Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is just as clueless as everyone whether Kai Sotto will be available for the crucial August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers and the country’s title defense in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. “No word,” said Cone. “Even for the Asian Games,...
The coaching staff of Gilas Pilipinas will be juggling their time to train two different compositions of the national team for the upcoming tournaments in the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers and for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Gilas head coach Tim Cone has no other...
Gilas Pilipinas naturalized player Justin Brownlee is arriving in Manila on Sunday, Aug. 16, in time for the start of the Nationals’ preparation for the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers and the 2026 Asian Games. The 38-year-old forward went back to the United States to...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone has ruled out the participation of Bennie Boatwright in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games but has kept a small window open for his possible stint in the August window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Cone said Boatwright’s naturalization papers simply...
Gilas Pilipinas is set for an early collision course with powerhouse China after being drawn together in the Group C of the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games men’s 5-on-5 basketball tournament. The Asian Games Organizing Committee officially unveiled the groups on Friday, Aug. 7, with the 12 teams...
Rain or Shine’s Adrian Nocum and Caelan Tiongson are part of the Gilas Pilipinas players’ long list which the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas had submitted to the Asian Games Organizing Committee. Nocum and Tiongson were already informed of their inclusion through ROS assistant coach Caloy...
Blackwater star guard Sedrick Barefield said it would be a dream come true for him if he actually makes it to the final lineup of the Gilas Pilipinas national team for the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan in September. Barefield was announced by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director...
Kai Sotto remains uncertain with his commitment to the national team program as the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas prepares for major international tournaments in the next few months. Despite this, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) executive director Erika Dy is still supporting the 7-foot-3...
Gilas Pilipinas will be missing some of its mainstays in Dwight Ramos and AJ Edu for its title defense in the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in September. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Erika Dy confirmed the absence of the two players due to conflict of schedule with their...
The Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 U23 squad braces for a grueling schedule by rolling out its plans of expanding the national pool as both the Asian Games and the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup take place in September. Following their triumph in the FIBA 3x3 Nations League Asia 2 in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia earlier...
Gilas dropped three places to No. 39 in the FIBA men’s world ranking following a winless run in the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. The Nationals were previously on the No. 36 spot in the world rankings but slipped to a lower placing after a 102-106 overtime loss to New Zealand and a 49-92...
Mike Phillips has opted out of his MPBL team San Juan Knights amid interests from overseas leagues following his impressive performance with Gilas Pilipinas in the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers. The 6-foot-8 athletic forward had already reached out to the Knights management through a letter,...
