round with a 5-0 card, also dropped its second straight game in the tournament following a 67-58 setback to South Korea in the semifinals Thursday night.
They duplicated the fourth-place finish of the Kiefer Ravena-led Under-16 Philippineteam in 2009 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
China and South Korea, which both qualified for the FIBA U17 World Championship in Lithuania in 2012, are still playing for the gold medal as of posting time.
The Chinese successfully defended its FIBA Asia Under-16 crown after cruising to a 92-52 pummeling of the South Koreans.
Daiki Kaneko shot 8-of-15 from the three-point range to finish with a game-high 25 points to lead Japan to victory. He also had five rebounds and five assists.
Yusei Sugiura and Keita Shinkawa added 21 and 16 markers each while Yudai Baba tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Janhubert Angelo Cani and Kyles Jefferson Lao finished with 16 points each for thePhilippines while Rodolfo Alejandro III backed them up with 14 markers.
Adven Jess Diputado and Rashleigh Paolo Rivero scored 10 apiece with the latter also grabbing seven rebounds.
Pilipinas-Energen had a hot start and even led by five after the opening period, 16-11. They trailed Japan by one, 32-31, at the turn.
But they failed to match Japan's offensive onslaught in the second half as their opponents zoomed to a 62-42 spread after 30 minutes of play. — JVP, GMA News
GOLD MEDAL GAME: China def. South Korea, 92-52
Scores:
Japan 94 — Kaneko 25, Suguira 21, Baba 17, Shinkawa 16, Aoki 7, Shirato 6, Chikui 2.
Pilipinas-Energen 81 — Cani 16, Lao 16, Alejandro 14, Diputado 10, Rivero 10, Heading 7, Asilum 6, Ramos 2.
Quarters: 11-16, 32-31, 62-42, 94-81.
Related News:SBP wants to synchronize league calendars.
NHA TRANG CITY--The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is planning to meet and talk with top officials of the PBA and collegiate leagues like the UAAP and NCAA with hopes of synchronizing all their schedules with the calendar of the FIBA-Asia in forming future national teams.
SBP executive director Renauld "Sonny" Barrios said this came out after Energen Pilipinas failed to bring in some of their top players to play in the FIBA-Asia U-16 Championship at the Khan Noa Sports Center here because of their school commitments back home.
"These are the things we need to address at the SBP level, rationalioze the calendar of the big leagues like the PBA, UAAP and NCAA so that we can synchronize it with the FIBA-Asia calendar," said Barrios.
"This is because we want to maximize our participation of our players for our future national teams so we're looking forward to sitting down with the authorities of those organizations.
"The sooner the better for us to have a good year-long program not just because of the concerns of our Under-16 team but also the program concerning Smart Gilas II," added the former PBA commissioner.
The concern was voiced by Energen Pilipinas coach Olsen Racela, who terribly missed San Beda's Arvin Tolentino, Gideon Babilonia and Radge Tongo and La Salle-Greenhills' Gelo Vito, who are currently playing in the ongoing best-of-five NCAA high school finals tied at a win apiece.
"I'm talking to Sonny Barrios about our problem with the conflict of schedule, if they could do something about it, good. And if they get me back as coach, that will be a consideration because I want to have 15 players who I'm sure will be there until the end," said Racela, whose contract expires at the end of this month.
"But I leave it up to the SBP to look for a solution," he added.
Despite the manpower problems, the Nationals had overachieved by making it as far as the semifinals and with a clear shot of a finals appearance and a stint to next year's World U-17 Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania but ended up absorbing a heartbreaking 58-67 loss to the South Koreans.
"Overall, I think we did a good job in spite of the fact that we lost our starting center, our backup center and our leading scorer in SEABA," said Racela. "I think getting into the semis is quite an achievement for this team and I give really credit to these boys who really sacrificed a lot.
Source:Philstar.com
Pilipinas-Energen suffered a 94-81 loss to Japan Friday in their bronze medal match in the 2nd FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship at the Khanh Hoa Sports Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam.
The Philippines failed to duplicate its 83-72 win over the Japanese in the second round.
The Olsen Racela-mentored squad, which entered the final round with a 5-0 card, also dropped its second straight game in the tournament following a 67-58 setback to South Korea in the semifinals Thursday night.
They duplicated the fourth-place finish of the Kiefer Ravena-led Under-16 Philippineteam in 2009 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
China and South Korea, which both qualified for the FIBA U17 World Championship in Lithuania in 2012, are still playing for the gold medal as of posting time.
The Chinese successfully defended its FIBA Asia Under-16 crown after cruising to a 92-52 pummeling of the South Koreans.
Daiki Kaneko shot 8-of-15 from the three-point range to finish with a game-high 25 points to lead Japan to victory. He also had five rebounds and five assists.
Yusei Sugiura and Keita Shinkawa added 21 and 16 markers each while Yudai Baba tallied 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Janhubert Angelo Cani and Kyles Jefferson Lao finished with 16 points each for thePhilippines while Rodolfo Alejandro III backed them up with 14 markers.
Adven Jess Diputado and Rashleigh Paolo Rivero scored 10 apiece with the latter also grabbing seven rebounds.
Pilipinas-Energen had a hot start and even led by five after the opening period, 16-11. They trailed Japan by one, 32-31, at the turn.
But they failed to match Japan's offensive onslaught in the second half as their opponents zoomed to a 62-42 spread after 30 minutes of play. — JVP, GMA News
GOLD MEDAL GAME: China def. South Korea, 92-52
Scores:
Japan 94 — Kaneko 25, Suguira 21, Baba 17, Shinkawa 16, Aoki 7, Shirato 6, Chikui 2.
Pilipinas-Energen 81 — Cani 16, Lao 16, Alejandro 14, Diputado 10, Rivero 10, Heading 7, Asilum 6, Ramos 2.
Quarters: 11-16, 32-31, 62-42, 94-81.
Related News:SBP wants to synchronize league calendars.
NHA TRANG CITY--The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is planning to meet and talk with top officials of the PBA and collegiate leagues like the UAAP and NCAA with hopes of synchronizing all their schedules with the calendar of the FIBA-Asia in forming future national teams.
SBP executive director Renauld "Sonny" Barrios said this came out after Energen Pilipinas failed to bring in some of their top players to play in the FIBA-Asia U-16 Championship at the Khan Noa Sports Center here because of their school commitments back home.
"These are the things we need to address at the SBP level, rationalioze the calendar of the big leagues like the PBA, UAAP and NCAA so that we can synchronize it with the FIBA-Asia calendar," said Barrios.
"This is because we want to maximize our participation of our players for our future national teams so we're looking forward to sitting down with the authorities of those organizations.
"The sooner the better for us to have a good year-long program not just because of the concerns of our Under-16 team but also the program concerning Smart Gilas II," added the former PBA commissioner.
The concern was voiced by Energen Pilipinas coach Olsen Racela, who terribly missed San Beda's Arvin Tolentino, Gideon Babilonia and Radge Tongo and La Salle-Greenhills' Gelo Vito, who are currently playing in the ongoing best-of-five NCAA high school finals tied at a win apiece.
"I'm talking to Sonny Barrios about our problem with the conflict of schedule, if they could do something about it, good. And if they get me back as coach, that will be a consideration because I want to have 15 players who I'm sure will be there until the end," said Racela, whose contract expires at the end of this month.
"But I leave it up to the SBP to look for a solution," he added.
Despite the manpower problems, the Nationals had overachieved by making it as far as the semifinals and with a clear shot of a finals appearance and a stint to next year's World U-17 Championship in Kaunas, Lithuania but ended up absorbing a heartbreaking 58-67 loss to the South Koreans.
"Overall, I think we did a good job in spite of the fact that we lost our starting center, our backup center and our leading scorer in SEABA," said Racela. "I think getting into the semis is quite an achievement for this team and I give really credit to these boys who really sacrificed a lot.
Source:Philstar.com
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