Multi-titled coach Tim Cone is set to join Gilas Pilipinas as program director Chot Reyes eyes a collection of the country’s top coaching minds for the FIBA World Cup next year. Photo from PBA Reyes made the announcement during the PBA Press Corps Awards Night at Novotel Manila, Tuesday, June 21....
RJ Abarrientos bid goodbye to FEU after deciding to take his act as a professional player in the Korean Basketball League. Photo from UAAP Media Bureau According to Korean news site Jumpball, the Gilas Pilipinas guard is set to sign with seven-time KBL champion Ulsan Hyundai Mobis Phobeus as its...
Gilas Pilipinas fell short anew and absorbed a 106-102 defeat at the hands of Korea in the 2022 KB Kookmin Bank Invitational Saturday, June 17, at the Anyang Stadium in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Dwight Ramos in file photo (FIBA) The Filipino cagers fought back in the payoff period and erased an...
Gilas Youth crumbled late in the game and suffered a 109-83 beating at the hands of Australia Friday, June 17 in the 2022 FIBA U-16 Asian Championship at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall in Doha, Qatar. Caelum Harris of Gilas Youth (FIBA) The heartbreaking loss meant that the...
Gilas Pilipinas lost steam in the second half and absorbed a 96-92 loss against Korea in the 2022 KB Kookmin Bank Invitational Friday, June 17 at the Anyang Stadium in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. Dwight Ramos in file photo (FIBA) The Filipino cagers got the ball rolling in the first half and led by...
Gilas Pilipinas naturalized player Ange Kouame has been diagnosed with a meniscal sprain and partial ACL tear, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced on Wednesday, June 15. Photo from UAAP Media Bureau Kouame is expected to miss a pair of friendly games against Korea set on June 17 and 18,...
Gilas Pilipinas Youth team fell short of its comeback bid as Japan came away with a 73-67 victory to deny the Filipinos an outright quarterfinals berth in the 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall in Doha Qatar on Tuesday, June 14. Caelum Harris' bounce...
The Gilas Pilipinas Youth team blew past Kuwait, 82-45, to open its 2022 FIBA U16 Asian Championship campaign on a high note at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall in Doha Qatar in the wee hours of Tuesday, June 14. Zain Mahmood faces two defenders in Gilas' 82-45 victory over Kuwait in...
ANTIPOLO CITY — Kiefer Ravena will likely be part of Gilas Pilipinas’ campaign in the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers and the FIBA Asia Cup as contract negotiations with NLEX have yet to make significant progress. Kiefer Ravena Gilas coach Chot Reyes said plans remain on having Ravena for the...
Kiefer Ravena, whose bid to play one PBA conference for NLEX before heading back to Japan remains at an impasse, will suit up for Gilas Pilipinas for its two exhibition matches against old rival South Korea on June 17 and 18. Kiefer Ravena (FIBA photo) Ravena was among the 12 players listed on the...
TNT coach Chot Reyes acknowledged that he’s been coping with the criticisms he’s been receiving in the aftermath of Gilas Pilipinas’ stunning silver medal finish in the Vietnam Southeast Asian Games. Photo from PBA Reyes described himself as the “most hated man in Philippine basketball”...
Allen Liwag is eager to prove his worth following his surprise call-up to the Gilas Pilipinas pool for the upcoming FIBA World Qualifying window in July. Photo from NCAA/GMA Liwag was one of the latest additions to the national team training pool along with UP’s Ricci Rivero and Fil-American...