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Published January 10, 2021, 3:25 PM Photo from FIBA The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has approved the start of training for Batch 1 of players in the Gilas Pilipinas program in preparation for Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers next month in Clark, Pampanga. The first batch is made up of the core that won two games in Window 2 last November in Bahrain, and together with the coaching staff led by Gilas men’s team Project Director Tab Baldwin. They entered the training facility S...

Recommended Videos Garcia said he welcomes the opportunity to serve the national colors again after acting as Yeng Guiao’s lead deputy during the qualifiers and the FIBA World Cup proper in 2019. “I’m happy na isinama ako because I get to learn new system under (project director) coach Tab (Baldwin) when we know he’s one of the best coaches internationally. So that’s added knowledge,” said the current head coach of Rain or Shine. “I’m there to help them (Gilas) also and give the...

1 of 2 The INSPIRE Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna, will be the home of Gilas Pilipinas for its month-long training bubble, which began on Sunday. — INSPIRE SPORTS ACADEMY FACEBOOK PAGE PBA coaches Norman Black (right) and Caloy Garcia are part of the coaching staff of Gilas Pilipinas for the third and final window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers here in February. — PBA IMAGES Final window of the FIBA Asian Cup Qualifier By Senior Reporter THE Philippine national men’s basketball team...

Kouame joins cadets, PBA draftees as part of Gilas first batch to enter Calamba bubble Jan 10, 2021 THE Gilas cadets and PBA draftees join Kiefer Ravena and naturalized player candidate Angelo Kouame among the first batch of national team players who entered the training bubble on Sunday at the Inspire Sports Academy in Laguna as part of its preparation for the Fiba World Cup qualifiers. Rookie Draft selections Isaac Go, brothers Matt and Mike Nieto, and Rey Suerte are reunited with cadets Jav...

Published January 2, 2021, 10:19 AM Olympic Rings are seen a the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, amid the spread of the COVID-19. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP) Amid the slew of cancelled sports spectacles worldwide last year, the sputtering attempts to restart in empty arenas stalled events, and the success of an experimental bubble, the single biggest question for 2021 is “Will the rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, initially calendared in mid-2020 at the ...

Published December 17, 2020, 7:43 PM Gilas Pilipinas project director coach Tab Baldwin has hinted a mixture of PBA players and collegiate standouts as possible roster for the national team in the FIBA Asia Cup Window 3 in February next year in Clark, Pampanga. Baldwin mentioned this Thursday afternoon in an online press conference that formally launched the partnership of FIBA and Smart Communications for the 2023 World Cup, which the country is co-hosting with Japan and Indonesia. According t...

Published December 17, 2020, 1:47 PM The AUF Arena (PBA Images) Officials of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas had an ocular inspection of the two venues that will be used for the third window of the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers slated February in Clark, Pampanga. Photos posted by the SBP on its social media accounts Wednesday showed Executive Director Sonny Barrios leading the contingent in meetings with officials from Quest Hotel in Clark and the Angeles University Foundation in Angeles Ci...

PHOTO: Jerome Ascano WHETHER it’s an all-PBA team or a mix of pros and cadets, work comes early for Gilas Pilipinas as it prepares for the final window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. Coach Jong Uichico said training for the national team kicks off shortly after the holiday season as the Filipinos will have their hands full as hosts for the third window of the bubble tournament that was originally played on a home-and-away format. “We’ll start early for window 3. We’ll come in early J...