(Photo Credit: SPIN.ph) Last April 23, the Batang Gilas U16 team was pit up against the defending UAAP champions La Salle Green Archers. The National Team had plenty of reason to feel good about themselves entering this upcoming clash against La Salle, as they gave Lyceum and Ateneo a heck of a hard time in the respective games that they had the week previous. But as Kai Sotto's dad, Ervin Sotto, told his son, this wasn't just any team they were about to go up against. This was arguably the best collegiate team in the country, who also happened to have on board the best foreign-student athlete in Philippine collegiate basketball history. As a result, the Youth Team got trampled, losing against the Green Archers 124-73. It was a demoralizing loss, that's for sure, but we were able to pick up some things from the loss of Batang Gilas. Here are some quick hits. KAI SOTTO BLOCKED A BEN MBALA DUNK ATTEMPT It really happened. I swear to God. Asking Big Ben about it, ...

(Photo Credit: FIBA) The Batang Gilas U16 team is set to play in the SEABA tournament that's going to be held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum from May 14-18. To help with their preparation, the team is set to join the 23rd Fr. Martin's Cup that's set to start tomorrow, April 20 at the San Beda Gym. Their schedule as of this writing is as follows:  April 20 (Thursday) Venue: San Beda College  Time: 8am U16 vs ADMU April 22 (Saturday) Venue: Lyceum College Time: 7am U16 vs Lyceum April 24 (Monday) Venue: San Beda College Time: 11am U16 vs DLSU With a team that features towers Kai Sotto and Geo Chiu and star guard Rence Padrigao, it's easy to have high expectations from a team with a core that's looking very good. But we do have to remember, this is a bunch of High School kids who's set to do battle against an Ateneo team that has a crop of experienced pieces, a Lyceum team that has monster CJ Perez, and a La Salle team that'...