Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Smart Gilas Pilipinas Update!

Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is pleased to announce the signing up of former Los Angeles Lakers draftee CJ Giles to reinforce the Smart Gilas Pilipinas Men's National Team for the forthcoming FIBA Asia Champion's Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tournament will be held on May 12.

Giles is a 6'11" wiry center who played for Kansas University and Oregon State from 2004-07. He averaged a career best 6.3 ppg, 5.9rpg, and 2 bpg in college.

Described as having great size and strength, Giles, 23 , is n excellent rebounderand phenomenal shotblocker with a 7'4" wingspan. He was drafted by the Lakers in '08 and played 5 games while averaging 2.7 ppg and 3.4 rpg. He also played with the Toronto Raptors in the NBA Summer League of '08 and Sioux Falls in the D-League in '09.

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