Batang Gilas sweeps SEABA U-18, routs Thailand in final

 

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The Philippine national junior basketball team went on an unbeaten run in the Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) to capture the championship title and book a slot to the FIBA Asia Under-18 Tournament in July.

Batang Gilas pulled off blowout victories one after another and capped their dominant campaign with an 86-49 thrashing of Thailand on Thursday in Medan, Indonesia.

Joshua Sinclair topscored for the Filipinos with 15 points to go with six rebounds, while John Bahio finished with a double-double of 12 markers and 13 boards.

Earlier in the elimination round, Batang Gilas routed the Thais in their campaign opener, 101-45.

The Philippine squad followed up with an 81-point blasting of Laos for their biggest win of the tournament. Gilas also took down Malaysia, Singapore, and host country Indonesia by an average of 31.3 points.

Batang Gilas will look to top the quarterfinal finish achieved by the 2014 squad led by teen sensation Kobe Paras in the FIBA Asia. — APG, GMA News