Philippines struggled on the first half as Jordan dominated the game. Led by Sam Daghlas by scoring 9 points in the first quarter, Jordan was on its way to sure victory. But center Marcus Douthit has risen up to the challenge and along with Marcio Lassiter, led the Philippines to a 72-64 victory. Philippines guard Chris Tiu said, “I think we showed a lot of character.” And Philippines coach Rajko Toroman confessed that, “I think this was the biggest win of life, considering the circumstances.”... → Continue reading

South Korea remains’ undefeated after dominating Smart Gilas Philippines in the Williams Jones Cup on Wednesday at the Hsinchuang Gymnasium with a final score of 78-70. “We made it close in the second half. But those turnovers in the last two minutes decided the game,” said Smart Gilas coach Rajko Toroman. Smart Gilas committed many errors in the final two minutes of the game when Marcus Douthit committed a turnover after the offensive rebound and JV Casio's 3-point attempt hit the back iron. However,... → Continue reading

After the two wins over two time defending champion Iran and Chinese-Taipei, Smart Gilas loss to Jordan, 76-72, that gave them a first loss in the Jones Cup basketball tournament at the Hsinjhuang Stadium in New Taipei City Monday. Marcus Douthit who led Smart Gilas in their two win game over Iranians and Taiwanese was scored only 10 points this time, behind a 3-of-7 shooting from the field and seven rebounds. Meanwhile, Coach Rajko Toroman confronted the game officials and said “If he’ll be... → Continue reading