Tag: Gilas
Satisfied at end of Euro camp, Reyes says Gilas still ‘work in progress’ – rezal404
Rhenz Abando (right) was big in Europe for Gilas.—SBP PHOTO Gilas Pilipinas wrapped up the European leg of his training camp on a positive note, notching a convincing victory over a Lithuanian side last Saturday. But more than finishing 3-3 in ending a long camp in the Baltic States, national coach Chot Reyes couldn’t be…
Read More
Gilas Pilipinas bounces back with blowout win over Lithuania in last Euro tuneup – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas vs Lithuania Universiade team in a tune-up game. -SBP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas bounced back big time on Saturday, blowing out a young Lithuania side, 125-102, in Lithuania. Gilas banked on a strong second half effort behind Justin Brownlee to redeem himself from a 90-80 loss to a different Lithuania team on Wednesday.…
Read More
Injured Scottie Thompson continues to inspire Gilas in final days of Europe camp – rezal404
Scottie Thompson keeps showing up in practice with his right hand heavily-wrapped. The reigning PBA MVP will seek a second opinion when Gilas planes back home with the World Cup still six months away. —SBP PHOTO Scottie Thompson’s broken right hand has put a dampener on Gilas Pilipinas’ Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup preparations…
Read More
Playing vs Lithuania gives Gilas chance to address defending stretch bigs – rezal404
June Mar Fajardo and Gilas Pilipinas are fast learning how to deal with bigs who can shoot from the outside. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ELVIS ZALDARIS When the lone naturalized player’s spot in his roster was likely boiling down to either Utah Jazz star Jordan Clarkson or Barangay Ginebra resident import Justin Brownlee, Gilas Pilipinas showed that it…
Read More
Kiefer Ravena will always say yes to playing for Gilas Pilipinas – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas’ Pine Ravena. Photo by Fiba MANILA, Philippines — Love him or hate him, Kiefer Ravena is always ready to serve the Gilas Pilipinas and he is determined to give the country a memorable hosting of the Fiba World Cup 2023 in August. For the Gilas mainstay, playing for the national team is not…
Read More
Gilas Pilipinas loses to Lithuania side in scrimmage – rezal404
Gilas Pilipinas during practice in Lithuania. SBP PHOTO MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas fell to the Lithuania selection squad, 90-80, in a tune-up match on Tuesday in Kaunas, Lithuania. After winning back-to-back games over a young Ukraine side, the Filipinos got off to a sluggish start and trailed by 17 early after allowing the Lithuanians to score…
Read More
Gilas hurdles conditioning, fitness goals but Chot Reyes feels team not yet World Cup ready – rezal404
“Transformative” is how Dwight Ramos (left, photo above) describes the Gilas Pilipinas Europe training camp. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ELVIS ZALDARIS. Gilas Pilipinas enters the homestretch of its training camp across the Baltic states in Europe, and while Chot Reyes is pleased with the strides the program is making, the national coach feels that there’s a lot more…
Read More
Chot Reyes uses Gilas’ game vs war-hit Ukraine as teaching moment on perspective – rezal404
FILE – Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes reacts after winning the men’s basketball final against Cambodia at the 32nd Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games) in Phnom Penh on May 16, 2023. (Photo by MOHD RASFAN / AFP) MANILA, Philippines—First, it was conditioning, then it was cohesion. What followed was smoothening gaps in its defense. On…
Read More
Gilas finally wins one in Europe, but Chot still desires improvements in Filipinos’ final three games before closing camp – rezal404
Chot Reyes is all praises for Rhenz Abando (No.10) after showing great improvement. —FIBA.COM PHOTOS Gilas Pilipinas finally has something to show for in his European training camp geared towards the Fiba (International Basketball Federation) World Cup and national coach Chot Reyes has seen something really pleasing while he continues to talk with a lot…
Read More
Aquino anchors future of Gilas Pilipinas women’s program on recruitment after milestone finish at Fiba Asia tournament – rezal404
Afril Bernardino (left) led the Philippines’ attack against Korea. —FIBA ASIA National coach Pat Aquino has readjusted his expectations—and his hopes—after the country’s sixth-place finish in the Fiba (International Weightlifting Federation) Women’s Asia Cup in Australia. “I think the gaps are closing for us,” he said after the Gilas Pilipinas women dropped an 80-71 defeat…
Read More