It’s the Holiday season and there’s plenty of good cheer for Philippine basketball this 2018. We made a list of what was nice and we checked them twice! Here are six shining moments in Philippine basketball for 2018 and in no particular order. Janine Pontejos wins the Fiba 3×3 World Cup three-point shootout The Men’s …
Fiba announced the appointment of Andreas Zagklis as the new Secretary-General for basketball’s governing body, 8 December 2018. Mr. Zagklis replaces the late Patrick Baumann who recently passed away. The announcement was made by Fiba President Horacio Muratore in a circular to all members of the federation. Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas Executive Director Renauld “Sonny” …
Another foe. Another promise by a visiting coach. Another eerie sense of déjà vu. For all the hot shooting of Marcio Lassiter, the lane incursions of Christian Standhardinger and the lay-ups of Jason Castro, Iran answered every run and then some. The result was another disappointing, 78-70, loss by the Philippines to Iran where Gilas …
Arwind Santos is grateful to be back in a national uniform. He first played for Chot Reyes back in 2006 and then under Yeng Guiao in the 2009 Fiba Asia championships in Tianjin, China where the Philippines finished eighth place. Now at 37 years of age, Santos is hoping for a last hurrah in helping …
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Japeth Aguilar is the longest serving men’s national basketball player having suited up for Gilas Pilipinas since 2009. How does he feel about this? “It is an honor,” said Aguilar during the team send-off at the Meralco compound. “When I said I wanted to play for the national team back then, I …
Renatas Kurilionokas, wishes he could lend some of his experience to his young Snow Leopards as Kazakhstan’s men’s national basketball team is nicknamed. The 29-year Kurilionokas, a Lithuanian national, who played for SK Fermista and Trakai in the European leagues where huge crowds were routine. Replaced Russian coach Mikhail Karpenko last June. And the Vilnius, Lithuania …
Eight of the Philippines’ cage greats who all represented the country in the Olympics graced a send-off affair for Gilas Pilipinas at the Meralco Multi-Purpose Center in Pasig City. Among the eight were Rafael Hechanova (1952 Helsinki), Tony Genato (1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne), Edgardo Roque (1960 Rome), Arturo Valenzona (1958 Mexico), Jimmy Mariano (1968 …
ANILA, PHILIPPINES — On the eve of one of the most crucial stretches ever for Philippine basketball – two home matches in the Asian Qualifiers for the 2019 Fiba World Cup against Kazakhstan (November 30) and Iran (December 3), Gilas Pilipinas head coach Yeng Guiao talked about two key points for the upcoming games – …
It is gut check time for Kazakhstan when it comes to the Asian Qualifiers for the 2019 Fiba World Cup. At 3-5, the Kazakhs are on the outside looking in. It will be tough to catch Australia at 7-1 and possibly Iran at 6-2. The Philippines has two games up on them at 5-3 while …
MANILA, PHILIPPINES — On the eve of a crucial home stand that could punch the Philippines’ ticket to the next round of the qualifiers for the 2019 Fiba World, Cup, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas brought out some of the most illustrious names in Philippine basketball to inspire the current generation of national players at …