Gilas Pilipinas standout Ava Fajardo leads a mix of local and Fil-foreign players who will plunge into action in the U18 Women’s Asia Cup SEABA Qualifiers slated May 24 to 26 at Ratchaburi Gymnasium in Thailand. Gilas Pilipinas U18 team Longtime Gilas Women head coach Patrick Aquino and...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) sees a seamless naturalization process for Bennie Boatwright as he is being groomed to become one of the pillars of the Gilas Pilipinas program in the future. Bennie Boatwright (PBA Images) SBP executive director Erika Dy said Boatwright’s attempt to...
Senator Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara has filed a bill supporting the citizenship bid of Bennie Boatwright III who is being eyed as another addition to the Gilas Pilipinas national men’s basketball team. Angara filed Senate Bill No. 2646 seeking to grant Philippine citizenship to the...
Looking to avert another manpower shortage as in the recent past, national coach Tim Cone has announced the addition of 6-foot-9 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel veteran Japeth Aguilar and youthful 6-foot-7 Fil-Australian Mason Amos to the overall Gilas Pilipinas Men's program pool. Mason Amos (File...
Gilas Pilipinas Women’s Jack Animam is taking her professional act to Australia’s National Basketball League after signing with Ringwood Hawks on Thursday, March 28. GIlas Pilipinas Women’s Jack Animam. (FIBA Photo) The 25-year-old center is adding a new journey to her career following stints...
Gilas Pilipinas improved one spot in the FIBA Men’s World Ranking following a strong performance in the first window of the 2025 Asia Cup qualifiers. (FIBA) The Nationals are now at 37th in the world standings in the latest update – a slight improvement to its 38th place after the...
From one Gilas big man to another, Kai Sotto is happy to share his knowledge with his teammate Kevin Quiambao regarding his next career move. The 21-year-old center, who fit right in Gilas head coach Tim Cone’s system in the first window of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers, was equally...
At one point in the game against Chinese Taipei, Justin Brownlee and Kai Sotto executed a perfect give-and-go play in the high post that led to an emphatic one-handed dunk for the well-loved Gilas naturalized player. The moment he received the ball from Sotto with an open lane in front of...
From Batang Gilas, Kai Sotto, Kevin Quiambao, Carl Tamayo and AJ Edu have all found themselves stacked in the men’s national basketball team. The all-big quartet, who had suited up for the Gilas Youth division at one point or another, have been called up to the Samahang Basketbol ng...
Gilas Pilipinas passed what many thought to be its first real acid test, blasting Chinese Taipei, 106-53, for a masterful home debut in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers at the PhilSports Arena in Pasig City on Sunday, Feb. 25. Kai Sotto soars for a dunk against Chinese Taipei. (FIBA Photo) Unlike...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is confident that naturalized player Justin Brownlee can do better against Chinese Taipei as the Nationals gun for a window sweep on Sunday, Feb 25, at the PhilSports Arena. Justin Brownlee (AFP/File photo) The 35-year-old forward didn’t exactly play bad with...
Gilas Pilipinas guns for a winning start as it takes on Hong Kong in its opening game in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Tsuen Wan Stadium in Hong Kong on Thursday, Feb. 22. Justin Brownlee makes his return to Gilas Pilipinas. (File Photo/PSC-POC media pool) The Nationals plunge...
