Asia-Basket.com All-PBA Governor's Cup Awards 2012 - Aug 10, 2012
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All-PBA Governor's Cup 1st Team
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Chan
Bozeman
Harris
Cornley
Blakely
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Finals MVP:Jeffrei Chan (192-F-83) of Smart Gilas Player of the Year:Jamelle Cornley (196-F-87) of Rain or Shine Guard of the Year:Cedric Bozeman (198-G-83) of Ginebra Kings Forward of the Year:Jamelle Cornley (196-F-87) of Rain or Shine Center of the Year:Asi Taulava (206-C-73) of Meralco Bolts Defensive Player of the Year:Arwind Santos (193-F-81) of Petron Blaze Domestic Player of the Year:Jeffrei Chan (192-F-83) of Smart Gilas Import Player of the Year:Jamelle Cornley (196-F-87) of Rain or Shine Coach of the Year:Yeng Guiao of Rain or Shine
The San Miguel Beermen brought the bacon back home where it truly belongs. SMB completed a sweep of the Indonesia Warriors in Game 3 to secure the second ABL trophy, which was last won by a Philippine team in the leagues maiden season in 2010.
Not even Indonesias homecourt crowd could derail the inevitable as league MVP Asi Taulava put his stamp on San Miguels first title in the ASEAN circuit [read more]
The San Miguel Beermen brought the bacon back home where it truly belongs. SMB completed a sweep of the Indonesia Warriors in Game 3 to secure the second ABL trophy, which was last won by a Philippine team in the leagues maiden season in 2010.
Not even Indonesias homecourt crowd could derail the inevitable as league MVP Asi Taulava put his stamp on San Miguels first title in the ASEAN circuit. The Rock scored 19 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and handed out 3 assists as SMB opened up the game in the second half. Local players Chris Banchero and Leo Avenido scored 10 apiece to backstop Taulavas stellar effort, and this is important because the Beermen havent been as import-reliant as all the other teams in the league. With the exception of JR Cawaling, all 10 Beermen inserted into the game scored. In contrast, coach Todd Purves of Indonesia stuck with a super tight 7-man rotation.
The Warriors didnt exactly enjoy the best from their stars. Mario Wuysang had 21 points but no assists. Chris Daniels scored 15 points and had 19 rebounds, but he shot just 7-of-20 from the field. Stanley Pringle didnt do too well, too. The usually prolific Fil-Am connected on just 4 of his 11 field goal attempts while also turning the ball over 5 times. Indonesia was just outclassed, but it is worth noting that Jerick Caada wasnt able to play for them.
Despite the big win, however, its already clear that next season will be a big challenge for SMB as Asi Taulava is eyeing a return to the more competitive PBA (he also received an offer to play for the Foshan Dralions in the CBA) while Chris Banchero is set to join the PBA D-League, which is a requirement for him to eventually enter the 2014 PBA Draft. The Warriors Pringle, too, is rumored to be thinking of foregoing next season to join the PBA.
Game Recaps: SAN MIGUEL BEERMEN over INDONESIA WARRIORS, 70-55 The San Miguel Beermen were crowned the AirAsia 2013 ASEAN Basketball League Champions tonight following their 70-55 win over the Indonesia Warriors.
The Beermen have been very vocal about their intentions from the start and head coach Leo Austria dedicated the win to his predecessor, the late Bobby Parks.
Asi Taulava led the champions with 19 points. Chris Bancheros followed with 10 points, although that only told the smallest part of the role that he has played in the Beermen squad throughout the finals series.
The defending champions looked uncomfortable in the beginning and struggled with their shots, managing just 23% from the field. The Beermen, on the other hand, barely lost their stride from the past two games. A Justin Williams block in the first half started them on a 6-0 run capped with a Fortuna basket that put the Beermen up 14-10 going into the second quarter.
The Beermen continued to build their lead in the second quarter, Taulava and Banchero both going on scoring runs. The Beermen were 44% from the field in the first half, although they struggled from the three, missing all seven of their attempts. They still managed to hold on to a six point lead 33-27 heading into the break.
Points were still hard to come by for the Warriors in the second half but they tried hard to make things difficult for the Beermen. Chris Daniels came in off the break with a couple of quick baskets that put the hosts in to within four points at 31-35. However Paulo Hubalde put a stop to that with a layup before he stole the ball off Thomas and fed it to Avenido for a three. Then a Taulava basket gave Beermen their first double digit lead of the game at 49-38 with 2:20 remaining till the final quarter. The Beermen held on to that lead and finished the third period ahead 53 to 43.
The fourth quarter was an uphill battle the Warriors were unable to climb. Despite a tough fight from Mario Wuysang, who finished on top of the leaderboard with 21 points, the Warriors soon found themselves down 17 points with half the quarter still remaining. With the Championship so close in their sights, the Beermen powered on and finished off the game 70-55 to lift the 2013 ABL Championship trophy.
Source: Intro was written by Enzo Flojo/HoopNut.com. Game recaps were compressed and compiled from AseanBasketballLeague.com.
A father's wish came true.
Japeth Aguilar (208-C-85, college: W.Kentucky), the highly-touted forward was traded by the Global Port Batang Pier to the Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Kings in a multi-player deal fulfilling his father's wish, former pro and Ginebra forward Peter Aguilar.
Under the terms of the deal, the Kings will be sending rookie big man Yousef Taha (201-C-88) and its first-round 2013 pick to Global Port [read more]
Under the terms of the deal, the Kings will be sending rookie big man Yousef Taha (201-C-88) and its first-round 2013 pick to Global Port. The Port Masters will also be acquiring the sevices of Jay Washington (206-C-81, college: Eckerd) from the Petron Blaze Boosters in exchange for rookie Jason Deutchman (196-G/F-86, college: San Diego St.) and second-round picks in 2016 and 2017.
The deal sealed months of speculation about Aguilar, who will be playing in his second team in less than six months having been traded by the Tropang Texters to Global Port last January. Aguilar returned to the Philippines after a pursuing an NBA dream in the United States.
Philippines NT beat Lithuania U20 twice - Jun 13, 2013
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Lithuania U20 lost two games to Philippines NT. At first the Asian team posted an 83:75 win in Game 1. Philippines NT grabbed a 30:22 lead and had 8 points advantage at the halftime. Lithuania U20 managed to win the third period 14-12, but the guests posted a 20-18 rally in the last period. Paulius Semaska (184-PG-93) scored 15 points for the Lithuanian team, while Tauras Jogela (203-F-93) and Zygimantas Riauka (203-F-93) poured in 12 each.
In Game 2 Philippines NT won over Lithuania U20 88:84 [read more]
Lithuania U20 lost two games to Philippines NT. At first the Asian team posted an 83:75 win in Game 1. Philippines NT grabbed a 30:22 lead and had 8 points advantage at the halftime. Lithuania U20 managed to win the third period 14-12, but the guests posted a 20-18 rally in the last period. Paulius Semaska (184-PG-93) scored 15 points for the Lithuanian team, while Tauras Jogela (203-F-93) and Zygimantas Riauka (203-F-93) poured in 12 each. In Game 2 Philippines NT won over Lithuania U20 88:84. Trailing 15-25 after the first period, Philippines NT dominated the rest of the game. The guests won the second frame 21-14 and added 25-18 in the third quarter. Both teams nailed 27 points each in the last stanza for the final result. Tomas Lekunas (200-G/F-93) top-scored for the Lithuanian team with 24 points and Vaidas Kariniauskas (200-PG-93) had 23. Laimonas Chatkevicius (211-F-93) delivered 10, while Mantas Mockevicius scored 8.
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