Category Archives: Tournaments
2014 FIBA World Cup Wild Cards: Brazil, Finland, Greece and Turkey
FIBA has awarded the 4 Wild Card slots to Brazil, Finland, Greece and Turkey completing the 24 teams in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. No other teams from Asia in the 2014 FIBA World Cup aside from Iran, Philippines and South Korea. Italy, Germany and China withdrew their bids for the Wild Cards before the announcement.
24 teams in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Olé and Hop – Official Mascots of the 2014 FIBA World Cup
Meet Olé and Hap – the Official Mascots of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. Olé and Hop is based from ‘alley-oop’.
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Official Draw on Feb 3
The Official Draw of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be on February 3, 2014, 7pm CET (February 4, 2am Manila Time).
Watch the draw live on youtube.com/fiba. Will also be shown live on BTV and Solar Sports and Replays at 7am and 7pm on February 4, 2014
Gilas Pilipinas Coach Chot Reyes will be in Barcelona, Spain for the draw.
Looking for 2014 FIBA World Cup Volunteers
FIBA is looking for Volunteers for Spain 2014. Anyone can apply to be a volunteer, not only the residents of the six host cities.
The organisation will take care of all your needs during your daily volunteer work (provision of meals, apparel, etc.)
2014 FIBA World Cup Wild Cards
Fifteen (15) national teams have submitted their applications for the 4 remaining Wild Card slots in the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.
Teams who have submitted their application for the 2014 FIBA World Cup Wild Cards
Africa (1) – Nigeria
Americas (3) – Brazil, Canada and Venezuela
Asia (2) – China and Qatar
Europe (9) – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Finland, Germany, Greece, Israel, Italy, Poland, Russia and Turkey
Only 4 teams from the list above and no more than 3 from the same FIBA zone will be in the Wild Cards.
Player Roster Pool for SEA Games
27th Southeast Asian Games (2013 SEA Games)
December 11-22, 2013
Myanmar
SEA Games Player Roster Pool (Only 12 will be selected to play in the SEA Games)
-Marcus Douthit
-Kevin Alas (Gilas Cadet)
-RR Garcia (Gilas Cadet)
-Jake Pascual (Gilas Cadet)
-Garvo Lanete (Gilas Cadet)
-Ronald Pascual (Gilas Cadet)
-Matt Ganuelas Rosser (Gilas Cadet)
-Kiefer Ravena (Ateneo)
2014 FIBA World Cup Venue and Ticket Information
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup from August 30 to September 14, 2014 in Spain
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Venues in Spain:
Bilbao: Bizkaia Arena – BEC
Sevilla: Palacio de los Deportes San Pablo
Granada: Palacio de los Deportes de Granada
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria: Palacio Multiusos de Gran Canaria
Barcelona: Palau Sant Jordi (Final Round)
Madrid: Palacio de los Deportes de Madrid (Finals)
There are 4 kinds of Tickets that you can buy for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain:
Follow Your Team Pass – Pre-purchase a pass that will allow them to see all five Preliminary Round games of a specific team, or even all of the games of that team throughout the entire tournament, from the Preliminary Round to the Final Round. A Follow Your Team pass uniquely for the Final Round will go on sale in October 2013, granting access to all Final Round games of a chosen team.
Gilas Pilipinas Recap
27th FIBA Asia Championship Gilas Pilipinas Recap
Record: 7-2
Awards: Silver (2nd place)
Individual Awards: Jayson William (Best Point Guard – All Tournament Team)
Finals Results
Iran defeats Gilas Pilipinas, 85-71
Top Scorer: Jayson William – 18 points
Read Recap: FIBA Asia 2013: Iran defeats Gilas Pilipinas
View Photos: Gilas Pilipinas vs Iran Photo Gallery
View Highlights Video: Philippines vs Iran Video Highlights
Others: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Final Day Results, Standings and Awards
Semifinals Results
Gilas Pilipinas defeats South Korea, 86-79
Top Scorer: Jayson William – 17 points
Read Recap: FIBA Asia 2013: Gilas Pilipinas defeats South Korea
View Photos: Gilas Pilipinas vs South Korea Photo Gallery
View Highlights Video: Philippines vs Korea Video Highlights
Other Semifinals Results: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship Semifinals Results
Quarterfinals Results
Gilas Pilipinas defeats Kazakhstan, 88-58
Top Scorer: Gary David – 22 points