House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), Tim Cone (Speaker's office, Wikipedia) Even House Speaker Martin Romualdez has recognized the Tim Cone's brilliant performance as coach of the Gilas Pilipinas national basketball team. Looking back at Gilas'...
Gilas Pilipinas in action during the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament House Speaker Martin Romualdez has asked Filipinos to "continue supporting and celebrating" local athletes following the Gilas Pilipinas' national basketball team's gallant stand in...
"It was a great fight!"This was the message of President Marcos to the Philippines' Gilas Pilipinas after the team yielded to Brazil in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament in Latvia on Saturday, July 6.File photosIn an X post late Saturday, the President said Filipinos are proud...
The Philippine national basketball team—Gilas Pilipinas— received well wishes from President Marcos after pulling off an upset against the world's no.6 Latvia in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament."64 years in the making and worth every second!" Marcos said on Facebook on Thursday, July...
For Topex Robinson, Kevin Quiambao's stint with Gilas Pilipinas is nothing short of a blessing for De La Salle. La Salle head coach Topex Robinson and Kevin Quiambao (UAAP Media) The 49-year-old tactician continued to cherish the reigning UAAP MVP's active role in the national...
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Jordan Heading said any player who will be added to the Gilas Pilipinas roster for next month's FIBA Asia Cup will have to be in sync with the system of coach Tab Baldwin.
There has been a continuing debate as to whether Gilas needs to make changes from the roster that put up a...
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Kai Sotto said the experience of playing against Serbia and Dominican Republic despite losing to both teams in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament will only make the young Gilas Pilipinas squad tougher moving forward.
Gilas produced contrasting performances during the two games in...
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Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin said the loss to Dominican Republic in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament was a reality check for his young team that remains far from having almost the same quality as the opponents it had faced the past couple of weeks.
The...
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Serbia's Boban Marjanovic may have prevented Gilas Pilipinas from scoring an upset win, but that doesn't mean he will act like a snob following their match in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
A video that is circulating on social media showed Marjanovic, one of the most...
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Gilas Pilipinas coach Tab Baldwin gave no excuses with the way his team's campaign in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament ended with a 94-67 loss to the Dominican Republic in Belgrade, Serbia.
"No excuses," Baldwin said in the post-game press conference. "Not much to...
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Gilas Pilipinas couldn't translate its courageous stand against host Serbia the other day into a spot in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament after suffering a 94-67 loss to the Dominican Republic early Friday, July 2 Manila time in Belgrade.
An error-prone...
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Gilas Pilipinas seeks a place in the semifinals of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament when it takes on Dominican Republic early Friday, July 2 at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade, Serbia.
Fresh from almost scoring an upset win over host Serbia, the young Gilas...