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Batang Gilas set for SEABA U-18 in Indonesia


The Philippine national youth team is set to compete in the Southeast Asia Basketball Association Under-18 Championship in Medan, Indonesia on April 23-28.

The tournament also serves as the qualifier for the FIBA Asia U-18 tilt in Tehran, Iran on July 15-24.

Batang Gilas will be represented by Will Allen Gozum, Joshua Sinclair, Alain Jethro Madrigal, Gian Mamuyac, Evan Nelle, Fran Yu, Lorenzo Mendoza, Rendell Lee, Pedro Alfaro III, Theo Flores, Jonas Tibayan, and John Bryle Bahio.

The roster boasts of three holdovers from the U-16 squad which stunned China last year: Tibayan, Mamuyac, Gozum.

The team will be mentored by head coach Michael Oliver, assistant coach Jigs Mendoza, assistant coach Mc Abolucion, and team coordinator Dennis Llames.

Aside from Philippines and host Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand will also be vying for a slot to join the FIBA U-18 tournament.

In 2014, Kobe Paras led the Batang Gilas U-18 team to a quarterfinals appearance before succumbing to a heartbreaking 90-86 defeat to Chinese Taipei.

The team finished fifth place in the classification round after routing Kazakhstan and an overtime victory against Japan. —JST, GMA News

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