Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

Tiebreaker Times

Basketball

Carl Tamayo breaks out as Gilas Youth vents ire on China


After being blown out by the world’s top teams in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, Gilas Pilipinas Youth got some retribution.

Behind Carl Tamayo’s best outing of the tournament, the Philippines routed China, 86-72, Saturday evening (Manila time) at the Heraklion University Hall in Greece.

With Kai Sotto playing limited minutes, Tamayo stepped up big time.

The 18-year-old, who stands at 6-foot-7, finished with 20 points on 50-percent shooting and six rebounds after averaging just 8.4 points on 28.9-percent shooting and 5.0 boards in the first five games of the tourney.

Behind Tamayo and Dave Ildefonso, the Philippines had a huge 31-point third quarter to break the game wide-open. Gilas Youth would lead by as much as 16 points, 77-61, after an Ildefonso trey.

Ildefonso added 21 points built on four treys.

Besides Tamayo, James Spencer and Rhayyan Amsali also had their best outings so far, scoring 11 points each.

The youth team needed their production as Kai Sotto only had five points and two rebounds.

Guo Haowen was the high-point man for China with 16 markers.

Gilas has the chance to finish in 13th place in the 16-nation meet when it takes on the winner of the New Zealand-Senegal game on the ultimate day of the competition on Sunday.

The Scores:

Philippines 86 –– Ildefonso 21, Tamayo 20, Spencer 11, Amsali 11, Panopio 8, Abadiano 6, Sotto 5, Chiu 2, Fortea 2, Oczon 0.

China 72 — Guo 23, Jiang H 16, Xu J 11, Shi 6, Wang 5, Ji 4, Jiao 4, Jiang W 3, Xu K 0.

#ReadMore  Xavy Nunag takes leave of absence as UAAP basketball commissioner due to family health crisis

Quarterscores: 21-18, 41-37, 72-57, 86-72.

Written By




You May Also Like

Basketball

Carl Tamayo made sure Changwon LG Sakers stayed on the right side of history. The Sakers avoided becoming just the third professional basketball team...

Basketball

Ginebra is giving LA Tenorio all the time he needs to prepare Gilas Pilipinas Boys for the FIBA U16 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers later...

Basketball

Gilas Boys’ road to the FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship begins in Pampanga. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced on Monday that Pampanga will host...

Basketball

One of the standout prospects in the 16-and-under division of the 2025 Smart-NBTC tournament is taking steps to become eligible as a local for...

Basketball

Carl Tamayo and JD Cagulangan earned their first-ever individual awards as professionals on Wednesday. Tamayo was named to the 2024-25 KBL Mythical Team, while...

ADMU

Eerily similar to the journey of women’s basketball athletes in the Philippines, Sabrina Ionescu’s rise to stardom in the WNBA and across the globe...

Basketball

Sabrina Ionescu’s visit to the Philippines isn’t just a star-studded appearance — it’s a source of inspiration for aspiring basketball players across the country....

Basketball

In their first-ever professional meeting, Carl Tamayo emerged victorious over his good friend Kevin Quiambao. Changwon LG secured its second consecutive win, defeating Goyang...

Advertisement