Dave Ildefonso (left) and Matt Nieto (Photo from SBP) Gilas Pilipinas suffered a setback after Matt Nieto and Dave Ildefonso sustained injuries a few days before the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers. Nieto, who was selected by NLEX in the 2019 special Gilas PBA Rookie Draft, and...
The Philippines is expected to pull all the stops both on and off the court in the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on June 16 to 20, 2021, which the country will host at Clark Freeport Zone. (Photo from CDC) Organized by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the FIBA Asia Cup...
Kai Sotto (SBP Images) Kai Sotto is set to arrive in Manila this Monday night in hopes of joining Gilas Pilipinas in the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers on June 16 to 20 in a bubble setup in Clark, Pampanga. The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), led by its president Al Panlilio,...
Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 players CJ Perez, Alvin Pasaol, Moala Tautuaa, Joshua Muzon and Leonard Santillan. (FIBA Photo) Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 coach Ronnie Magsanoc has announced Tuesday his official 4-man roster for the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifier (OQT) set May 26 to 30 in Graz, Austria. Magsanoc named...
Jordan Clarkson, top left, with his Gilas Pilipinas teammates during the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (MB File Photo) Filipino basketball fans here and abroad celebrated the achievement of Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson after he was named the 2020-21 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Samahang Basketbol...
Photo from SBP Naturalized player Angelo Kouame said that after years of waiting, he can now concentrate on playing basketball as Gilas Pilipinas prepares for two important FIBA-sanctioned tournaments next month. The naturalization paper of Kouame was signed into law last week by President Rodrigo...
Angelo Kouame Angelo Kouame admits that he’s feeling the pressure of trying to succeed as naturalized player of Gilas Pilipinas like those who previously held those roles. But Kouame, whose naturalization was signed into law by President Duterte earlier this week, also said that he’s embracing...
Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 players, from left, CJ Perez, Moala Tautuaa, Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol and Leonard Santillan are back at the bubble training camp in Laguna. (SBP Images) Preparation shifts to high gear for members of the Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 men’s team with several days before the FIBA 3x3...
Angelo Kouame is the third foreign player to be naturalized to play for Gilas Pilipinas in 10 years. (SBP Images) Just hours after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the documents, naturalized Filipino Angelo Kouame quickly turned to Twitter to express his short but meaningful message....
President Duterte has signed a law granting Philippine citizenship to basketball player Kakou Ange Franck Williams Kouame from Ivory Coast. Angelo Kouame (File photo/UAAP) Republic Act No. 11543 grants citizenship to Kouame with "all the rights, privileges, and prerogatives, as well as the duties...
Senator Sonny Angara on Tuesday welcomed President Duterte’s signing into law of the bill granting Filipino citizenship to Ange Kouame. Kouame can now suit up to Gilas Pilipinas and prepare for the Tokyo Olympics. “We thank President Duterte for signing into law the naturalization bill for Ange...
6051 Alvin Pasaol is hoping to make up for lost time in the final phase of Gilas Pilipinas 3x3’s preparation for this month’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Graz, Austria. The Meralco rookie will look to catch up with his fellow Gilas 3x3 pool members in the second training at the Inspire...
