Gilas girls armed, ready

MANILA, Philippines — It’s Gilas Pilipinas U18 girls’ turn to stamp their class in the continental stage.

Riding on the heels of the U16 team’s achievement for a Division A promotion last year, Gilas U18 shoots for the same mission in the FIBA U18 Women’s Asia Championship Division B on June 24 to 30 in Shenzhen, China.

“It will be another achievement for us if we get the promotion in the U18 Division A. That’s our goal after the U16,” Gilas women program director Pat Aquino told The STAR after Gilas determined its group opponents ahead of the team’s training camp next week.

Gilas U18 bullied its way to the Division B tourney by sweeping the SEABA Qualifiers last week in Thailand.

The Filipina ballers dominated their Southeast Asian rivals by a whopping winning margin average of 37.6 points.