Category Archives: News
TNT vs SMB in the PBA Commissioners Cup Finals
TNT Ka Tropa will face San Miguel Beermen in a Best-of-Seven Finals series in the 2017 PBA Commissioners Cup. Gilas players June Mar Fajardo and Jayson Castro will face each other in the PBA Finals.
2017 PBA Commissioners Cup Finals Schedule
Game 1: June 21 Wed, 7pm – Smart Araneta Coliseum
Game 2: June 23 Fri, 7pm – Smart Araneta Coliseum
Bobby Ray Parks joins Gilas Pilipinas practice
Bobby Ray Parks Jr. is officially back in the Gilas Pilipinas player pool and joined Gilas practice as they resumed training today, June 20 for 3 tournaments in the next 2 months: Jones Cup, SEA Games and FIBA Asia Cup.
AJ Edu to debut for PH in the 2017 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup
Ariel John (AJ) Edu, Rhayyan Amsali, Juan Gomez de Liano and Florencio (Encho) Serrano will represent Philippines in the 2017 FIBA 3×3 U18 World Cup to be held from June 28 to July 3, 2017 in Chengdu, China.
RR Pogoy named PBA Player of the Week
Gilas rookie Roger or RR Pogoy from TNT Ka Tropa was named PBA Player of the Week for the period of June 6-11 in the 2017 PBA Commissioners Cup.
3×3 Basketball added to Olympics
Starting in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, 3×3 Basketball will be part of the Olympic Games. There will be 64 athletes/16 teams (32 men and 32 women) that will compete for the Gold Medals.
Terrence Romeo and Calvin Abueva fined 25k each
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25k for foisting a stickum sign towards the direction of the Technical Committee and for slamming a chair near the Technical Committee during the Alaska vs. Globalport game last June 4 at the Araneta Coliseum.
Kobe Paras and Kiefer Ravena added to new Gilas Pool
As announced by Gilas Coach Chot Reyes on his twitter account, Gilas Pilipinas will resume practice on June 20 in preparation for the 2017 SEA Games and the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup this August.
Leading nations, exciting multiple host candidacies headline bids for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023
FIBA has confirmed the shortlist of candidates in the running to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2023.
Russia and Turkey, who have storied and successful basketball traditions at both European and World levels, are the two nations submitting single-host bids.