Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is just as clueless as everyone whether Kai Sotto will be available for the crucial August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers and the country’s title defense in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. “No word,” said Cone. “Even for the Asian Games,...
The coaching staff of Gilas Pilipinas will be juggling their time to train two different compositions of the national team for the upcoming tournaments in the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers and for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Gilas head coach Tim Cone has no other...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone has ruled out the participation of Bennie Boatwright in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games but has kept a small window open for his possible stint in the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Cone said Boatwright’s naturalization papers simply...
Early results can be deceiving. Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone knows that better than most, having spend decades in the PBA. For the multiple champion tactician, a slow start rarely defines a team’s true potential. That’s exactly what Con reminded to his players as the Kings clash with...
Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone was left searching for answers after a roller-coaster start in the PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup where the Kings found themselves at the bottom half of the Group B standings with a 1-2 slate. But while the veteran mentor was clueless at what’s exactly...
Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone was pretty much satisfied with new import Riley Grigsby through the first two games that he played but he insisted that the team isn’t fully closing its door on a possible return for Justin Brownlee. The veteran mentor was impressed with the 26-year-old...
Barangay Ginebra head coach Tim Cone admitted that the frustrating night got the better of him and it simply spilled out to the referees that led to his ejection in the waning minutes of the Kings’ 78-81 loss to the Phoenix Fuel Masters. Cone was ejected after getting assessed with his second...
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...
It could have been a day of celebration for Philippine sports. Alex Eala pulled off a historic second round win in the Wimbledon Championships after a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 win over Maya Joint to start the day and Gilas Pilipinas had the chance to follow that up against New Zealand to end it. Except that...
Gilas Pilipinas formally begins its quest Down Under when it takes on New Zealand for its opening game in the crucial third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the Spark Arena in Auckland on Friday, July 3. Tip-off of the clash is at 3 p.m. (Manila time) with the Nationals looking...
Jimmy Alapag is surely ready to answer the Gilas call. The incoming NLEX head coach assured that he is open to join the coaching staff of current Gilas Pilipinas top mentor Tim Cone if he gets the invite to be with the national team once more. Alapag, who had carved out an unforgettable career...
