Kai Sotto (Photo from FIBA) Coach Tab Baldwin praised the performance and competitiveness of Kai Sotto in Gilas Pilipinas’ dramatic 81-78 win over South Korea to secure a spot in the FIBA Asia Cup. The 7-foot-3 finished with 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists in 18 minutes in his senior...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA) SJ Belangel scored a buzzer-beating three to give Gilas Pilipinas a thrilling 81-78 victory over South Korea Wednesday, June 16 to clinch a spot in the FIBA Asia Cup at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center in Pampanga. Belangel’s off-balanced shot...
Jericho Cruz (FIBA photo) Jericho Cruz scored 20 points to help Guam produce another lopsided victory over Hong Kong, 112-66, Tuesday, June 15 in Group C of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan. The NLEX Road Warriors guard made 8-of-11 shots including three triples as Guam completed a...
Angelo Kouame (SBP Images) Gilas Pilipinas finally resumes its campaign in the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers tonight by taking on old rival South Korea at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. Coach Tab Baldwin’s roster composed of a mixture of collegiate standouts and non-PBA...
Kai Sotto (SBP Images) Kai Sotto was named to the 12-man lineup of Gilas Pilipinas for its match against old rival South Korea in the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers Wednesday, June 16 at the Angeles University Foundation Sports and Cultural Center. Coach Tab Baldwin elected to include...
Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Vince Dizon said the country's hosting of the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup sends a message of hope amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo from BCDA) The Philippines, through the Based Conversion and...
Jericho Cruz (right) makes his move against Hong Kong n the first of their two FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers match in Amman, Jordan (FIBA) Jericho Cruz scored 24 points to help Guam produce a 103-83 victory over Hong Kong Sunday, June 13, in the first of their two FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers match in...
Kai Sotto The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas said plenty of factors will be determined before Gilas Pilipinas decides on whether to play Kai Sotto as early as the first game of the resumption of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Sotto was part of the Gilas contingent that arrived in Clark, Pampanga...
Gilas PIlipinas players arrive at the Quest Hotel in Pampanga. (Photo from SBP) Gilas Pilipinas became one of the first teams to arrive in Clark, Pampanga ahead of the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers which starts Wednesday. The national cagers entered Quest Hotel at about 4 p.m....
Tab Baldwin (SBP Images) The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has tapped Gilas Pilipinas men’s national team Project Director Tab Baldwin to call the shots for the Nationals in the window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers set June 16 to 20 in a bubble in Clark, Pampanga. The announcement of...
Ange Kouame (Photo from SBP) Angelo Kouame will play as the naturalized player of Gilas Pilipinas for the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers after the basketball body approved his registration following his acquisition of a Philippine passport last week. The decision came a few days...
Dave Ildefonso (left) and Matt Nieto (Photo from SBP) Gilas Pilipinas suffered a setback after Matt Nieto and Dave Ildefonso sustained injuries a few days before the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Nieto, who was selected by NLEX in the 2019 special Gilas PBA Rookie Draft, and...