Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tab Baldwin shares his worries of the incomplete line-up of the country’s national basketball team which is heading into crunch time because the time needed in preparation of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July 2016. According to the veteran international coach he and his players have to work on overdrive. … Read more
Presumptive president of the Philippines Mayor Duterte vows to give his all out support to the Philippine national basketball team, the Gilas Pilipinas squad on their dream of making it to Rio Olympics as they set to compete in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament which will be hosted by the Philippines at the MOA Arena … Read more
Gilas Pilipinas mainstay and former Ateneo de Manila University star Kiefer Ravena trains withe one of the world’s most recognized basketball star, Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers. The Filipino basketball star received some advice from Portland’s superstar ahead of the Trail Blazers’ Western Conference semi-final playoff game against the Golden State Warriors in … Read more
New Zealand veteran head coach Tab Baldwin who mentored the Philippine national basketball team gives a stern warning for Tony Parker, one of Europe’s most popular international player four months before his formidable France team set foot in Manila for the Olympic Qualifying tournament. According to Tab Baldwin, the warm welcome of the Filipinos will … Read more
The Philippine national basketball team more popularly known as Gilas Pilipinas will make an uphill climb to secure the lone spot in the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the Philippines as the country bracketed with three powerhouse teams namely France, Canada and Turkey. See Also: Watch Teaser Trailer of the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifiers … Read more
Filipino-American point guard of the Los Angeles Lakers, Jordan Clarkson revealed to the media that he is making an effort in seeking FIBA’s approval for him to suit up for the Philippine national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas in the upcoming FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament which will be hosted by the country in July 2016. Jordan … Read more
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 country’s recognized governing body of basketball, Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas confirmed that the Philippines is now ready to send to the FIBA general headquarters in Geneva both the hard and soft copies of its formal bid to host one of the three Olympic World Qualifiers 2016. According to SBP executive director Sonny Barrios, the … Read more
The country’s most popular basketball league, the Philippine Basketball Association confirmed that they are committed to support the national team program as they released on Wednesday a 17-man pool from which the line-up for the Olympic wildcard qualifier would come. Some of the most notable names who were added to the lists of PBA players … Read more