First NaN Basketball Cup

First NaN Basketball Cup
Start of Games	August 19, 2013
End of Games	August 22 , 2013
Number of Games	8
Broadcast Partners	PBA on Rizon
General Information
Host Nation:	Philippines
No. of Teams:	4
Venue:	Araneta Coliseum
Finals
Champions	Philippines
Second Place	Saudi Arabia
Third Place	Cyprus
Fourth Place	Malaysia
Chronology
Previous Tournament	Tournament Created
Succeeding Tournament	Tournament Abolished

The First NaN Basketball Cup is the premier tournament of the NaN Unity Cup. The tournament began on August 19, 2013 and finished on August 22, 2013 All games were played at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Luzon. The tournament was sponsored by Bamboo Group of Companies and Meralco.

Squads

Each team has a roster of twelve players. At most one naturalized player is allowed per team.

Cyprus

#	Pos		Name	#	Pos		Name
4	F		Alexandros Liatsos	10	G		Andreas Sizopoulos
5	PG		Christopher Razis	13	PG		Stefanos Iliadis
6	SG		Andreas Pilavas	14	F		Christos Loizides
7	PF		Panagiotis Trisokkas	15	F		Marios Georgiou
8	F/C		Anthony King	20	PG		Simon Michail
9	G		Iraklis Pittakas	22	F/C		Christodoulos Kaskiris

Malaysia

#	Pos		Name	#	Pos		Name
4	G		Soo Eng Heng	10	G		Gan Hong Hoong
5	PG		Guganeswaran Batumalai	11	F		Kuek Tian Yuan
6	G		Wong Wee Seng	12	F		John Ng Yeo Seng
7	F		Choo Wei Hong	13	SG		Loh Shee Fai
8	F		Ooi Ban Sin	14	F/C		Li Wei Chee
9	C		Yoong Jing Kwaan	15	C		Foong Min Joe

Philippines

#	Pos		Name	#	Pos		Name
4	SG		Mark Caguioa	10	F		Calvin Abueva
5	PG		L. A. Tenorio	11	C		Marcus Douthit
6	SF		Jeffrei Chan	12	G		Larry Fonacier
7	PG		Jayson Castro	13	SF		Arwind Santos
8	SG/SF		Gary David	14	F/C		Japeth Aguilar
9	PF		Ranidel de Ocampo	15	PF		Marc Pingris

Saudi Arabia

#	Pos		Name	#	Pos		Name
4	C		Mohammed Al-Marwani	10	G		Mohammed Abu-Jabal
5	G		Marzouq Al-Muwallad	11	G		Turki Al-Muhanna
6	G		Mohammed Al-Sager	12	F		Mathna Al-Marwani
7	G		Jaber Al-Kaabi	13	F		Ahmed Al-Mukhtar
8	G		Fahad Al-Salek	14	C		Ayman Al-Muwallad
9	F		Mustafa Al-Hawsawi	15	F		Nassir Abo-Jalas

Format

The tournament format is as follows:

• Single round-robin eliminations, with each of the 4 teams playing 3 games. Each team plays the other teams once.
• Top two teams will advance to the championship. Bottom two teams will advance to the bronze medal match. The teams will be ranked by win percentage. Ties will be broken by point difference, then by the scores in the games between the tied teams. If the tie persists, tie-breaker game/s will be played.

Battle For Third:

• #3 Seed vs #4 Seed

Championship:

• #1 Seed vs #2 Seed

Preliminary Round

   - clinched championship berth,    - relegated to third place match

Team	W	L	PCT	PF	PA	PD	GB
Philippines	3	0	1.000	256	143	113	-
Saudi Arabia	2	1	.667	194	191	3	1
Cyprus	1	2	.333	174	184	-10	2
Malaysia	0	3	0.000	130	236	-106	3

Day 2099

5:00		Malaysia National Basketball Team	51–70	Saudi Arabia National Basketball Team		#ePBA
		Scoring by quarter: 6-12,15-14,13-16,17-28
		Pts: Kuek Tian Yuan 12 Rebs: Batumalai, Sin, Yuan 7 each Asts: Foong Min Joe 3		Pts: Mohammed Al-Marwani 22 Rebs: Mohammed Al-Marwani 22 Asts: Jaber Al-Kaabi 5

7:00		Philippines National Basketball Team	74–50	Cypriot National Basketball Team		#ePBA
		Scoring by quarter: 21-12,24-6,12-16,17-16
		Pts: Marcus Douthit 18 Rebs: Marcus Douthit 16 Asts: Douthit, Pingris Tenorio 2 each		Pts: King, Trisokkas 12 each Rebs: Anthony King 12 Asts: King, Sizopoulos 2 each

Day 2100

5:00		Saudi Arabia National Basketball Team	59–82	Philippines National Basketball Team		#ePBA
		Scoring by quarter: 10-27,18-23,16-17,15-15
		Pts: Mohammed Al-Marwani 19 Rebs: Mohammed Al-Marwani 13 Asts: Abo-Jalas, Al-Kaabi, Al-Marwani, Al-Marwani, Al-Muwallad, Al-Sager 1 each		Pts: Jayson Castro 16 Rebs: Marcus Douthit 10 Asts: Jayson Castro 4

7:00		Cypriot National Basketball Team	66–45	Malaysia National Basketball Team		#ePBA
		Scoring by quarter: 23-12,17-3,12-18,14-12
		Pts: Panagiotis Trisokkas 20 Rebs: Anthony King 18 Asts: Anthony King 4		Pts: Ooi Ban Sin 13 Rebs: Ooi Ban Sin 13 Asts: Guganeswaran Batumalai 4

Day 2101

5:00		Philippines National Basketball Team	100–34	Malaysia National Basketball Team		#ePBA
		Scoring by quarter: 18-5,23-15,35-6,24-8
		Pts: Jayson Castro 31 Rebs: Marcus Douthit 17 Asts: LA Tenorio 7		Pts: Guganeswaran Batumalai 12 Rebs: Foong Min Joe 8 Asts: Batumalai, Fai, Joe, Seng, Sin 1 each

7:00		Saudi Arabia National Basketball Team	65–58	Cypriot National Basketball Team		#ePBA
		Scoring by quarter: 18-14,13-12,13-19,21-13
		Pts: Al-Kaabi, Al-Muwallad 13 each Rebs: Ayman Al-Muwallad 9 Asts: Al-Hawsawi, Al-Sager 2 each		Pts: Anthony King 34 Rebs: Anthony King 14 Asts: Andreas Sizopoulos 4

Final Round

Third Place Battle

Day 2102 5:00		Cypriot National Basketball Team	68–30	Malaysia National Basketball Team		#ePBA
		Scoring by quarter: 23-9,18-8,12-3,15-10
		Pts: Panagiotis Trisokkas 21 Rebs: Anthony King 25 Asts: Anthony King 3		Pts: Loh Shee Fai 7 Rebs: Guganeswaran Batumalai 10 Asts: Guganeswaran Batumalai 4
		Cypriot National Basketball Team finishes Third

Championship

Day 2102 7:00		Philippines National Basketball Team	79–52	Saudi Arabia National Basketball Team		#ePBA
		Scoring by quarter: 19-17,21-10,21-8,18-17
		Pts: Chan, Douthit 12 each Rebs: Japeth Aguilar 8 Asts: Castro, Fonacier, Santos 2 each		Pts: Mohammed Al-Marwani 12 Rebs: Mustafa Al-Hawsawi 7 Asts: Al-Hawsawi, Al-Muwallad 2 each
		Philippines National Basketball Team finishes as the Champions

Awards

• First NaN Basketball Champions: Philippines
  • First Runner-Up: Saudi Arabia
  • Second Runner-Up: Cyprus
  • Third Runner-Up: Malaysia
• Most Valuable Player: Jason Castro

• Mythical Team
  • C: Mohammed Al-Marwani
  • PF: Anthony King
  • SF: Panagiotis Trisokkas
  • SG: Mark Caguioa
  • PG: Jason Castro

Statistical Leaders

Player Averages

Points

Pos.	Name	PPG
1	Anthony King	20.75
2	Panagiotis Trisokkas	15.50
3	Jayson Castro	15.25

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1	Anthony King	17.25
2=	Marcus Douthit	12.00
2=	Mohammed Al-Marwani	12.00

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1	Guganeswaran Batumalai	2.75
2=	Anthony King	2.50
2=	L.A. Tenorio	2.50

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1	Christopher Razis	3.25
2	Marzouq Al-Muwallad	3.00
3	L.A. Tenorio	2.75

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1	Japeth Aguilar	1.50
2	Anthony King	1.25
3=	Marcus Douthit	1.00
3=	Foong Min Joe	1.00

Other statistical leaders

Stat	Name	Avg.
Field goal percentage	Mohammed Abu-Jabal	100.00%
3-point FG percentage	Nassir Abo-Jalas Marzouq Al-Muwallad	100.00%
Free throw percentage	Fahad Al-Salek	100.00%
Turnovers	Ooi Ban Sin	7
Fouls	Kuek Tian Yuan	4.25

Team Averages

Points

Pos.	Name	PPG
1	Philippines	83.75
2	Saudi Arabia	61.50
3	Cyprus	60.50
4	Malaysia	40.00

Rebounds

Pos.	Name	RPG
1	Philippines	54.50
2	Cyprus	42.00
3	Saudi Arabia	38.50
4	Malaysia	30.50

Assists

Pos.	Name	APG
1	Philippines	13.00
2	Cyprus	7.75
3	Saudi Arabia	6.50
4	Malaysia	6.25

Steals

Pos.	Name	SPG
1	Saudi Arabia	7.50
2	Philippines	6.25
3	Cyprus	6.00
4	Malaysia	4.75

Blocks

Pos.	Name	BPG
1	Philippines	3.50
2	Cyprus	2.50
3	Malaysia	1.25
4	Saudi Arabia	0.25

Tournament Records

Category	Player game high	Total	Opponent (date)	Team game high	Total	Opponent (date)
Points	Anthony King	34	Saudi Arabia (Day 2101)	Philippines	100	Malaysia (Day 2101)
Rebounds	Anthony King	25	Malaysia (Day 2102)	Philippines	62	Malaysia (Day 2101)
Assists	L.A. Tenorio	7	Malaysia (Day 2101)	Philippines	17	Malaysia (Day 2101)
Steals	L.A. Tenorio	7	Malaysia (Day 2101)	Philippines	13	Malaysia (Day 2101)
Blocks	Japeth Aguilar Guganeswaran Batumalai Marcus Douthit	3	Cyprus (Day 2099) Philippines (Day 2101) Malaysia (Day 2101)	Philippines	5	Cyprus (Day 2099) Malaysia (Day 2101)