When Tim Cone was named head coach of Gilas Pilipinas Men, the Philippines was still in the midst of closing out a cycle. It was six months away from a FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Typically, federations only reboot their programs once a cycle ends. The sudden resignation of Chot Reyes after the FIBA World Cup […]
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Entering the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024-Riga, Gilas Pilipinas Men were already shorthanded. Starting point guard Scottie Thompson opted out of national duties to address his bad back, which he had been nursing since the FIBA World Cup 2023. On Saturday evening (Manila time), the Philippines scratched off one more player, going down to just […]
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Gilas Pilipinas stumbled into a harrowing dry spell which doomed the program’s aspirations of breaking the country’s Olympic basketball absence. The short-handed unit bid goodbye to its hopes of flying to Paris later this month after falling to world no. 12 Brazil, 71-60, in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 semifinals at the Arena Riga […]
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Kai Sotto and Gilas Pilipinas Men will err on the side of caution. The 7-foot-3 big man will not be suiting up for the Philippines in its do-or-die game against Brazil in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024-Riga on Saturday evening due to a bruised rib. With Sotto out, Japeth Aguilar was inserted into Tim […]
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