Photo from FIBA The official draw of the highly anticipated 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. (Manila Time) from the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Switzerland. The qualifier draw ceremony marks the tip-off as teams try to successfully navigate their way on the...
Gilas Pilipinas was drawn in Group B of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup slated Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 at the Prince Hamza Hall in Amman, Jordan. Gilas Women in file photo. (FIBA) The national cagebelles will take on China, Australia and Taiwan in the preliminary round of the event which also serves as a...
Photo from FIBA FIBA is scheduled to hold a draw for the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday, Aug. 31 at the world governing body’s headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. The proceedings are set for 6:30 p.m. Manila time, formally kicking off the road to FIBA’s centerpiece event which the...
Photo from FIBA The Philippines remained at No. 31 in the latest world rankings released by FIBA following the conclusion of the Tokyo Olympics. With 322.8 points, Gilas Pilipinas also kept its hold on being the sixth-best team in Asia, behind world No. 3 and Olympic bronze medalist Australia...
The FIBA Asia Cup 2021 in Jakarta, Indonesia, initially set next month, was postponed to July next year, the world governing body for basketball announced Friday, July 23. Gilas Pilipinas stops over in Qatar before heading to Jordan for the King Abdullah Cup on July 23, Friday. (SBP) The FIBA Asia...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) The Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team goes high gear with its buildup for the FIBA Asia Cup after confirming its participation in the 2021 King Abdullah Cup in Jordan scheduled from July 25 to August 3 The event organized by the Jordan Basketball Federation has so...
Tab Baldwin (FIBA photo) Coach Tab Baldwin is hoping to secure an overseas pocket tournament for Gilas Pilipinas before its campaign in the FIBA Asia Cup next month in Jakarta, Indonesia. Baldwin didn’t say in detail during an interview with the Off The Record podcast as to when and where but...
image-158 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 gallant...
image-154 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...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) 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...
Photo from FIBA 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...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) Gilas Pilipinas plans to go back into training later this month to begin preparations for the FIBA Asia Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. Coach Tab Baldwin said the team will likely go back to the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna on July 20 at the earliest, depending...
