Gilas Pilipinas hopes to salvage some pride in its final FIBA Basketball World Cup game when it takes on Asian rival China on Saturday, Sept. 2, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Jordan Clarkson and Gilas Pilipinas hope for a winning end in World Cup (Noel Pabalate/MB) The Nationals put...
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup is nearly down to its Final 8 and among those nations which made the tough cut include Luka Doncic’s Slovenia and Germany. Luka Doncic of Slovenia is coming to Manila for the next round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. (FIBA) The two participating...
The all-NBA squad USA is headed to the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup following its 85-73 win over Montenegro on Friday, Sept. 1, and another tournament title is brewing for the five-time champion. USA head coach Steve Kerr. (Mark Balmores) And as the timing would have...
JAKARTA (AFP) -- Latvia head coach Luca Banchi warned his players to beware of "fake friends" after they added defending champions Spain to their giant-killing conquests at the Basketball World Cup on Friday, Sept. 1. Latvia's Davis Bertans (middle) reacts with Rodions Kurucs (right) during the...
OKINAWA (AFP) -- Australia head coach Brian Goorjian said preparation for the Paris Olympics "starts now" after the Boomers were eliminated from the Basketball World Cup by a Luka Doncic-inspired Slovenia on Friday, Sept. 1. Australia's Josh Giddey drives to the basket during the FIBA Basketball...
MANILA (AFP) -- Head coach Steve Kerr said the United States will be a better team after surviving their first real scare of the Basketball World Cup to beat Montenegro on Friday, Sept. 1. USA's Tyrese Haliburton celebrates their victory during the FIBA Basketball World Cup group J match between...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Beaten but never losing hope, Gilas Pilipinas big men Kai Sotto and AJ Edu brace for the final battle against China on Saturday, Sept. 2, in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Gilas Pilipinas players celebrate after their run against...
It was all good and happy mood after Team USA easily rolled to a 3-0 record in the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Anthony Edwards is confident Team USA will have an easy way in the second round of the 2023 FIBA World Cup (Mark Balmores/MB) Anthony Edwards drew laughter...
By MARK REY MONTEJO Jordan Clarkson ran out of words as frustrations grew bigger in the aftermath of Gilas Pilipinas' fourth straight loss in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup on Thursday night, Aug. 31. Gilas Pilipinas' Jordan Clarkson goes for a floater against a Sudanese defender. (Noel...
MANILA (AFP) -- Teenagers from a crowded Manila slum shoot hoops on a court bearing the shiny logo of the FIBA World Cup, the tournament where the Philippines team disappointed a basketball-mad nation. This photo taken on August 19, shows residents pushing a trolley loaded with plastic containers...
From one big man to the next. For promising Gilas Pilipinas center AJ Edu, having a good relationship with his fellow big men Kai Sotto, Japeth Aguilar and June Mar Fajardo has been a huge factor in his stint with the national team. Drawing praises from NBA stars and turning heads in...
OKINAWA (AFP) -- Japan took a giant step towards Olympic qualification at the Basketball World Cup on Thursday, Aug. 31, while South Sudan and Egypt also gave themselves a chance of a Paris Games berth. Japan's Yuta Watanabe (back) and Japan's Yuki Kawamura celebrate their victory against during...
