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Gilas Pilipinas captain Kiefer Ravena admitted that he had his share of shortcomings as the team’s leader after the nationals failed to reach the quarterfinals of the FIBA Asia Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Gilas Pilipinas captain Kiefer Ravena has been embracing his role as the veteran leader in a youth-laden Gilas Pilipinas squad that features some of the country’s rising stars.

Gilas Pilipinas is fielding an 11-man team for the third window of the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers beginning Thursday, June 30, as naturalized big man Ange Kouame still had to sit out due to injury.

Veteran playmaker Kiefer Ravena and NCAA Season 97 MVP Rhenz Abando will headline the Gilas Pilipinas 11-man roster for the third window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas announced on Saturday, June 25.

ANTIPOLO CITY — Kiefer Ravena will likely be part of Gilas Pilipinas’ campaign in the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers and the FIBA Asia Cup as contract negotiations with NLEX have yet to make significant progress.

Kiefer Ravena, whose bid to play one PBA conference for NLEX before heading back to Japan remains at an impasse, will suit up for Gilas Pilipinas for its two exhibition matches against old rival South Korea on June 17 and 18.

NLEX has offered Kiefer Ravena a one-year deal before he heads back to Japan’s B.League for another stint with the Shiga Lakestars.

The PBA will decide on the status of Kiefer Ravena for the season-opening Philippine Cup once an agreement has been reached between him and NLEX management.

VMG Asia, the talent agency handling Alyssa Valdez, thanked fans and supporters of the volleyball star amid her alleged breakup with basketball player Kiefer Ravena.

Kiefer Ravena will vie for an unprecedented sixth gold medal after being included in the 12-man roster of Gilas Pilipinas for the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam.

Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakestars made their Japan B.League comeback with a bang after fending off the Thirdy Ravena-less San-En NeoPhoenix, 104-100, Saturday, Feb. 25.

Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakestars return to action after a long break when they host Dwight Ramos and the Toyama Grouses as part of a busy midweek schedule in Japan’s B.League.

The rematch between the Ravena brothers will have to wait for another time after Japan’s B.League postponed this weekend’s two-game series between the Shiga Lakestars and San-En Neophoenix due to COVID-19.

Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena are hoping to one day get a chance to go back and play together in the PBA.

Brothers Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena are going to take part in an online show that will replace the B.League All-Star Game which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation in Japan.

Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakestars are taking their own share of efforts to help the typhoon-ravaged areas in the Eastern and Central Visayas.

Kiefer Ravena and the Shiga Lakestars finally ended their 11-game skid after a 76-72 home win over the Yokohama B-Corsairs in Japan’s B.League action held Saturday, Dec. 18 at the Ukaru-chan Arena.

Dwight Ramos and his Toyama Grouses dealt Kiefer Ravena’s Shiga Lakestars its ninth straight defeat while Kobe Paras’ Niigata Albirex BB and Thirdy Ravena’s San-En Neophoenix failed to arrest their respective skids during the Saturday’s B League action, Dec 11.