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...
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas Women returns from almost a two-year lull on Monday, Sept. 27, when it takes on China in the start of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup at the Prince Hamza Hall in Amman, Jordan. The Philippines plays China in their Group B match at 4 p.m. local time (9 p.m. Philippine...
Photo from SBP Gilas Pilipinas Women left Tuesday, Sept. 21 for Amman, Jordan, five days before plunging into action in the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup. Coach Pat Aquino’s squad boarded a plane bound for Dubai where they took a connecting flight for the Jordanian capital where the tournament is...
Photo from PBA Dwight Ramos said the lucrative opportunity of signing with the Toyama Grouses in Japan’s B.League was something that he couldn’t pass up. Ramos joined the growing list of Filipino cagers heading to the Land of Rising Sun after inking a one-year deal with the Grouses, thus...
image-173 Dwight Ramos became the eighth Filipino cager to play professionally in Japan after signing a contract with the B.League’s top division side Toyama Grouses. The Grouses made the announcement Friday, Sept. 10 as the Gilas Pilipinas star opted to forego his UAAP eligibility with Ateneo...
Gilas Pilipinas women's team during practice session at the Summit Point Golf & Country Club in Lipa, Batangas. (SBP Images) The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team is now on the final stage of preparation in a training bubble in Batangas in time for the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2021 scheduled Sept....
Photo from FIBA Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin is hoping that everyone, including the PBA and players suiting up in professional leagues overseas, can be on board for the 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers which begins in November. Baldwin, also the program director of the Samahang Basketbol ng...
