![Gilas used suffocating defense to hold Singapore to under 10 points in three quarters. [SBP photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/GIlas3-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Pilipinas U16 Men continued their dominant run at the FIBA U16 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers with a 101-37 demolition of Singapore, fueled by suffocating defense and balanced scoring.
![Gilas U16 celebrates its second win with a team photo postgame. [SBP photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/500642388_18330221077163560_2689080069166399108_n-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Pilipinas U16 bounced back from a shaky opener with a dominant 87-42 victory over Thailand in the FIBA U16 Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers. The Filipinos’ defense was relentless, holding Thailand to a single point in the first quarter.
![LA Tenorio with Allen Ricardo [PR photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/LA-Tenorio-with-Allen-Ricardo-400x200.jpg)
Gilas Youth head coach LA Tenorio lauds the Milcu Sports Got Skills U16 Talent ID Program for helping scout the next generation of Batang Gilas players.
![LA Tenorio takes the reins as Head Coach of Gilas Pilipinas Youth, bringing his wealth of experience and leadership to develop the next generation of Filipino basketball stars. [SBP photo release]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Outlook-uk03fplf1-400x200.jpg)
LA Tenorio has been named the new Head Coach of Gilas Pilipinas Youth, bringing his decades of basketball experience to develop young Filipino talent. With his leadership, the youth team aims to bridge the gap between grassroots and elite-level basketball.
![NGBL Tournament Director LA Tenorio [NGBL photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/NGBL-Coaches-Meeting-071524-71-400x200.jpeg)
Philippine basketball icon LA Tenorio is optimistic that the Next Generation Basketball League (NGBL) will help the high school hoopers of today become the country’s future homegrown superstars.