The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) has extended a special invitation to students and teachers to show their unwavering support for the Philippine basketball team throughout the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. CHED / MB Visual Content Group On behalf of CHED, Chairman Popoy De Vera has called...
The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, the biggest basketball event in the world that takes place just once every four years, will begin soon in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. While each of the host nations would want to present top-notch basketball entertainment, they desire to show off the...
From one world cup to another. The Philippine women's football team, coming off an impressive FIFA World Cup stint, paid a visit at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City and showed support to Gilas Pilipinas which, in two weeks' time, will also be facing the same immense pressure in the FIBA 2023...
Gilas Pilipinas is finally getting its big gun ready for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Jordan Clarkson is set to arrive in the country on Tuesday morning (FIBA photo) The national team's most potent weapon in NBA star Jordan Clarkson is already heading for Manila on Monday, Aug. 7, and is set to...
As the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 sweeps the Philippines in the next few weeks, FIBA global partner and mobile services provider Smart Communications, Inc. is giving Filipino basketball fans the chance to witness and experience this historic sports event, live and exclusive. *Jordan Clarkson of...
The historic Smart Araneta Coliseum will yet again make history from Aug. 26 to Sep. 3 as one of the venues for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. The 63-year-old ‘Big Dome’ that served as the setting for the first FIBA World Cup in Asia in 1978 and the 'Thrilla in Manila' between Muhammad Ali...
A slew of NBA talents serves as a big hurdle for Gilas Pilipinas and its dream 2023 FIBA World Cup debut as the Dominican Republic, the Filipinos’ first assignment in the global basketball showpiece, finally unveiled its extended roster on Thursday, July 27. *Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota...
NBA star Jordan Clarkson has finally committed to play for Gilas Pilipinas in the upcoming 2023 FIBA World Cup. *Jordan Clarkson (FIBA photo)* No less than Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio made the announcement on Tuesday, July 25, as the two camps finally settled into an...
A ticket to France for the 2024 Paris Olympics will be up for grabs for Asian teams competing in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, and a possible meeting between China and the Philippines could be a crucial game. The Philippines is in Group A with Italy, Dominican Republic, and Angola, while...
Gilas Pilipinas coaches are set to sit down to map out the next move in the buildup for the 2023 FIBA World Cup when the contingent comes home from its three-week training camp in Europe. *(From left) Dwight Ramos, coach Chot Reyes and Scottie Thompson (FIBA Photo) * Head coach Chot Reyes said the...
The local organizing committee (LOC) is confident of putting its best foot forward when the FIBA World Cup goes down to the championship game at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. This, after the test run for the country's co-hosting of the World Cup went fairly well during the Samahang...
Gilas Pilipinas may have ended the pocket tournament in Tallinn, Estonia without any victory but the Nationals are not coming away empty-handed as they got valuable lessons which they can use to further improve, according to head coach Chot Reyes. *Gilas Pilipinas got valuable lessons in the two...