Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas plans to have Kai Sotto suit up for Gilas Pilipinas in the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament slated in the middle of the year. SBP president Al Panlilio said after the PBA planning session held...
Photo from FIBA Sending the best team possible is something the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas will have to discuss with the PBA in the near future after Gilas Pilipinas was selected to replace New Zealand in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, Serbia. Gilas and its fans got a huge...
Photo from Chooks to Go Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) President Al Panlilio has assured that the federation will always welcome Kai Sotto and that Gilas Pilipinas will always be a platform for the young player to showcase his talents in various international competitions. Panlilio issued a...
Photo from FIBA Four teams in the PBA will get an opportunity to select a player in the special draft after the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas added William Navarro to the list for next month’s Rookie Draft. Navarro is a 6-foot-6 forward who played for the Ateneo Blue Eagles and is currently...
Members of Gilas Pilipinas sing the national anthem before its 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers match against Indonesia. (Photo from FIBA) The Philippines is set to host games for two groups in the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers with Clark, Pampanga as the venue. FIBA, through a...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is open to the idea of having the Gilas Pilipinas Men’s team to compete in the PBA after Commissioner Willie Marcial extended an invitation. “The SBP is thankful to PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial and the Board of Governors for extending an invitation to...
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) President Al Panlilio said Tuesday that the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers should not be the basis in gauging where Kai Sotto is now in terms of improvement or what the future holds for him in his basketball career. While the SBP chief understands...
Photo from Inspire Sports Academy Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio expressed confidence that Gilas Pilipinas will still give its best even after the cancelation of the country’s hosting of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers third window next month. According to Panlilio, now...
Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas continues to work ways for Kai Sotto to join Gilas Pilipinas’ preparation for the final window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers as soon as it can. SBP president Al Panlilio said time is of the essence as it continues to finalize details on how...
Photo from FIBA The PBA Board of Governors gave the green light Thursday to the staging of another special round for Gilas Pilipinas players in the annual Rookie Draft slated March 14. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio, who attended the afternoon meeting at the PBA Office in...
Photo from FIBA Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipilnas (SBP) president Al Panlilio has encouraged members of Gilas Pilipinas to continue preparing for the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers which may still happen in a different country. Although the SBP has canceled the hosting of the games due...
Photo from FIBA 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 country was supposed to host the qualifiers for Group A – where it belongs – and C on...
