Familiarity between Chot Reyes and Tim Cone won’t be a factor when Barangay Ginebra and TNT figure in a massive collision in the 2022 PBA Commissioner’s Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum on Sunday, Nov. 20. Scottie Thompson after leading Gilas Pilipinas in the fifth window will have to face...
Gilas Pilipinas rose one spot in the world rankings of FIBA men’s basketball following a sweep of its assignments in the fifth window of the World Cup Asian Qualifiers last week. Gilas Pilipinas rises to No. 40 of the latest FIBA world ranking (Photo from Fiba) The nationals improved to the No....
Senator Sonny Angara has filed a counterpart bill for the naturalization of American professional basketball player Justin Donta Brownlee as part of his commitment to support the continuous development of the Philippine national basketball program. Angara, chairman of the Samahang Basketbol ng...
The "sports fan" in House Speaker Martin Romualdez is elated over the prospect of Barangay Ginebra "import" Justin Brownlee playing for the Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team next year. House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) and Justin Brownlee This, after the House Committee on Justice...
Justin Brownlee during the Committee on Justice hearing on House Bill No. 825 (Photo from Cong. Mikee Romero) Justin Brownlee’s bid to become a Filipino and someday play for the national team took a huge step forward on Wednesday, Nov. 16, after the House Committee on Justice gave its approval in...
A House panel has approved the Philippine naturalization application of professional basketball player Justin Donta Brownlee--arguably the most beloved "import" of Barangay Ginebra, the most popular sports franchise in the country. Justin Brownlee (Speaker's office) Approved by the House Committee...
As Justin Brownlee’s naturalization process gains steam in the Congress, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is not stopping filling in the slots for its planned pool for naturalized players for Gilas Pilipinas. Quincy Miller has earlier expressed his interest of becoming a Gilas Pilipinas...
By NIKOLE JAVIER Justin Brownlee is expected to suit up for Gilas Pilipinas in the sixth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers as his naturalization bid moves forward in the House of Representatives. The resident PBA reinforcement, who went through a delayed process in his...
Gilas Pilipinas players take a group picture after winning against Saudi Arabia at the Mall of Asia Arena last August. (Photo from FIBA) As Filipinos based in the Middle East got limited allocated seats to watch Gilas Pilipinas in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the...
The Gilas Pilipinas' sixth man also delivered against Saudi Arabia. Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA Photo) The second and final assignment for Gilas in the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers didn’t feel like a road game, all thanks to the Filipino community in Jeddah who went out and...
With only one window left before the big dance in the FIBA World Cup next year, Gilas Pilipinas is finally shaping up to be the team that most of the Filipino fans have imagined. Scottie Thompson provides another all-around game for Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA Photo) Put to a tough test while still...
Many have doubted Gilas Pilipinas when it took on the formidable Jordan squad on its home turf but Chot Reyes and his wards had proven that all of its past moves and decisions– some of which drew flak from its angry fans – were in fact not in vain and just part of the whole preparation towards...
