Wilhalm Cabonilas nailed the game-winning deuce as the Gilas Pilipinas U21 team outlasted Japan, 19-18, in overtime to not only top the sixth and final stop of the FIBA 3x3 Nations League 2026 but more importantly clinch the lone ticket to the U23 World Cup on Sunday, July 19. Needing two points...
Mike Phillips has opted out of his MPBL team San Juan Knights amid interests from overseas leagues following his impressive performance with Gilas Pilipinas in the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers. The 6-foot-8 athletic forward had already reached out to the Knights management through a letter,...
The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team is set for a tough road in the 2027 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup which the country will be hosting at newly-opened SM Seaside Cebu Arena in July next year. The Nationals, who will be under new head coach Burke Toews, are drawn into Group B along side world No. 4 China,...
It 's confirmed: Kai Sotto and Rere Madrid are expecting a baby boy. On an Instagram post on Friday, July 10, Kai shared a video of the couple 's gender reveal celebration, where he and wife Rere were joined by their friends and loved ones to mark another milestone in their journey to...
Filipino-American Jordan Clarkson is all geared up for New York 's title defense after he signed a one-year extension with the Knicks, the team announced Friday, July 10. Clarkson, 34, inked a $3.9 million (more than P220 million) deal to stay with the Knicks who are fresh off a championship...
Safe to say, Mike Phillips is in for the long haul in the Gilas Pilipinas program. The newest addition to the national team pool made quite an impression and provided one of the silver linings for the Nationals in the winless road trip Down Under in the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone did not mince words and admitted that his guards simply struggled under pressure after the Nationals failed to execute on the offensive end against the stifling Australia’s defense. “Our point guards struggled tonight. They struggled under pressure,” said...
The road to a fourth straight FIBA World Cup appearance became significantly tougher for Gilas Pilipinas after going winless in the final two windows of the Asian Qualifiers ' first round. Although the Nationals still advanced to the second round, where they will face the top three teams from...
A lethargic start spelled doom for the Justin Brownlee-less Gilas Pilipinas, dropping a tough defeat at the hands of host Australia, 92-49, to come out of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers third window empty-handed at the RAC Arena in Perth on Monday, July 6. After keeping in step with the...
Justin Brownlee was ruled out for Gilas Pilipinas’ last game against Australia in the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers third window, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced on the eve of the contest. In an announcement on Sunday, July 5, the federation said Brownlee was forced to sit...
Gilas Pilipinas looks to pick up all the positives even after the tough loss against New Zealand when it takes on the powerhouse Australia to avoid a shutout in the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers at the RAC Arena in Perth on Monday, July 6. Licking their wounds from the...
New Zealand has Justin Brownlee’s numbers throughout the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers so far. For the second straight game, the Tall Blacks have successfully neutralized the Gilas naturalized player, and in both occasions, they barely managed to escape the Nationals. New Zealand held off...
