Filipinas skipper Hali Long encouraged fellow World Cup participant Gilas Pilipinas not to give up in their FIBA Basketball World Cup campaign. Some Filipinas members with Gilas' Jordan Clarkson. (PWNFT) The 28-year-old Philippine women’s national football team defender is coming off a...
Taking care of the last two games in the classification round to boost its Paris Olympics chances wouldn’t come easy for Gilas Pilipinas especially being pitted against two formidable foes in South Sudan and China. (From left) China's Zhou Qi, Gilas' Jordan Clarkson and South Sudan's...
Gilas Pilipinas found itself on a collision course with Asian rival China and top African team South Sudan in what is seen to be a pair of fiery final two games for the host in the classification round for 17-32 spots in the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Zhou Qi will be pitted against Kai Sotto and AJ Edu...
Filipino basketball fans are understandably passionate and loud just like in England’s Premier League, Spain’s La Liga, and Italy’s Serie A. Gilas head coach Chot Reyes (FIBA) So far, there was no case of fans going to the streets to express their dismay and anger over a horrible...
Chot Reyes and Gilas Pilipinas found an unlikely ally in Italy head coach Gianmarco Pozzecco amid the furor over the national team’s struggles in the 2023 World Cup. Italy coach Gianmarco Pozzecco shares a hug with Jordan Clarkson whom he lauded for 'amazing behavior' (Noel Pabalate/MB)...
Chot Reyes sees the silver lining in Gilas Pilipinas’ 0-3 finish in Group A of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, saying that the Filipinos can compete and actually put themselves in the position to win against high-caliber teams in the international stage. Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes...
Jordan Clarkson is not losing motivation and confidence that Gilas Pilipinas can finally get over the hump heading into the equally crucial two games in the classification round. Jordan Clarkson continues to believe that Gilas Pilipinas can finally get over the hump in the World Cup (Noel...
The road to 2024 Paris Olympics remains wide open for Gilas Pilipinas and the rest of the Asian teams although they will be scrambling to catch up with Japan which managed to gain some head start after emerging at the end of the first round with a victory. Gilas Pilipinas has been relagated...
The desperately needed miracle everyone was praying for unfortunately didn’t come for Gilas Pilipinas. Jordan Clarkson leads the way but is still not enough for Gilas (Noel Pabalate/MB) The Nationals gave their all but simply couldn’t do anything against a hot-shooting Italy which...
Gilas Pilipinas may be picking up the tiny pieces of its shattered dream but there's no way the Filipinos will be waving the white flag just yet. Jordan Clarkson will be once again the focal point of the offense for Gilas Pilipinas (Arnold Quizol/MB) For one, a chance, no matter how small,...
Gilas Pilipinas has assembled its tallest lineup in this edition of the World Cup but the Nationals, ironically, have been losing the battle of the boards in their first two games. Scottie Thompson battles for the rebound against an Angola big man. (Arnold Quizol/MB) Gilas head coach Chot...
World No. 10 Italy is ready to make its stand against the Gilas Pilipinas home crowd when they meet for their final fixture of the group stage in the 2023 FIBA World Cup on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum. Luigi Datome of Italy doesn't feel any pressure playing against tough...
