Smart Araneta Coliseum
Gilas Pilipinas Basketball Master Game Face MVP Cup 2015 Schedule. Philippines will undergo three straight days of MVP Cup and will face Talk N Text, New Zealand Wellington Saints and Chinese Taipei NT. Andray Blatche will suit-up for RP together with the FIBA Asia line-up of the Philippine Basketball Team.
Philippine Basketball Team will be coached by kiwi thinktank Tab Baldwin. Gilas Pilipinas 12 includes Andray Blatche, Marc Pingris, Asi Taulava, Sonny Thoss, Ranidel de Ocampo, Terrence Romeo, Calvin Abueva, Dondon Hontiveros, Gabe Norwood, Matt Rosser, JC Intal and Jayson Castro. Coming back for Pilipinas will be Andray Blatche, who will head RP Five since he did not join the national team in Jones Cup 2015.
Taiwan NT will not have their powerhouse Center Tsun Wen Ting. New Zealand will not field in Devendorf but will have former PBA import Jameel Watkins. Troy Rosario and Moala Tautuaa, will band with Larry Fonacier as part of Talk N Text to test the mettle of Gilas Five.
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DAY 1 • September 11, 2015
7:00 PMGILAS PILIPINAS NT VS. TALK N TEXT PBASmart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
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DAY 2 • September 12, 2015
5:00 PMGILAS PILIPINAS NT VS. NEW ZEALAND WELLINGTON SAINTSSmart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
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DAY 3 • September 13, 2015
5:00 PMGILAS PILIPINAS NT VS. CHINESE TAIPEI (TAIWAN) NTSmart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City
The MVP Cup 2015 serves as preparation of Gilas Pilipinas for the upcoming FIBA Asia 2015 in Changsha China. Lebanon NT was supposed to join the four nation basketball tournament in Quezon City but backed out at the last minute. Talk N Text came-in as a replacement team for Lebanon after several teams including Ginebra, declined to join the international joust.
