September 11, 2024

MIES (Switzerland) – The showpiece 2024 eFIBA World Finals are set to take place in the basketball hotbed of the Philippines on December 11 and 12 as the best eight nations globally will compete to become World Champions. The highly anticipated conclusion of eFIBA Season 3 will take place in the city of Clark at […]

September 7, 2024

The dream of qualifying for the FIBA U19 World Cup ended for Gilas Pilipinas Youth as they absorbed an 85-61 defeat to Japan in the qualifiers to the quarterfinals. This ended the campaign of the young Philippine team in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024. Gilas was led by Mark Esperanza, who was a huge […]

September 3, 2024

Gilas Pilipinas Youth started their campaign in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 on a great note as they relied on their tenacious defense to take down Indonesia, 75-48, in Amman, Jordan. Andy Gemao was seen to be one of the leaders of the squad until a hand fracture took him out of the tournament. […]

September 1, 2024

The injury bug has hit Gilas Pilipinas Youth once again as Andy Gemao will not be able to see action in the FIBA U18 Asia Cup 2024 in Amman, Jordan. The high-flying Gemao, who led the Philippines with 29 points, 12 rebounds, and eight assists in their final game of the SEABA Qualifiers against Indonesia […]

September 1, 2024

Gilas Pilipinas Youth will once again battle the best young basketball players in the region as they compete in the 2024 FIBA U18 Asia Cup in Amman, Jordan. They swept the competitions in the SEABA Qualifiers to book their ticket to Jordan alongside second-place Indonesia. It will be the Philippines’ eighth consecutive entry to the […]

August 23, 2024

Gilas Pilipinas Women fell to Senegal, 87-62, in their third group stage match of the Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. However, even though it was a winless campaign, coach Patrick Aquino is certain that it would not be a fruitless trip. “It’s our first time to play a South American […]

August 20, 2024

On the strength of its stunning upset of world number 6 Latvia in the FIBA Olympic Qualifiers in Riga last July, the Philippines rose to 34th place in the FIBA world rankings, a testament to the strides taken by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas under Chairman Emeritus Manny V. Pangilinan and President Al S. Panlilio. […]

August 19, 2024

It was the first time for Gilas Pilipinas Women to play outside the boundaries of FIBA Asia but they quickly proved they belonged on the world stage. Giving FIBA’s eighth-ranked team in Brazil all they could handle, the Philippines fell a bit short, losing 77-74, in Rwanda. Down by a single point, sharpshooter Khate Castillo […]

August 18, 2024

Gilas Pilipinas Women is set to see action in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournament in Kigali, Rwanda. This will be the first time that the women’s national basketball team will compete outside the FIBA Asia borders. The Philippines, ranked 40th in the women’s division by FIBA, is grouped with Brazil (8th), Hungary […]