The Gilas Pilipinas or the Philippines Men’s Basketball Team flew to Lithuania on Sunday to begin its two-month buildup for the FIBA-Asia tournament this coming August to be hosted by the country, a major event in Philippine basketball history.
The training pool of the Philippines coached by Chot Reyes left behind pool members Joaquin Thoss and Calvin Abueva due to injuries. Coach Chot Reyes players include the 13-members of the Philippines training pool.
The members of the training pool joining Chot Reyes and the coaching staff were Marcus Douthit, Japeth Aguilar, Junmar Fajardo, LA Tenorio, Jimmy Alapag, Ranidel de Ocampo, Marc Pingris, Gary David, Gabe Norwood, Jeff Chan, Larry Fonacier, Ryan Reyes and Beau Belga.
The Gilas Pilipinas is bidding to land at the top three spot in Asia to secure a ticket to the 2014 World Championship in Spain. Aside from the Lithuania trip of Gilas, they ar also eyeing for a stints in Japan, New Zealand and even China.
