Gilas Pilipinas is about to compete anew within the FIBA Asia Cup because it goals to win the gold medal and reassert its dominance in Asian basketball.
The FIBA Asia Cup will run from August 5 to 17 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Ending on the rostrum, nonetheless, shouldn’t be new for the Philippines.
Within the Asian championships, the Philippines has already gained 5 gold medals, the final one being in 1985. It has additionally secured 4 silver medals, two of which got here from back-to-back editions in 2013 and 2015, and one bronze.
Nevertheless, because the match was renamed FIBA Asia Cup in 2017, the Philippines has but to succeed in the semifinals.
Right here’s a recap of Gilas Pilipinas’ efficiency within the final two editions of the FIBA Asia Cup:
FIBA Asia Cup 2017 – Philippines (7th Place)
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The Philippines had an ideal run within the group stage, defeating China (97–86), Iraq (84–68), and Qatar (80–74) to advance to the quarterfinals.
Within the quarters, nonetheless, Gilas fell to South Korea, 118–86, relegating the crew to the classification spherical.
Gilas then misplaced to host nation Lebanon, 106–87, earlier than ending its marketing campaign on a excessive notice with a 75–70 victory towards Jordan to complete seventh.
Roster: Jayson Castro, Terrence Romeo, Jio Jalalon, Roger Pogoy, Matthew Wright, Gabe Norwood, Calvin Abueva, Japeth Aguilar, Raymond Almazan, June Mar Fajardo, Christian Standhardinger, and Carl Bryan Cruz.
Head coach: Chot Reyes.
FIBA Asia Cup 2022 – Philippines (9th Place)
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Not like in 2017, Gilas had a more difficult marketing campaign in 2022 in Indonesia.
Within the group stage, the Philippines posted a 1–2 win-loss report. The crew opened with a 95–80 loss to Lebanon, bounced again with a dominant 101–59 win over India, however then fell to New Zealand, 92–75.
By ending third in its group, the Philippines had an opportunity to succeed in the quarterfinals by way of the playoff spherical. Nevertheless, Gilas misplaced to Japan, 102–81.
The crew completed ninth total—marking the primary time since 2007 that the Philippines missed the quarterfinals. The match towards Japan additionally marked Akatsuki’s first win over the Philippines because the 2010 Asian Video games and the 2003 Asian Basketball Championships.
Roster: Kiefer Ravena, Thirdy Ravena, Dwight Ramos, William Navarro, Francis Lopez, Geo Chiu, Carl Tamayo, SJ Belangel, Kevin Quiambao, Ray Parks, Poy Erram, RJ Abarrientos.
Head coach: Chot Reyes.
Gilas Pilipinas will open its marketing campaign within the FIBA Asia Cup on early Wednesday (August 6, 2:00 a.m.) when it takes on Chinese language Taipei.
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