Gilas Pilipinas Women struggle late, fall to Chinese Taipei-B in Jones Cup – rezal404

Gilas Pilipinas Women. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO MANILA, Philippines-Gilas Pilipinas Women found very few answers for Chinese Taipei-B in the final period, bowing to the hosts, 94-83, in the 42nd William Jones Cup on Monday night. Gilas Pilipinas went frosty as Taipei-B caught fire in the payoff frame, drilling four triples to seal the victory at Taipei…

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Kai Sotto guarantees he is ‘committed’ to play for Gilas Pilipinas – rezal404

FILE – Kai Sotto during his Gilas Pilipinas’ stint. Photo from Fiba MANILA, Philippines—Come hell or high water, Kai Sotto is committed to competing for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2023 Fiba World Cup tournament. Sotto told Quinito Henson’s PlayItRightTV that his commitment to play with Gilas is still intact and he will suit up for…

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Gilas Pilipinas gets back at Senegal in China pocket tournament – rezal404

FILE–Gilas Pilipinas prospect AJ Edu. –FIBA BASKETBALL AJ Edu and Kiefer Ravena came through in the clutch for the Philippines as Gilas Pilipinas got back at Senegal, 75-63, in the Heyuan WUS International Basketball Tournament in China on Sunday night. Edu and Ravena hit back-to-back triples in the final 1:30 of the contest at Heyuan…

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Chot Reyes lauds Gilas Pilipinas effort vs Senegal – rezal404

Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes. —CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ELVIS ZALDARIS. After finding gaps in Gilas Pilipinas’ victory over Iran, national coach Chot Reyes this time lauded his charges for a gutsy stand despite fading late against a taller and much more athletic Senegal side on Friday night. “[I’m] disappointed because we could’ve won the game. But I…

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Gilas Pilipinas falls to Senegal in China pocket tournament – rezal404

Gilas Pilipinas in China. –SBP PHOTO With its offense conking out in the final frame, Gilas Pilipinas fell to Senegal, 72-64, on Friday night to absorb its first loss in the 2023 Heyuan WUS International Basketball Tournament. The Philippines bucked yet another slow start and got things going in the second period, dragging the West…

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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.…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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Dagun Pilipinas hauls medals in China dragon boat tilt – rezal404

Photo from Dagun Pilipinas’ Facebook MANILA, Philippines—The Dagun Pilipinas Dragon Boat Team took home a plethora of medals after a stellar showing in the 2023 “Taihang Quancheng Cup” Xingtai International Dragon Boat Invitational in China recently. The Nationals reaped three golds and three silvers in the 100-meter open 10-seater, 200-meter open 10-seater and 2000-meter open…

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