Gilas Pilipinas mainstay and one of the most promising young star of Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters Troy Rosario and fellow PBA newcomer Almond Vosotros will captain the Gilas Cadets crew which will be competing against the best in Southeast Asia in the highly anticipated 2016 SEABA Cup which will be held in Bangkok, Thailand this coming May 22 to 26, 2016.
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Troy Rosario have been training with the Senior’s team of the Gilas Pilipinas squad which also prepares for a bigger competition, the last Olympic qualifier for Rio Olympics, the game will be hosted by the Philippines for one slot out of the three remaining slots which were competed by some of the world’s most prominent basketball team.
According to Gilas assistant coach Nash Racela, the entry of PBA rookies Almond Vosotros and Troy Rosario are sure to give the amateur squad the experience it needs in the regional tournament dominated by the Filipinos for the past few decades.
Former NU Bulldogs superstar Troy Rosario and La Salle’s Almond Vosotros were part of the 2015 SEA Games team which won the gold in Singapore. Aside from Rosario and Vosotros also joining them in this return tour of duty for the national team are SEA Games teammates Mac Belo, Kevin Ferrer, and Jiovani Jalalon.
FEU stalwarts Mike Tolomia, Roger Pogoy, Raymar Jose, Russel Escoto, and Ken Holmqvist are also included in the squad, together with Ateneo shooter Von Pessumal and Chiang Kai Shek forward Jonas Tibayan. Some of the most prominent members of the Gilas squad who were absent in the current squad are Kiefer Ravena and Bobby Ray Parks.
Gilas Pilipinas Cadets Training:
