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Gilas Fends Off Pesky Chinese-Taipei

Kiefer Ravena

Gilas Pilipinas, in the confines and comforts of home, took a while to get going, and they needed a certain four-time PBA MVP to finally find their bearings.

With the nationals struggling early, June Mar Fajardo came off the bench and gave the team a much-needed boost, scoring often against an overmatched Chinese-Taipei frontline. The gentle giant from Cebu led the team back from an early 14-point deficit, scoring 9 points and sending counterpart Quincy Davis to the bench due to foul trouble.

Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese-Taipei FIBA Qualifiers Preview

Gilas Pilipinas will face Chinese-Taipei on November 27, 2017 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in their 2nd game of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Gilas Remains Work in Progress

Gilas Pilipinas may have started the FIBA World Cup qualifiers with a win, but if their performance against Japan is any indication, then this iteration of Gilas might be in big trouble.

In a case of taking half a step forward and several steps back, the nationals struggled to put away a young but game Japanese squad, ultimately needing the brilliance of Jayson Castro and timely baskets from Andray Blatche, Matthew Wright, and RR Pogoy to outlast their counterparts from the Land of the Rising Sun.

Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 Roster vs Chinese-Taipei

Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese-Taipei on November 27, 7:30pm at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in their 2nd game of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Gilas Pilipinas Coach Chot Reyes has opted to used the same line-up they used against Japan last November 24.

Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 Roster vs Chinese-Taipei
-Calvin Abueva
-Japeth Aguilar

Gilas Off to a Good Start, Outlasts Japan

Gilas Pilipinas got the country’s pursuit of a World Cup berth off to a roaring, albeit rocky start, outlasting a hard-charging Japanese squad 77–71 before a packed Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Gymnasium in Tokyo.

FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Day 2 Results and Highlights

Philippines, Australia, Kazakhstan and Iraq won in Day 2 of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Game 1: Philippines defeated Japan, 77-71
Top Scorer: Jayson Castro – 20 points

Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 Roster vs Japan

Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan on November 24, 6pm at the Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan in their 1st game of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.

Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 Roster vs Japan
-Andray Blatche
-Jayson Castro
-June Mar Fajardo

FIBA launches Basketball World Cup app as Road to China 2019 tips off on Thursday

With the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers tipping off on Thursday, November 23, the free FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 app – presented by Global FIBA Partner Tissot – has been launched.

The app is the most versatile platform to follow all of the action worldwide on the Road to China 2019 – complementing all of FIBA’s digital properties – by providing a unique personalization experience for every fan. During both the Qualifiers and World Cup, users can select and follow up to 3 favorite teams and 10 favorite players. In doing so, their experience is fully customized and gives them complete control of what they want to access instantly.