Gilas 2 coach Chot Reyes hoping for a better result

Newly-appointed Smart Gilas-Pilipinas 2 mentor Chot Reyes is keeping his fingers crossed, hoping that lightning does not strike him twice.

Moments after the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) placed him at the helm of the men’s national team set to campaign in next year’s FIBA-Asia qualifying meet for the 2014 World Basketball Championship, Reyes expressed hopes that his second tour of duty as Philippine head coach would net him a more pleasing outcome.

“Here we go again,” he said. “Let’s hope we get a better result than my first time.”

Reyes took over the spot left behind by Serbian coach Rajko Toroman, whose three-year contract with Smart Gilas expired last year....

Yi says China can "surprise" at London Games

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Yi Jianlian said China's national basketball team, becoming accustomed to life without the prodigious talents of the retired Yao Ming, could produce a surprise at this year's London Olympics.

China reached the quarter-finals on home soil with Yao in Beijing four years ago and came through a tricky transition to regain the Asia championship title in Wuhan last September and qualify for London.

"We are going to have a surprise for everybody," Yi told Reuters before his Dallas Mavericks team lost to the New York Knicks 104-97 at Madison Square Garden Sunday. "You'll see."...

Chot to coach Smart Gilas II

MANILA, Philippines - Multi-titled PBA coach Chot Reyes will make a big jump from Talk N' Text to Smart Gilas Pilipinas II.

This was made formal yesterday after Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president and Talk N' Text owner Manny V. Pangilinan announced Reyes' official appointment as new head coach of the national team, replacing Serbian Rajko Toroman.

"While we are extremely happy with Chot's performance with our TNT team these past years, our duty to flag and country dictates that we engage the right person for this important national position," said Pangilinan, who is also known in the corporate and sports worlds as MVP, in a statement....

SBP confirms Reyes as Gilas 2 mentor

Chot Reyes gets another shot at being a national head coach.

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) named Reyes as mentor of the soon-to-be formed Smart Gilas 2, placing him in charge of the country’s bid to earn a berth in the 2014 FIBA World Basketball Championship in Spain.

No less than SBP president Manny V. Pangilinan announced the appointment of Reyes as national coach, Sunday....

Ex-PBA player's son shines in UK hoops

LONDON – A Filipino is one of the hottest prospects in the United Kingdom (UK), according to England Under-18 basketball head coach, Steven Bucknall.

Terence Mustre, 18, who plays under Bucknall for the Lewisham Thunder Under-18 team, was born in the Philippines but has been in the UK for almost six years.

During an interview with ABS-CBN Europe, Bucknall, a former Los Angeles Laker, gave Mustre a glowing reference....

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