Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas is looking forward to the hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers under a bubble setup in February. SBP president Al Panlilio said the experience of staging the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers last June will help a great deal in trying to...
Prime Edge owner Benny Benitez, right, talks to Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio and Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Ryan Gregorio. (SBP Photo) From the national sports associations (NSAs) of basketball, golf, badminton and gymnastics, each have improved their...
Gilas Pilipinas women's team during practice session at the Summit Point Golf & Country Club in Lipa, Batangas. (SBP Images) The Gilas Pilipinas women’s team is now on the final stage of preparation in a training bubble in Batangas in time for the FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2021 scheduled Sept....
Jordan Clarkson There’s no reason for the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas to back off in convincing FIBA to allow Jordan Clarkson to suit up as a local player for Gilas Pilipinas. SBP president Al Panlilio said similar situations from other countries have only heightened the federation’s...
Photo from FIBA The official draw of the highly anticipated 2023 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers will be held Tuesday at 6 p.m. (Manila Time) from the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball in Switzerland. The qualifier draw ceremony marks the tip-off as teams try to successfully navigate their way on the...
Gilas Pilipinas (FIBA photo) The Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball team goes high gear with its buildup for the FIBA Asia Cup after confirming its participation in the 2021 King Abdullah Cup in Jordan scheduled from July 25 to August 3 The event organized by the Jordan Basketball Federation has so...
Agatha Wong (MB File Photo) Former amateur basketball president Godofredo “Freddie” Jalasco was unanimously voted as new head of the Wushu Federation Philippines (WFP) during its election recently. Jalasco, who previously held the position of WFP’s vice president and executive director, is...
Al Panlilio Asia’s governing body for basketball has commended the work done by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) for the country’s hosting of third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers from July 16 to 20 in Clark, Pampanga. In a letter to the SBP, FIBA Executive...
Tab Baldwin (SBP Images) The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has tapped Gilas Pilipinas men’s national team Project Director Tab Baldwin to call the shots for the Nationals in the window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers set June 16 to 20 in a bubble in Clark, Pampanga. The announcement of...
Ange Kouame (Photo from SBP) Angelo Kouame will play as the naturalized player of Gilas Pilipinas for the third window of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers after the basketball body approved his registration following his acquisition of a Philippine passport last week. The decision came a few days...
Jericho Cruz (PBA Images) The NLEX Road Warriors gave their go signal for Jericho Cruz to suit up for Guam in its two FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers matches against Hong Kong in Amman, Jordan. NLEX on its website said that management granted Guam’s request for Cruz to suit up for the games slated...
MB File Photo FIBA Asia executive director Hagop Khajirian said any changes with regards to eligibility issues like the one affecting the Philippines will have to be made with a careful approach. Khajirian made this remark when asked specifically by former PBA commissioner Noli Eala about FIBA’s...
