DEAD last.
The Gilas Pilipinas Under-17 squad absorbed an inundating drubbing, this time a 53-115 loss at the hands of Australia last Sunday night in the classification phase of the FIBA Under-17 World Cup at the Ahmet Comert Sports Hall in Istanbul.
The 62-point shellacking sent the wards of coach Josh Reyes to a 16th-place finish—their worst in three World Cup stints.
The young Filipino dribblers wound up 15th in 2014 and two rungs higher six years ago.
Gilas Youth failed to notch a win in all its seven matches with a losing deficit of a whooping 51.3 markers.
The Aussies zoomed to an early 31-16 lead and padded it to 56-27 at the turn.
Australia hardly met resistance from an embattled Gilas Youth side from there.
Six-foot-5 guard Dash Daniels dazzled with a game-high 28 points for Australia while Nash Walker added 18.
Edryn Morales carried the fight for Gilas Youth with 17 points and nine rebounds while Joaquin Ludovice had 10 markers, six assists, and three steals.
