Tag: Gilas
Gilas 5, other Asiad gold winners get POC bonuses
Gilas Pilipinas members celebrate with their gold medals after defeating Jordan in their men’s basketball gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, Friday, Oct. 6, 2023. REUTERS/Marko Djurica The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) on Tuesday handed out cash incentives to the brilliant performers for Team Philippines in the Asian Games (Asiad) in…
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Tim Cone says ‘no talk’ yet with SBP about him staying as Gilas coach
Gilas Pilipinas coach Tim Cone. –ASIAN GAMES POOL MANILA, Philippines–Tim Cone and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) have remained in touch even after the Asian Games, but the seasoned mentor said the talks are hardly about him staying on Gilas Pilipinas’ coaching saddle. “I did see (Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al) Panlilio tonight,…
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Gilas gold climaxes Alas’ inspirational year
Asian Games gold medal winner Kevin Alas never gave up—in his career and life—despite so many trials. —PHOTO FROM KEVIN ALAS’ INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT From playing—and dazzling—in his first PBA All-Star game, to helping Gilas Pilipinas deliver the country’s first Asian Games basketball gold in 61 years, there’s no doubt that Kevin Alas is having quite…
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Gilas’ Dwight Ramos featured in NBA’s ‘Everyone’s Game’ campaign
Dwight Ramos in NBA’s “Everyone’s Game” campaign. –NBA VIDEO MANILA, Philippines–Gilas Pilipinas mainstay Dwight Ramos is featured in the Philippine spot of the NBA’s “Everyone’s Game” for the 2023-2024 season, which tipped off on Wednesday (Manila time). In the version tailored for the Filipino audience, Ramos appeared on the video alongside select NBA stars who…
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Terrence Romeo moves on from aborted Gilas stint, eyes future call ups
FILE–Terrence Romeo during Gilas Pilipinas practice. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–San Miguel Beer playmaker Terrence Romeo has decided to stop wondering how a stint with Gilas Pilipinas in the Hangzhou Asian Games would have panned out. “There’s a bit of regret, especially since we prepared—the four of us. That will always be the case. But for…
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Gilas to benefit in PBA’s new timeout rule
FILE–Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao. PBA IMAGES The PBA’s decision to eliminate the option of players on the floor calling timeouts beginning with the 48th season is a small change that will have a big effect on those suiting up for both club and country. “The closer we get to the Fiba (International Basketball…
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Gilas keeping Asiad gold despite Brownlee drug result
‘WE WILL STILL APPEAL’ Philippine Olympic Committee president Abraham Tolentino (left) allays the fears of a basketball-crazy nation following Friday’s report that Justin Brownlee, a naturalized Filipino athlete and acknowledged hero of the victorious Gilas Pilipinas campaign in the recent Asian Games, has tested positive for cannabis use. —TRISTAN TAMAYO/AUGUST DELA CRUZ The Asian Games…
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Justin Brownlee fails Asian Games doping test after Gilas’ gold win
Gilas Pilipinas’ Justin Brownlee in the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. (Photo by Luis Veniegra / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) Justin Brownlee, who played a starring role in helping the Philippines win its first Asian Games basketball gold since 1962, has failed a doping test, officials said Thursday. The American-born Brownlee tested positive for the banned…
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SBP says two prospects wanted hefty price to play for Gilas
PBA chair Ricky Vargas.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–While every player from Gilas Pilipinas that recently won gold at the Asian Games drew praise for not wanting anything in return, PBA chair Ricky Vargas criticized a national team prospect who “asked for the moon” when called up to play in the continental showcase. Vargas also said another…
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After Asian Games success, Alfrancis Chua says future with Gilas is in SBP’s hands
Alfrancis Chua during a press conference at the PBA Office in Quezon City.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net MANILA, Philippines–Credited for being one of the prime movers in the Philippines’ return to the Asian Games’ basketball summit, Alfrancis Chua leaving his future with the national basketball program in the hands of Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP). “For now, I’m…
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