Despite being a powerhouse team in Asia, China will not be part of this year’s World Cup after not being included in the four wildcard entries announced on Saturday. Fiba instead named Finland, Greece, Turkey and Brazil as the last teams that will complete the 24-nation cast of this year’s Fiba world Championship staging. … Read more
The call to shift the UAAP Juniors’ basketball tournament from first to second semester has got another essential backing after the Philippine youth team head coach himself Jamike Jarin expressed his support to the proposition. photo credit: Spin.ph (Jerome Ascano) Jarin, the Under 17 and Under 18 squad bench-tactician believes that the move of the … Read more
Following a successful hosting of the country of the Fiba Asia championship last August, the Philippines is now being offered to host the 3×3 Asia-Pacific competition on July. photo credit: www.3la3.ro This development was bared by Samahang Basketbolng Pilipinas (SBP) president Manny V. Pangilinan on Saturday in the Philippine Sportswriters (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation (PSA) annual … Read more
Houston Rockets slot man Dwight Howard is set to return in international basketball competition after six years as the seven-time all star was named in the 28-man pool of USA national team for the next three years. Photo credit: taringa.net Official announcement of the list is on Thursday (Friday PH time) bared the inclusion of … Read more
The FIBA World Cup is fast approaching and the FIBA Asia officials urged the Philippine Basketball (–foul word(s) removed–)ociation (PBA) to move the schedule of the season-ending Governor’s Cup to give way to Gilas Pilipinas preparation in the world’s most prestigious basketball event of the year. In a news report posted by Interaksyon, FIBA Asia … Read more
Philippine national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas head coach Chot Reyes asked and pleads for more time for Gilas Pilipinas preparations and buildup for the upcoming FIBA World Cup and the Asian Games in 2014. The national coach of the Philippines international basketball program Chot Reyes cited the preparations of Asian rival South Korea who have … Read more
The Dominican Republic, Argentina and Mexico joined Puerto Rico in qualifying for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup to be held in Spain. The four teams got the best records in FIBA Americas during the second round of the competition. The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship is currently held in Caracas, Venezuela. The Top four teams … Read more
The Philippine men’s basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, the second runner-up of the FIBA Asia 2013 Championship is eyeing for a spot in the second round of the FIBA World Cup 2014 slated on August 30 to September 14 to be held in six major cities in Spain. Gilas Pilipinas coach, Chot Reyes stated that getting … Read more
The silver medalist of the recently concluded FIBA Asia 2013 Championships, Gilas Pilipinas is now featured in latest FIBA World Cup 2014 trailer, showcasing their skills as one of the best basketball team in the world. As a Filipino blogger who have been following the journey of Gilas Pilipinas securing a slot for the FIBA … Read more
The Kazakhstan national basketball team released their official line-up for the FIBA Asia Championship 2013, they are now back after missing the 26th edition of the game at Wuhan, China. The Team Kazakhstan’s roster is one of the most promising in their Group D of this year’s tournament. The team from Central Asia, Kazakhstan was … Read more