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...
Their bodies may have yet to recover from the grueling seven-game Finals series, and their minds probably haven’t gotten over the euphoria of winning a championship, but the Ginebra trio of Justin Brownlee, Troy Rosario and RJ Abarrientos proved ready to answer the Gilas call any time. It’s...
The PBA is looking to adopt some of the FIBA rules in terms of its officiating for the upcoming season-ending PBA Season 50 Governors’ Cup. League commissioner Willie Marcial revealed that they have already discussed the changes, among which is the application of possession arrows in instances...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is hoping to have Bennie Boatwright come on board for the Gilas Pilipinas program in time for its title defense in the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan in September. SBP executive director Erika Dy said the federation is now only waiting for the signing of his...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone expressed his excitement over the addition of new faces with Mike Phillips, Troy Rosario and Justine Baltazar to the national team. With the Nationals dealing with manpower issues due to the absences of Kai Sotto, Quentin Millora-Brown and Calvin Oftana, it...
Gilas Pilipinas won’t have the luxury to play big with its tallest players in Kai Sotto and Quentin Millora-Brown out of commission for the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, but head coach Tim Cone is searching for ways to match the height of New Zealand and Australia. And...
Mike Phillips just couldn’t help but look back to the moment when the doctor told him he might no longer be able to play basketball after suffering five brain injuries in the past. Fast forward to the present time, he is now set to make his Gilas Pilipinas debut and play in the third window of...
Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone explained why two of his frontliners in Kai Sotto and Quentin Millora-Brown were absent in the Final 12 of the national team for the pair of road games in the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Speaking at the end of the Gilas’ open...
A few weeks after getting married, Kai Sotto and Rere Madrid are expecting their first child after the Gilas Pilipinas star announced the pregnancy of his wife through an Instagram post Monday, June 22. “For a while, we’ve been living in our own little world. Holding onto a secret that made...
Gilas Pilipinas is set to play New Zealand professional teams Manawatu Jets and Franklin Bulls in a pair of tuneup games as part of its preparations for the July window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Both the Jets and the Bulls announced their scheduled friendlies against Gilas with...
Scottie Thompson is skipping the July window of the 2026 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers due to injuries with Converge guard Juan Gomez de Liaño set to take his spot, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced on Friday, June 19. Thompson was initially part of the 12-man roster released by the...
Gilas Pilipinas is hoping to make the most of the limited time it has to prepare for its pair of road games against New Zealand and Australia in the third window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers. Fresh from steering Barangay Ginebra through a grueling seven-game series to claim the PBA...
