Gilas Pilipinas looks to pick up all the positives even after the tough loss against New Zealand when it takes on the powerhouse Australia to avoid a shutout in the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers at the RAC Arena in Perth on Monday, July 6. Licking their wounds from the...
New Zealand has Justin Brownlee’s numbers throughout the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers so far. For the second straight game, the Tall Blacks have successfully neutralized the Gilas naturalized player, and in both occasions, they barely managed to escape the Nationals. New Zealand held off...
The fans of Gilas Pilipinas just couldn’t get over the tough 102-106 loss the national team suffered at the hands of New Zealand in a double-overtime thriller and the frustration was very much visible in the online chatters as of Saturday, June 4. Sports personalities and fans took to social...
It could have been a day of celebration for Philippine sports. Alex Eala pulled off a historic second round win in the Wimbledon Championships after a 3-6, 6-2, 6-0 win over Maya Joint to start the day and Gilas Pilipinas had the chance to follow that up against New Zealand to end it. Except that...
Gilas Pilipinas engaged New Zealand to a tooth-and-nail battle but just couldn’t get the breaks late to absorb a heartbreaking 102-106 double-overtime defeat in the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers at the Spark Arena in Auckland on Friday, July 3. The Nationals leaned on...
Gilas Pilipinas formally begins its quest Down Under when it takes on New Zealand for its opening game in the crucial third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers at the Spark Arena in Auckland on Friday, July 3. Tip-off of the clash is at 3 p.m. (Manila time) with the Nationals looking...
Jimmy Alapag is surely ready to answer the Gilas call. The incoming NLEX head coach assured that he is open to join the coaching staff of current Gilas Pilipinas top mentor Tim Cone if he gets the invite to be with the national team once more. Alapag, who had carved out an unforgettable career...
Carl Tamayo showed the way as Gilas Pilipinas routed the Franklin Bulls, 94-66, to complete a sweep of their friendly games ahead of the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers on Tuesday, June 30. Tamayo fired 13 of his 22 points for the hot-starting Filipinos who immediately...
After years of overseas stint, Jimmy Alapag, one of the Philippine basketball 's best point guards, returned to the PBA after being appointed as the newest head coach of the NLEX Road Warriors, the team announced Monday, June 29. The 48-year-old Alapag is set to make his comeback in the league...
Gilas Pilipinas displayed fine form and blasted New Zealand NBL team Manawatu Jets, 90-61, in the first of the pair of friendly games as part of the team’s preparations for the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers on Sunday, June 28. The Nationals went off to a hot start,...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone admitted that losing veteran guard Scottie Thompson leaves a significant void, but the multi-titled mentor remains confident his backcourt has enough depth to step up. Cone revealed that Thompson was ruled out of the Final 12 due to a hamstring injury, paving the...
Gilas Pilipinas may have been through to the next round of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers but the two remaining games in the third window are crucial to the Nationals’ bid of making it back to the global showpiece. National team head coach Tim Cone underlined the importance of the two...
