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It won’t be easy sailing for Gilas in the third FIBA Asia Cup qualifying window. Although coach Tim Cone’s charges are unbeaten in four games over two windows, their next games will be on the road against teams itching for revenge.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Team Pacquiao yielded to Team Fade, 93-99, on Monday night (early Tuesday in Manila) in a well-attended exhibition game at the Al Nasr Sports Club's Rashid Bin Hamdan Indoor Hall here.
MANILA, Philippines — Kinuryente ng Meralco ang Phoenix, 111-109, upang makumpleto ang pambihirang come-from-behind win sa 2024 PBA Commissioner’s Cup kahapon sa Ninoy Aquino Stadium sa Maynila.
It is a rarity to see athletic seven footers in a land whose males have an average height of 5’7”. But times had changed that it is now common to see young men standing above six feet. Basketball in the country has a cult-like status and the most natural thing for these vertically gifted people is to be on the hardcourt.
This year, the national girls under-18 basketball team participated in two international competitions. Their success meant that the country’s female squads may now compete in FIBA Asia’s highest division. But next year, that campaign begins with the under-16 girls, who will finally be competing in FIBA Asia’s Division A against the likes of Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Chinese-Taipei. Building the team starts early in 2025.
MANILA, Philippines -- La Salle star Kevin Quiambao said his recent Gilas Pilipinas will be a “very big boost” for him as he tries to steer Green Archers to another UAAP championship.
MANILA, Philippines — Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone is keen on keeping the 15-man pool of the national team intact, but admitted that everything is going to be up to assessment moving forward.
MANILA, Philippines — PBA vice chairman/Gilas project director Alfancis Chua is upbeat on Kai Sotto’s basketball future and based on his performance at the recent FIBA Asia Cup qualifying window, the 7-3 center could be ready for an NBA breakthrough.