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China U21 gave Philippines U21 a nightmarish loss, punches ticket to the Finals and World Cup (77543)

Beirut, Lebanon -- It was indeed a nightmare of a loss for Philippines U21 as China U21's impregnable zone defense limited their opponents to just 49 points in the whole game, and just 5 points in the fourth quarter.

The game was somehow close in the first half, with China U21 only leading by 7 points, 36-29. But, a 10-0 blitz by the Chinese to begin the third quarter gave them the cushion that they need to secure the win, 81-49, and more importantly, a ticket to the World Cup and at least a Silver finish. They will face the winner of the other semifinals match, Hong Kong U21, for a no holds barred battle for the Gold trophy.

Meanwhile, Philippines U21 and Australia U21 will get another shot at a World Cup stint via World Cup Barrage on December 23-24, same day as the Finals. Opponents will be revealed later, Saturday afternoon, which could be from Europe or the Americas.

Chai Hengde and Mao Daliang muscled their way through their opponent's zone, and score 15 and 14 points, respectively, to lead China U21. They also grabbed a total of 22 rebounds. As a team, they outrebounded their counterparts, 59-39.

On the other side, Saturnino Samara and Juan Lustre were the only bright spots for Philippines U21 as they collected 16 and 12 points, respectively. China's defense held them to just 23.4% field goal shooting, and forced Philippines U21 to take ill-advised shots.

Again, please support our National Teams, especially this coming Monday/ Tuesday. This is a must-win game for us.

Points Leaders:
Saturnino Samara - 16 points
Juan Lustre - 12 points
Nilo Caniga - 8 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Luis Irueta - 12 rebounds
Eric García - 9 rebounds
Dellan Mosqueda - 5 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Manny Emil Ricamona - 4 assists
Dellan Mosqueda - 3 assists
Juan Lustre - 2 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Last edited by Leo (Pilipinas U21 Coach) at 12/20/2024 1:06:22 PM

Heads-up! Last U21 game for this season. Isang matinding bakbakan bago magpasko.

23rd of December, 7:00pm (Manila Time):

Philippines U21 vs Deutschland U21

Winner books a ticket to the World Cup next season.

See you there mga kababayan at good luck sa ating lahat!

- Leo

Philippines U21 ends U21 campaign on a sour note, misses bus to the World Cup (77616)

Victoria, Hong Kong -- It was a tight battle to begin the barrage festivities. Germany U21 and Philippines U21 were pretty close as they ended the first half, 36-35, with the Germans having a sliver of an advantage. But things went awry for the Filipinos to begin the third quarter. The Germans pulled away, and at the same time, not allowing their opponents to score until the 7-minute mark of the third quarter. The lead ballooned to as much as 13 points, 54-41.

The Filipinos tried their best to crawl back, and reduced the lead by as much as 3 points, but Germany U21 doused any comeback efforts by the Filipinos to secure a very important win, 82-68. With this win, Germany U21 stamped their class, and also stamped their tickets to the World Cup, while Philippines U21 will spend next season in the Consolation tournament, yet again.

For Germany U21, 3 players secured double-doubles including Stephan Ubisch (20 points, 11 rebounds), Henrik Heßloch (12 points and 11 rebounds) and Raimond Dobschütz (11 points and 10 rebounds). Gernot Wella and Moritz Badynski each scored 10 points.

For Philippines U21, Saturnino Samara led the team in scoring with 21 points, while Dellan Mosqueda chipped in 12 points. They are the only double digit scorers on the team. The Filipinos were held to just 28.7% field goal shooting. "Back to the drawing board, again", Coach Leo said in the post-game. To end the interview, he said that he'll start scouting prospects again for the next cycles, and hopefully get his breakthrough season; his first world cup stint.

Points Leaders:
Saturnino Samara - 21 points
Dellan Mosqueda - 12 points
Alan Clifford Pore - 8 points
Solomon de la Serna - 8 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Luis Irueta - 12 rebounds
Alan Clifford Pore - 8 rebounds
Dellan Mosqueda - 7 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Manny Emil Ricamona - 3 assists
Solomon de la Serna - 2 assists
Luis Irueta - 2 assists
Nilo Caniga - 2 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Bittersweet ending to our campaign... we'll get back at them, again...

Can't stress enough the appreciation to those managers who trained their players and kept their player/s in tip-top shape...

Now, for next season, I mentioned this already, but we'll start scouting prospects starting tomorrow. We'll deal with the 20 year olds (soon-to-be 21 year olds) first.

Regarding the draftees, just a reminder, if you can't train them, sell them immediately. Sayang oras na sana nakapagstart na sila magtrain, sayang pera din dahil mas malaki ang halaga nyan compared kapag binenta nyo yan late na hndi natrain ng maayos.

To those who will be training, I encourage you to make use of the training guide and simulator. Here are the links:

Training Guide: https://www.buzzerbeater.com/community/forum/read.aspx?thr...

Training Simulator: https://www.buzzerbeater.com/community/forum/read.aspx?thr...

Any questions regarding training and stuff, kindly mail me here.

Again, thank you for the support. Salamats!

- Leo

Philippines U21 starts Consolation Tourney with a bang, outlasts Iran U21 (78048)

Tehran, Iran -- Iran U21 came into the game very prepared for Philippines U21's fast attack, and kept themselves within striking distance in the first two quarters. In the end, the Filipinos' firepower was too much for the Iranians and gave them no chance to stage a come back, 111-95.

A total of 6 players scored in double-digits to spearhead the Philippines U21's balanced attack. Lamberto Juliano's double-double powered the Filipinos, with 23 points and 12 rebounds, and lead them in scoring. He also made 11 out of 14 attempts. Jan-Jan "Bigyan ng Bola" Revillame also collected a double-double with 17 points and 10 assists. Ken "The Provider" Provido provided 15 points, as well as Benedict John "BJ" Rizal off the bench.

Ali Asghar Eslahi led the Iranian side with a 28 points and 13 assists double-double. The starting big duo of Mikaeil Asemani (22 points, 15 rebounds) and Farnoud Sharifinia (17 points, 10 rebounds) also registered double-doubles of their own. Despite their two starting bigs collecting double-digit rebounds, Iran U21 were still slightly outrebounded, 50-46.

Our next game on the schedule will be against Shqipëria (Albania) U21 on January the 13th, 6:30PM in Manila, Philippines. Please continue to support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Lamberto Juliano - 23 points
Jan-Jan Revillame - 17 points
Ken Provido - 15 points
Benedict John Rizal - 15 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Lamberto Juliano - 12 rebounds
Robinson Genetia - 8 rebounds
Ken Provido - 7 rebounds
Gabino Cabello - 7 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Jan-Jan Revillame - 10 assists
Gabino Cabello - 8 assists
Osbaldo Peñano - 5 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Philippines U21 overpowers Shqipëria U21 for Wire-to-Wire Win (78078)

Manila, Philippines -- As expected by many basketball pundits, the 20th-ranked Philippines U21 ran past the 73rd-ranked Shqipëria (Albania) U21 squad without much resistance, 120-89. The Filipinos' offense was relentless, but efficient, as they shot 43 of 86, 50%, in all areas. Their defense was relentless in the first half, as Shqipëria U21 only scored 26 points within that period. It was a different story in the latter half, as the Fiipinos seemed to relax and allowed Shqipëria U21 to score 30 points in the third quarter alone, and 33 points in the fourth.

Similar to their first game versus Iran U21, 6 players scored in double figures in this game. Once again, Lamberto Juliano led the Filipinos in scoring with 24 points, this time coming off the bench. Gabino Cabello scored 21 points, followed by Ken Provido, who provided 20 points. Robinson Genetia's double-double effort of 11 points and 11 rebounds won't go unnoticed, while Nicasio Luiz hauled 14 rebounds and did the Mutombo finger-wag 5 times. The duo of Jan-Jan Revillame and Osbaldo Peñano were instrumental in steering the ship for Philippines U21, as they shared the rock 6 times each.

On the other side, Dijemir Abdurrahmani led the Albanian side with 21 points, followed by Valdet Çoniku with 17 points, and Lurtim Gacaferri with 16 points. No one hit the double-digits in rebounding for Shqipëria U21 as their bigs were heavily outmatched in this game, which led to a 39-58 disparity in total rebounds.

Next on Philippines U21 calendar will be a road game versus Luxembourg U21, which will be held on 21st of January, 2:30AM (Manila time). Please continue to support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Lamberto Juliano - 24 points
Gabino Cabello - 21 points
Ken Provido - 20 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Nicasio Luiz - 14 rebounds
Robinson Genetia - 11 rebounds
Ken Provido - 7 rebounds
Gilberto Isidro Illundain - 7 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Jan-Jan Revillame - 6 assists
Osbaldo Peñano - 6 assists
Ken Provido - 4 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Last edited by Leo (Pilipinas U21 Coach) at 1/13/2025 7:49:49 AM

Ken Provido-led Philippines U21 crushes Luxembourg U21, 114-72 (78133)

Luxembourg, Luxembourg -- Luxembourg's cold weather wasn't enough to subdue Philippines U21's superb firepower as they went on to win, on the road, in a very convincing fashion, 114-72. Their defense remains formidable, holding Luxembourg U21 to making just a third of all their field goal attempts, compared to Philippines U21's 54.4%.

The Filipinos learned their lesson from their previous game, as the troops didn't relax in the third quarter, scoring 34 points versus Luxembourg U21's measly 8 points. Philippines U21's passing was on point as well, tallying 40 assists, which is currently the team's highest assists total in a game in this tournament, surpassing their previous high of 35 assists against Iran U21.

Ken Provido provided the spark in the Filipinos' offense with 23 points on 9 of 14 fied goal shooting. He also added 6 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 block. Benedict John Rizal started for the first time in this tournament, and he didn't disappoint with his all-around effort. Aptly called "Swiss Army Knife" by Coach Leo, he collected 17 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. Osbaldo Peñano and Gilberto Isidro Illundain, also first-time starters, notched double-doubles. Peñano tallied 15 points and 10 assists, while Illundain tallied 13 points and 10 rebounds.

Kurt Plath led Luxembourg U21 with 18 points, followed by Arno Ichau with 17 points, and Ben Behemhöfen with 12 points, on top of 9 rebounds. Dre Breda was the 4th and last Luxembourg U21 player to score in double-digits with 12 points.

Philippines U21's next game will be against Crna Gora (Montenegro) U21, which will be held on 27th of January, 6:30PM (Manila time), on Philippines homefloor. Please continue to support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Ken Provido - 23 points
Benedict John Rizal - 17 points
Osbaldo Peñano - 15 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Gilberto Isidro Illundain - 10 rebounds
Robinson Genetia - 9 rebounds
Benedict John Rizal - 8 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Osbaldo Peñano - 10 assists
Benedict John Rizal - 7 assists
Gabino Cabello - 7 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo

Philippines U21 stamps class on Crna Gora U21, remains undefeated in 4 games (78164)

Manila, Philippines -- Filipinos in the arena gave a very heartwarming welcome to the Philippines U21 team as they entered their home floor. In return, the team gave the audience an outstanding win, punishing Crna Gora (Montenegro) U21's 2-3 zone, 107-58. The Filipinos thwarted every comeback attempts by Crna Gora U21. In the end, it was too much for Montenegro U21, who are still looking for their first win in this tournament.

Ken Provido, once again, led the team in scoring with 29 points. Besides Provido, 5 other players scored in double-digits. Gabino Cabello and Osbaldo Peñano chipped in 13 points each, while Lamberto Juliano amassed 12 points.

Jan-Jan Revillame, the lead orchestrator for Philippines U21 in this game, was one-assist shy of a double-double, finishing the game with 10 points and 9 assists. He also added 4 steals to showcase his improving defense.

To add to this defensive masterclass, the young Filipino bigs, Robinson Genetia, Ruperto Penuela, and Nicasio Luiz had a field day in the paint, as they grabbed a total of 38 rebounds.

As for Crna Gora U21, only three players scored in double figures. Miroljub Novaković led the team with 13 points, followed by Ranko Barović with 11 points, and Vukota Bauković with 10 points.

Philippines U21's next game will be a road game against a currently winless Bolivia U21 team, which will be held on 4th of February, 7:30AM (Manila time). Please continue to support our National Teams!

Points Leaders:
Ken Provido - 29 points
Gabino Cabello - 13 points
Osbaldo Peñano - 13 points

Rebounds Leaders:
Robinson Genetia - 13 rebounds
Nicasio Luiz - 13 rebounds
Ruperto Penuela - 12 rebounds

Assists Leaders:
Jan-Jan Revillame - 9 assists
Gabino Cabello - 4 assists
Benedict John Rizal - 3 assists

Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!

- Leo