The Gilas Pilipinas girls’ team opened its campaign in the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Cup SEABA qualifiers in style, blasting Vietnam, 93-42, at the STI West Negros University Gym in Bacolod City on Tuesday, June 2. The Filipinas broke the game wide open behind a searing second quarter that saw them...
Bennie Boatwright is inching closer to becoming a full-pledged Filipino. The Senate bill seeking to grant the San Miguel import Filipino citizenship has been approved for its second reading on Tuesday, May 26. The upper chamber tackled the House Bill No. 6639 and Senate Bill No. 1595 and opened it...
As the country continues to wait for a full-blooded Filipino player to break into the NBA, local fans have remained steadfast in throwing their support for players with Filipino roots who continue to carry the nation’s hopes in the world’s premier basketball league. Leading that group are...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas has tapped the services of Burke ‘BT’ Toews as the new head coach of the Gilas Pilipinas Women’s team, the federation announced on Wednesday, May 20. Toews’ appointment came following SBP’s search for the new mentor after deciding to part ways with its...
Boxing champ Pedro Taduran and the history-making Gilas Pilipinas Women 3x3 delivered knockout performances in April. Taduran extended his reign as IBF minimumweight titleholder, recovering from a slow start to stop Mexican challenger Gustavo Perez in the seventh round at the Pechanga Resort Casino...
With Bennie Boatwright nearing his Filipino citizenship to become a Gilas Pilipinas player, excitement has begun to build up not only for the fans but for the San Miguel import as well. The 6-foot-10 center, who is expected to provide the size, shooting and versatility to the national team, is now...
San Miguel Beer import Bennie Boatwright is one step closer to becoming a Filipino after bills seeking his citizenship finally got the green light from the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Wednesday, May 6. Boatwright, under House Bill No. 6639 and Senate Bill No. 1595, is seeking...
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) is looking forward to announcing its new foreign coach, who will be tasked to guide Gilas Pilipinas Women as the federation makes a big push to qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. SBP executive director Erika Dy bared plans to bring in a...
The naturalization process of San Miguel import Bennie Boatwright is set to resume after being scheduled for the committee level hearing by the Senate Committee on Justice and Human Rights on Wednesday, May 6. According to the Senate schedule published on its website, the committee, currently...
SANYA, China — The silver medal in the FIBA Asia Cup, the qualification to the World Cup, and the latest, another silver in the Asian Beach Games. The Gilas Pilipinas women’s 3x3 team felt it finally got the vindication after falling short of the podium in the 33rd Southeast Asian Games in...
SANYA, China — The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team copped a silver medal after absorbing a tough 21-13 defeat at the hands of China in the 3x3 basketball final in the 6th Asian Beach Games at the Sanya Gymnasium on Wednesday, April 29. The Nationals simply had no answer to the towering 6-foot-5...
SANYA, China — The Gilas Pilipinas teams sustained their hot runs as they dispatched their respective foes to advance to the semifinals of the 3x3 basketball tournament in the 6th Asian Beach Games at the Sanya Gymnasium on Tuesday, April 28. The men’s team overcame a tough challenge from...
