Gilas Pilipinas mentor Jong Uichico expects a tough campaign for the all-amateur national team when it competes in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers set Nov. 26 to 30 in Manama, Bahrain. With only three weeks to gear up for the tournament, chemistry is another issue the squad is facing since they...
Alvin Pasaol of Manila Chooks TM looks to pass the ball during their game against Liman in the Fiba 3x3 World Tour Doha Masters. Manila Chooks TM fell to world No. 1 Liman and home side Lusail Friday night (early Saturday Manila time) to bow out of the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Doha Masters at the Al...
Manila Chooks TM's Alvin Pasaol, Santi Santillan, Troy Rike, and Joshua Munzon meet with FIBA 3x3 Competition Manager Nicolas Widmer and 3×3 Events and Partners Associate Valentina Mattioli during the technical meeting at Marriott Doha Tuesday evening. Manila Chooks TM faces a daunting task after...
E-Gilas Pilipinas fell short of retaining its title after absorbing a sweep to Australia in the grand finals of the merged Southeast Asia-Oceania conference of the FIBA Esports Open II on Sunday night.  The Filipino NBA2K standouts failed to sustain their strong showing in the group stage as...
Photo from Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas' Twitter account Seeking to retain the Southeast Asian title, E-Gilas Pilipinas will parade an almost intact lineup for the FIBA Esports Open II slated on November 14 and 15. Rial "Rial" Polog Jr., Custer "Aguila" Galas, Aljon "Shintarou" Cruzin,...
Kiefer Ravena of NLEX goes for a layup against three Alaska defenders during their game Monday. (PBA Images) SMART CLARK GIGA CITY--Kiefer Ravena expressed his readiness to play for Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers set in Manama, Bahrain later this month. Although the...
Photo from Fiba Esports E-Gilas Pilipinas is set to defend its title against Australia and Indonesia in the FIBA Esports Open II Southeast Asia Conference on November 14 and 15. FIBA announced the expanded NBA 2K-based online tournament on Friday, with 38 national teams taking...
The sports page of the November 5, 1954 issue of the Manila Bulletin Perhaps the greatest accomplishment ever made in the history of Philippine basketball happened 66 years ago when the great Caloy Loyzaga led the Filipinos to a 66-60 win over France in the championship round of the FIBA World...
Gilas Pilipinas program director Tab Baldwin. (Fiba Images) Collegiate players will likely fill up the void left by their professional counterparts if Gilas Pilipinas gets to compete in the planned second window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers next month. There’s still no word on where the...
Members of Gilas Pilipinas sing the national anthem before its 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers match against Indonesia. (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas could see itself playing under a bubble concept for its 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers campaign. World governing body FIBA on Friday announced that all...
Kelly Williams, fourth from left, won three PBA championships during Chot Reyes' tenure as TNT coach. (PBA Images) Former coach Chot Reyes was among those who paid tribute to Kelly Williams after the 2008 PBA Most Valuable Player and two-time Comeback Player of the Year announced his retirement on...
YouTube sensation Cadena passes away at 26 Late YouTube sensation Lloyd Cadena wearing a Gilas Pilipinas jersey (Photo from Lloyd Cadena's Twitter account @LloydCadena) Basketball was among the interests Lloyd Cadena shared before his rise into one of the country’s most popular social media...
