Photo from FIBA The composition of the Gilas Pilipinas roster for this month’s FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers window will be tackled Friday, Feb. 4 in a special board meeting. PBA commissioner Willie Marcial and representatives of the 12 ballclubs will discuss plans proposed by coach Chot Reyes,...
Chot Reyes (Photo from FIBA) Chot Reyes will return to his familiar role as coach of Gilas Pilipinas in time for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced late Monday, Jan. 31. The SBP said Reyes was brought back to call the shots after Tab Baldwin...
Photo from FIBA A limited number of team passes for the games of Gilas Pilipinas for next year’s FIBA Basketball World Cup will be sold online starting March 1. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas said in a press release Wednesday, Jan. 26 that 1,100 passes will be made available under an...
Photo from FIBA Jordan Heading’s decision to play one of Taiwan's professional basketball leagues faces a big stumbling block after the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas bared that he has a current pact as member of the Gilas Pilipinas pool. The SBP said Thursday, Oct. 21 that it has informed world...
Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is looking forward to the hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers under a bubble setup in February. SBP president Al Panlilio said the experience of staging the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers last June will help a great deal in trying to...
Photo from FIBA The Philippines will host all Group A matches of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers originally slated for two windows under a bubble format in Feb. 2022. FIBA made the announcement after its executive committee decided to implement another bubble for two of the four groups in Asia...
Jack Animam poses during a photoshoot before the 2019 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in India. (Photo from FIBA) Gilas Pilipinas head coach Pat Aquino was just glad to see Jack Animam flourish in her stint as an import in the ongoing 2021-22 season of the First Women's Basketball League in Serbia. Although...
Photo from FIBA By REYNALD MAGALLON Janine Pontejos and Khate Castillo waxed hot from the distance as Gilas Pilipinas scored its breakthrough win, 74-70, over India to keep its Division A status after finishing at seventh place in the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup at Prince Hamza Hall in Ammam, Jordan...
Gilas Piliinas guard Janine Pontejos (right) drives hard against Chinese Taipei's Hsien-fang Lin in the final game of Group A action. Chinese Taipei prevails over Gilas, 93-52. (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas Women head coach Pat Aquino believes the team should bring its A-game if it wishes to take...
Gilas Pilipinas Women's Ella Fajardo drives past Abigail Wehrung of Australia during their 2021 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Amman, Jordan Tuesday (FIBA website) Gilas Pilipinas Women succumbed to a 120-56 beating from powerhouse Australia in the 2021 FIBA Women’s Asia Cup in Amman, Jordan Tuesday...
Photo from FIBA By REYNALD MAGALLON Despite suffering a humiliating 91-point loss to powerhouse China, Gilas Pilipinas Women head coach Pat Aquino remained optimistic that the exposure that his wards can get against the top Asian teams in the tournament will be beneficial for the women's basketball...
Photo from FIBA By REYNALD MAGALLON Gilas Pilipinas Women absorbed a thorough beatdown at the hands of China, 143-52, in its FIBA Women’s Asia Cup opener at the Prince Hamza Hall in Ammam, Jordan on Monday, September 27. Boasting a large height advantage over the smaller Filipinas, China shrugged...
