Gilas Pilipinas displayed toughness before yielding to Japan, 85-82, to remain winless in the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup at the Shenzhen Sports Center in China Monday, July 14. Down by 22, 57-79, with eight and a half minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Nationals relied on Jack Animam, Vanessa De...
Gilas Pilipinas couldn’t find answers against the torrid shooting of Australia and absorbed a 115-39 beating on the opening day of the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup at the Shenzhen Sports Center in China Sunday, July 13. The Nationals showed fight early on as they overcame a 0-12 deficit in the opening...
Gilas Pilipinas’ seemingly impossible mission in the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup begins Sunday, July 13, when it collides with No. 2 Australia at the Shenzhen Sports Center in China. Up against taller and heftier Aussies, the Nationals need more than breaks of the game if they are to pull off an...
President Marcos has extended his well wishes to the Gilas Pilipinas Boys team as they defeated Indonesia, 70-40, at the FIBA U16 Asia Cup SEABA (Southeast Asia Basketball Association) qualifiers at the Bren Z. Guiao Convention Center on Friday, May 30. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong '...
A shorthanded Gilas Pilipinas women’s team put up a brave stand in the knockouts of the FIBA Asia Cup before settling for fourth place following back-to-back losses to Japan in the semis and China in the battle for third on Sunday, March 30. Gilas Women put up a gallant stand in the FIBA 3x3...
Even with the growing clamor to add more players to Gilas Pilipinas’ pool after the Nationals’ twin losses in the final window of the qualifiers, head coach Tim Cone is sticking to his guns and will keep the pool as it is right now. Speaking to the members of the press in his first game back...
Gilas Pilipinas and New Zealand are both assured of their spots in the FIBA Asia Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in August and their match on Sunday, Feb. 23 is practically a no-bearing game with the mere bragging rights of finishing atop the Group B of the qualifiers only at stake. But not if the...
Not even a herculean effort from Justin Brownlee could save Gilas Pilipinas from the upset axe of Chinese Taipei, dropping a tough 91-84 decision in the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers at the Taipei Heping Gymnasium on Thursday, Feb. 20. Brownlee, like what he usually does, carried the...
In a game that should have been a measure of how Gilas Pilipinas fares against a real Asian powerhouse, the Nationals faltered and stumbled to a lopsided defeat against Lebanon, 75-54, in the 2nd Doha International Cup at the Qatar University Sports Complex, late Saturday, Feb. 15 (Manila time)....
Gilas Pilipinas needed three quarters to shake off the jitters and when it did, there was simply no looking back. The Filipinos rode on a furious fourth quarter rally as they battled back from a double-digit deficit to turn back host Qatar, 74-71, for a winning start in the 2nd Doha International...
Nearly four years removed since he last donned a Gilas Pilipinas jersey, Troy Rosario could find himself wearing the national tri-colors anew. That, after the veteran forward was called up to join the national team pool for its trip to Doha, Qatar in preparation for the third and last window of the...
Naturalized Filipino and former Gilas Pilipinas center Andray Blatche is already mulling retirement and his stint with the Strong Group Athletics in the Dubai International tournament could be his farewell tour. At 38 years old, the NBA veteran is eyeing a fitting swan song to his decorated career...
