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Gilas Pilipinas Youth star Kieffer Alas suffers an damage in a tuneup sport, simply earlier than the Philippines opens its marketing campaign within the FIBA U17 World Cup
MANILA, Philippines – The Gilas Pilipinas under-17 crew simply misplaced its greatest participant.
Kieffer Alas, the crew’s main scorer and rebounder, suffered a knee damage throughout a tuneup sport, good earlier than the Gilas Boys kick off their bid within the FIBA U17 World Cup in Istanbul, Turkiye (Turkey) from June 29 to July 7.
“On preliminary examination by our crew physician, he had a functionally secure knee and the official results of his MRI decided Kieffer has a sprained ACL,” stated Gilas Boys head coach Josh Reyes of Alas, who sustained the damage of their tuneup sport in opposition to Canada.
“His knee is swollen and he’ll be out for 3 weeks. We might be monitoring his state of affairs intently.”
The Gilas Boys open their marketing campaign in opposition to Lithuania on Saturday, June 29, earlier than battling different Group A groups Spain (June 30) and Puerto Rico (July 2).
Within the tuneup, Gilas led by as many as seven factors within the second interval in opposition to Canada, however catastrophe struck halfway via the quarter as Alas harm his left knee as he drove to the basket.
“We had been taking part in actually good basketball at that time. We used our new units, performed good protection, and rebounded nicely in opposition to a crew with 4 gamers taller than 6-foot-8,” stated Reyes.
“It actually felt that the crew began believing we might compete at this degree,” Reyes added.
“It’s a tricky break for us, however the remainder of the crew is motivated to play collectively. We’re praying for good outcomes on Kieffer’s MRI, however we’ve got to maneuver ahead and shortly work out the best way to play with out him.”
Gilas certified within the U17 World Cup after ending fourth within the FIBA U16 Asian Championship final 12 months in Doha, Qatar, the place Alas averaged team-highs of 15.4 factors and eight.6 rebounds.
The La Salle Zobel standout was additionally named to the event’s All-Star 5.
In Istanbul, Alas was not capable of see motion within the crew’s first tuneup match in opposition to Egypt resulting from a abdomen sickness.
“Towards Egypt, we struggled and we didn’t have Kieffer so it was vital for us to seek out one other tuneup sport to offer him an opportunity to play,” stated Reyes.
“Kieffer was doing an excellent job in playmaking, rebounding, and taking part in protection and that is his worth to the squad, greater than his scoring.” – Rappler.com
