By Les Tan
Jabez Su led the Singapore team with a game-high 27 points. (Photo 1 © Koh Yizhe/Red Sports file photo)
Johor, Malaysia, Tuesday, November 24, 2009 – Singapore blasted Thailand 92-52 in the FIBA Under-16 Basketball Championship to set themselves up for a final game against Kuwait to determine who finishes 13th in the 16-country tournament.
Singapore shot 36 of 80 (45%) from two-point range and seven of 20 (35%) three-pointers. The squad was 13 of 23 from the free-throw line (57%).
The Singapore boys led from start to finish and led by 33 points at half time (56-23).
Jabez Su had a game-high 27 points with teammates Delvin Goh (17) and Larry Liew (14) also in double-digits.
In the other main quarter-final matches, China beat Japan 115-65 to finish top of their group. The unbeaten Chinese will take on Philippines in the semi-final.
Philippines, the only South-East Asian country in the main quarter-final stage, finished second in their group with a 60-45 win over Jordan.
The other semi-final will see Iran take on Korea.
The semi-final winners will qualify for the FIBA U-17 World Championship in Germany slated for July 2010.
Classification Games
For 9th place: India v Kazakhstan
For 11th place: Bahrain v Malaysia
For 13th place: Singapore v Kuwait
For 15th place: Thailand v Saudi Arabia
Quarter by Quarter Scores
Singapore vs Thailand
1st Q: 28-9
2nd Q: 28-14
3rd Q: 20-21
4th Q: 16-8
Singapore U-16 Game Box Score
| # | Name | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | TR | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | *Jabez Su | 27 | 9/19 | 1/4 | 8/14 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 24:33 |
| 5 | *Russel Low | 4 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25:09 |
| 6 | *Delvin Goh | 17 | 8/10 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24:57 |
| 7 | Hibshamir Bin Ibrahim | 5 | 2/5 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:55 |
| 8 | Tan Jun Wei | 4 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:04 |
| 9 | David Soo | 0 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:57 |
| 10 | Poh Wei Hao | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 11 | *Larry Liew | 14 | 5/11 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23:06 |
| 12 | Remus Low | 13 | 5/11 | 3/7 | 0/0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:36 |
| 13 | Peter Soo | 2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:15 |
| 14 | *Ng Wei Xiang | 4 | 2/10 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23:50 |
| 15 | Lim Zi Yi | 2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:38 |
| total | 92 | 36/80 | 7/20 | 13/23 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 200 |
Thailand U-16 Game Box Score
| # | Name | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | OR | DR | TR | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Thanisorn Piyaphongdacha | DNP | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Theethat Rangkasiri | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:23 |
| 6 | *Niwat Thongkam | 6 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 36:44 |
| 7 | *Loephong Kongtawee | 10 | 4/16 | 2/9 | 0/0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 36:48 |
| 8 | Bodin Roeakwutthipong | 1 | 0/11 | 0/5 | 1/2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23:01 |
| 10 | Nattaphon Rueangsir | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:50 |
| 11 | *Torpong Mattayamanan | 13 | 5/13 | 1/5 | 2/4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 35:02 |
| 12 | Udomsak Rattanapansri | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 |
| 13 | *Sarun Buranachan | 18 | 7/17 | 4/11 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 38:07 |
| 14 | Sansearn Thacharoend | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:08 |
| 15 | *Paramet Kongsang | 4 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 23:57 |
| total | 52 | 20/68 | 7/31 | 5/10 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 200 |
1st FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship
| Date | Time | Group | White | Pts | Dark | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 19 Nov | 0700 | A | Korea | 101 | Singapore | 33 |
| Thu 19 Nov | 0900 | B | Kazakhstan | 63 | Bahrain | 54 |
| Thu 19 Nov | 1100 | C | China | 109 | Saudi Arabia | 29 |
| Thu 19 Nov | 1300 | D | C. Taipei | 74 | Iran | 87 |
| Thu 19 Nov | 1500 | A | India | 31 | Jordan | 57 |
| Thu 19 Nov | 1700 | C | Syria | 53 | Kuwait | 52 |
| Thu 19 Nov | 1900 | B | Japan | 59 | Philippines | 63 |
| Thu 19 Nov | 2115 | D | Malaysia | 80 | Thailand | 44 |
| Fri 20 Nov | 0800 | A | Saudi Arabia | 40 | India | 55 |
| Fri 20 Nov | 1000 | B | Bahrain | 85 | Japan | 84 |
| Fri 20 Nov | 1200 | C | Kuwait | 50 | Korea | 91 |
| Fri 20 Nov | 1400 | D | Thailand | 36 | Iran | 71 |
| Fri 20 Nov | 1600 | B | Philippines | 76 | Kazakhstan | 50 |
| Fri 20 Nov | 1800 | C | Singapore | 58 | Syria | 71 |
| Fri 20 Nov | 2000 | D | Malaysia | 78 | C. Taipei | 114 |
| Fri 20 Nov | 2200 | A | Jordan | 44 | China | 117 |
| Sat 21 Nov | 0800 | B | Bahrain | 45 | Philippines | 62 |
| Sat 21 Nov | 1000 | A | Jordan | 59 | Saudi Arabia | 36 |
| Sat 21 Nov | 1200 | C | Kuwait | 45 | Singapore | 61 |
| Sat 21 Nov | 1400 | D | C. Taipei | 92 | Thailand | 34 |
| Sat 21 Nov | 1600 | D | Iran | 97 | Malaysia | 52 |
| Sat 21 Nov | 1800 | C | Korea | 103 | Syria | 61 |
| Sat 21 Nov | 2000 | A | China | 121 | India | 47 |
| Sat 21 Nov | 2200 | B | Japan | 78 | Kazakhstan | 66 |
| QUARTER-FINALS | ||||||
| Sun 22 Nov | 2000 | I | China | 108 | Taipei | 61 |
| Sun 22 Nov | 2200 | I | Japan | 56 | Korea | 93 |
| Mon 23 Nov | 1600 | I | Korea | 51 | China | 121 |
| Mon 23 Nov | 1800 | I | Taipei | 75 | Japan | 67 |
| Tue 24 Nov | 2000 | I | China | 115 | Japan | 65 |
| Tue 24 Nov | 2200 | I | Korea | 71 | Taipei | 39 |
| Sun 22 Nov | 2200 | II | Jordan | 51 | Iran | 70 |
| Sun 22 Nov | 1800 | II | Philippines | 71 | Syria | 57 |
| Mon 23 Nov | 2000 | II | Syria | 70 | Jordan | 77 |
| Mon 23 Nov | 2200 | II | Iran | 76 | Philippines | 70 |
| Tue 24 Nov | 1600 | II | Jordan | 45 | Philippines | 60 |
| Tue 24 Nov | 1800 | II | Syria | 58 | Iran | 69 |
| Sun 22 Nov | 0800 | III | India | 52 | Thailand | 55 |
| Sun 22 Nov | 1000 | III | Bahrain | 64 | Singapore | 58 |
| Mon 23 Nov | 1200 | III | Singapore | 51 | India | 65 |
| Mon 23 Nov | 1400 | III | Thailand | 60 | Bahrain | 80 |
| Tue 24 Nov | 0800 | III | India | 58 | Bahrain | 40 |
| Tue 24 Nov | 1000 | III | Singapore | 92 | Thailand | 52 |
| Sun 22 Nov | 1200 | IV | Saudi Arabia | 77 | Malaysia | 84 |
| Sun 22 Nov | 1400 | IV | Kazakhstan | 63 | Kuwait | 66 |
| Mon 23 Nov | 0800 | IV | Kuwait | 60 | Saudi Arabia | 40 |
| Mon 23 Nov | 1000 | IV | Malaysia | 59 | Kazakhstan | 75 |
| Tue 24 Nov | 1200 | IV | Saudi Arabia | 38 | Kazakhstan | 64 |
| Tue 24 Nov | 1400 | IV | Kuwait | 53 | Malaysia | 73 |
| SEMI-FINALS | ||||||
| Thu 26 Nov | 1800 | China | 85 | Philippines | 66 | |
| Thu 26 Nov | 2000 | Iran | 81 | Korea | 82 | |
| CLASSIFICATION | ||||||
| Thu 26 Nov | 1400 | Taipei | 75 | Syria | 50 | |
| Thu 26 Nov | 1600 | Jordan | 57 | Japan | 100 | |
| Thu 26 Nov | 1000 | Playing for 15th | Thailand | 61 | Saudi Arabia | 72 |
| Thu 26 Nov | 1200 | Playing for 13th | Singapore | 60 | Kuwait | 66 |
| Fri 27 Nov | 1000 | Playing for 11th | Bahrain | 73 | Malaysia | 83 |
| Fri 27 Nov | 1200 | Playing for 9th | India | 49 | Kazakhstan | 59 |
| Fri 27 Nov | 1400 | Playing for 7th | Syria | 87 | Jordan | 51 |
| Fri 27 Nov | 1600 | Playing for 5th | Taipei | 71 | Japan | 66 |
| Fri 27 Nov | 1800 | Playing for 3rd | Philippines | 73 | Iran | 83 |
| Fri 27 Nov | 200 | Playing for 1st | China | 104 | Korea | 69 |
correcting an error in my first post…..
Humbled by Korea (not China)…
In Basketball, wins or losses within 10 points…show that the teams are not clearly overmatched…..we can compete on the Asian stage…especially at schoolboy level. The intensity level within our schools competitions are high, and we do not give away too much to our rivals at this stage.
At the senior stage, we give away a lot. Even with the Slingers in singapore now…..professional sports (basketball)is not yet an attractive career…and there is very little in terms of career development for full time/ professional athletes after their prime playing days are over.
Thats why we lose the majority of our sports heroes soon after they stop schooling.
So..back to my original line of thought…..GO Singapore..look forward to a a fighting display at the YOG, and also to better displays in subsequent international competitions.
awwww.Singapore just lost to Kuwait 66-60. But well done boys! You did the nation proud!
well said critter #33…..
To the boys…
Many generations of bballers have not had the chance you have had to have good preparation, and compete against an international field. Our history has been about being whipping boys even on the regional stage. Now in this tournament you have been humbled by china…..who are arguably the best in Asia…but you have also taken the measure of many Asian teams, and you know that they are not untouchable and unbeatable.
Take this as a stepping stone and progress, and know that many past generations of bballers envy you in that you have had this opportunity…but they all are also spiritually supporting you..and living their dreams in your exploits.
YOG 2010…..make us proud…but more importantly…make yourself proud and satisfied that you gaave your all..and gave a good account.
Go Singapore!!!
Go boys… great showing… learn from your defeats and be humble in your victories…
BLOW OUT!!!! WHOOOOOOOO!!!!