The Gilas Pilipinas Boys team erupted in the second half and blew past Thailand, 91-62, to advance to the playoffs in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup at the Veer Savarkar Indoor Stadium in Ahmedabad in India on Monday, Aug. 17. The Nationals bucked a slow start before finally getting their bearings going...
Gilas Pilipinas is getting a big boost for the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers as star center Kai Sotto finally showed up in the first day of the national team practice at the SMC Sports Facility on Monday, Aug. 17. The 7-foot-3 center, after missing the last window of the...
The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team begins a new era under new head coach Burke Toews when it tangles against host Mexico in the 2026 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament at the Arena Astros, Guadalajara on Tuesday, Aug. 18 (Manila time) The Nationals take their first test against the world No. 31...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is still hoping that Bennie Boatwright could somehow be available for the national team’s title defense in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games next month. Cone, himself, initially ruled out Boatwright for the tournament last week, noting that the Asian Games...
June Mar Fajardo is set to hang up his Gilas Pilipinas jersey already but had to postpone that as head coach Tim Cone continues to deal with manpower issues ahead of the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. The Nationals will be missing the services of Mike Phillips and Quentin...
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 naturalized player Justin Brownlee is arriving in Manila on Sunday, Aug. 16, in time for the start of the Nationals’ preparation for the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers and the 2026 Asian Games. The 38-year-old forward went back to the United States to...
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...
Gilas Pilipinas is set for an early collision course with powerhouse China after being drawn together in the Group C of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men’s 5-on-5 basketball tournament. The Asian Games Organizing Committee officially unveiled the groups on Friday, Aug. 7, with the 12 teams...
Rain or Shine’s Adrian Nocum and Caelan Tiongson are part of the Gilas Pilipinas players’ long list which the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas had submitted to the Asian Games Organizing Committee. Nocum and Tiongson were already informed of their inclusion through ROS assistant coach Caloy...
Blackwater star guard Sedrick Barefield said it would be a dream come true for him if he actually makes it to the final lineup of the Gilas Pilipinas national team for the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan in September. Barefield was announced by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director...
