The Philippines is expected to pull all the stops both on and off the court in the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers on June 16 to 20, 2021, which the country will host at Clark Freeport Zone. (Photo from CDC) Organized by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the FIBA Asia Cup...
Jordan Clarkson, top left, with his Gilas Pilipinas teammates during the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. (MB File Photo) Filipino basketball fans here and abroad celebrated the achievement of Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson after he was named the 2020-21 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Samahang Basketbol...
Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 players, from left, CJ Perez, Moala Tautuaa, Joshua Munzon, Alvin Pasaol and Leonard Santillan are back at the bubble training camp in Laguna. (SBP Images) Preparation shifts to high gear for members of the Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 men’s team with several days before the FIBA 3x3...
Angelo Kouame is now a naturalized Filipino after President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law his papers. (SBP Images) President Rodrigo Duterte approved the naturalization of Gilas Pilipinas player Angelo Kouame after the Chief Executive signed into law the papers that made the center eligible to...
Dwight Ramos is set to join Gilas Pilipinas in bubble training camp in Calamba, Laguna. (FIBA Images) Gilas Pilipinas player Dwight Ramos expressed excitement as he is expected to join the bubble training camp inside Inspire Sports Academy in Laguna. Ramos is still finishing the government-required...
YouTube sensation Cadena passes away at 26 Late YouTube sensation Lloyd Cadena wearing a Gilas Pilipinas jersey (Photo from Lloyd Cadena's Twitter account @LloydCadena) Basketball was among the interests Lloyd Cadena shared before his rise into one of the country’s most popular social media...
SBP executive director Sonny Barrios (PSA Images) Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas executive director Sonny Barrios said a bubble concept could be costly if leagues like the PBA would push through with such plan in order to resume their tournaments. The PBA is pondering the pros and cons of the...
Former Gilas Pilipinas coach and current NLEX Road Warriors coach Yeng Guiao (MB File Photo) Former Gilas Pilipinas coach Yeng Guiao questioned the sustainability of forming a roster exclusive for national team purposes while stressing the importance of cooperation between the Samahang Basketbol ng...
Gilas Women during the 2019 Southeast Asian Games (MB File Photo) Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio has disclosed that programs have been lined up for Gilas Pilipinas women’s basketball team in an effort to continue its progress in the country despite the coronavirus pandemic....
SBP Chairman Emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas Chairman Emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan has offered his sympathy to Hagop Khajirian, FIBA executive director for Asia and CEO of the FIBA Asia Secretariat, following the two huge blasts that rocked Beirut last Tuesday....
Gilas Pilipinas' RR Pogoy, named by FIBA as one of its improved players, collars the rebound against Indonesia in file photo. (FIBA Images) The official website of world governing body FIBA named Roger Pogoy as one of seven improved players based on his performance in Gilas Pilipinas’ Asia Cup...
Collegiate stars Jack Animam of National University, Ateneo's Thirdy Ravena and Kenneth Tuffin of Far Eastern University. (UAAP Images) The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas hailed the decision of Thirdy Ravena, Kenneth Tuffin and Jack Animam to take their talents overseas, adding it will only...
