Basketball crazy country, the Philippines will host the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, one of the three host nation in the world basketball event which will be staged this coming July 5-11, 2016. The awarding of the Philippines as host of the Olympic Qualifier is considered as a consolation for the country after we missed … Read more
The Philippines joins the six countries who submitted their bids to host the tournaments that will determine the last remaining slot in the basketball tournament of the 2016 Rio de Janiero Summer Olympics in Brazil. Aside from the Philippines, also bidding for the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers are Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Serbia and Turkey. The … Read more
The Philippines is now considered as the third best basketball teams in the Asian Region after the world-governing body of international basketball, FIBA released the latest rankings of national basketball teams from around the world. Gilas Pilipinas improved its place from 31st to 28th best in the world and ranked third behind China and Iran. … Read more
The basketball-crazy nation, the Philippines lost out against China in the highly anticipated bidding pitch, which determined who will host the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The Philippines used the emotions and passion of Filipinos to host the game but China was able to convince the FIBA Central Board that infrastructure and experience a worldwide event … Read more
The Philippines maybe facing one of the most advanced country in the world, economically and in terms of infrastructure for a world basketball event but the Philippines has something to offer, the pure heart of every Filipinos who loved to witness the world’s greatest basketball players. Here’s the Live Video Coverage of the Philippines Pitch … Read more
Filipino boxing icon Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao will join the Philippine delegation as he would promote the country’s bid to host the highly anticipated 2019 International Basketball Federation (FIBA) World Cup. The 36-year-old Manny Pacquiao will be a big boost to the Philippines bid in the international competition because he is a well known sports personality … Read more
Former actress and wife of PBA Basketball star, Benjie Paras, Jackie Forster has reached out to her son, teenage basketball sensation Kobe Paras after he successfully defended his title in the FIBA 3X3 Slam Dunk contest on Monday winning against the representative from the United States. Jackie Forster shared a photo of Kobe Paras as … Read more
Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao and the first-ever Asian-American head coach of the NBA, Coach Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat will lead the Philippine contingent on its final bid to host the 2019 FIBA World Cup, the world’s most popular basketball sporting events featuring the top national basketball teams worldwide. Manny Pacquiao and Erik … Read more
The Philippines can hold the world’s most popular basketball competition featuring the best basketball stars of the world, the FIBA Basketball World Cup which the country is aiming to host this coming 2019. FIBA Representatives visited the country to (–foul word(s) removed–)s the capability of the country to host the world cup of basketball. Top … Read more
Gilas Pilipinas point guard Jimmy Alapag has been named as one of the member of the newly established FIBA Players Commission headed by Serbian and NBA great Vlade Divac. The announcement was confirmed by Jimmy Alapag himself during an interview with some sports media personalities. The inclusion of Alapag to the elite body came after … Read more