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Members of Gilas Pilipinas were all smiles despite the cancellation of the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers on Friday which was supposedly set next week in Doha, Qatar.

G League Ignite coach Brian Shaw is unsure as to when Kai Sotto can join the team in the NBA G League bubble once he completes his stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.

The travel ban of the national government on select countries has forced the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) to cancel the staging of the FIBA Asia Cup next month in Clark, Pampanga.

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is refusing to dwell on the lack of PBA players taking part in Gilas Pilipinas’ preparation for next month’s final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers.

Gilas Pilipinas will play two games against South Korea and another opposite Indonesia when it hosts two groups in the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in February.

Gilas Pilipinas has retained its place in the FIBA world rankings after the second window of the FIBA 2021 Asia Cup Qualifiers last month.

Gilas Pilipinas coach Jong Uichico said that if he could have it his way he would consider forming a mixture of professional and amateur players for Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifying tournament next year.

The PBA Board of Governors on Thursday gave the green light for Gilas Pilipinas to enlist the services of pro cagers for the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers slated in February.

As expected, Gilas Pilipinas cruised to another easy win as the Filipinos downed Thailand, 93-69, to complete a sweep of its games in Window 2 in the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers Monday in a bubble in Manama, Bahrain.

After a convincing win last week, Gilas Pilipinas hopes to complete a sweep against Thailand as the two teams clash again in the final day of Window 2 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers Monday in a bubble in Manama, Bahrain.

Gilas Pilipinas immediately put an end on questions of the readiness of an all-amateur squad as the national team unleashed a big second quarter on its way to a masterful 93-61 win over Thailand in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers Window 2 late Friday in a bubble in Manama, Bahrain.

Dave Ildefonso and Juan Gomez De Liano are set to embark on another chapter of their basketball career.

Less than a month after its formation, an all-amateur Gilas Pilipinas starts its campaign in the second window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers when the Filipinos face Thailand on Friday in a bubble in Manama, Bahrain.

Gilas Pilipinas plays only two games when the national team clashes against Thailand twice in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers inside a bubble on Nov. 26 to 30 in Manama, Bahrain.

Collegiate players will likely fill up the void left by their professional counterparts if Gilas Pilipinas gets to compete in the planned second window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers next month.

Gilas Pilipinas could see itself playing under a bubble concept for its 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers campaign.