List of Fil-Ams Ineligible for Gilas Pilipinas
We keep on repeating and repeating why some Fil-Ams (or Fil-Foreigners) are ineligible to play for Gilas Pilipinas. Most think that if someone is a Fil-Am or part Filipino, they can automatically play for Gilas Pilipinas. If someone asks again, please just refer to this post. Thank you!
List of Fil-Ams Ineligible for Gilas Pilipinas
-Jordan Clarkson (Born in Tampa, Florida)
-Jason Brickman (Born in San Antonio, Texas)
-Stephen Holt (Born in Portland, Oregon)
-Chris Ellis (Born in Oceanside, California)
-Cliff Hodge (Born in Pensacola, Florida)
-Sol Mercado (Born in Sacramento, California)
-Moala Tautuaa (Born in San Mateo, California)
-Stanley Pringle (Born in San Diego, California)
-Chris Banchero (Born in Seattle, Washington)
-Chris Ross (Born in San Antonio, Texas)
-Joshua Monzon (Born in Long Beach, California)
Recently approved by FIBA as a naturalized player
-Christian Standhardinger (Born in Munich, Germany)
In the case of Jordan Clarkson, he still needs FIBA approval and is still considered ineligible, please read: Jordan Clarkson eligible for Gilas Pilipinas?
* Will add more to the list soon
* Those not in the list means we still need verification on their eligibility and it does not mean they are already eligible
The reason why these players are ineligible in FIBA Tournaments is because of a provision in the FIBA rules stating that the player should have chosen their Filipino Citizenship before the age of 16.
The only way these players can play for Gilas Pilipinas is if FIBA approves them as a naturalized player like Marcus Douthit and Andray Blatche, but we can only use 1 naturalized player for each tournament.
FIBA Internal Regulations – Article 3-21a
“A national team participating in a Competition of FIBA may have only one player on its team who has acquired the legal nationality of that country by naturalisation or by any other means after having reached the age of sixteen (16). This provision applies also to any player having the right to acquire a second nationality at birth but who did not lay claim to this right until after having reached the age of sixteen (16)”
Read more at http://www.fiba.com/downloads/Regulations/2012/FIBABook3AG.pdf
Well these rules should be revised due to at the age of 16 the didn’t have yet a concrete decision if they will play for their part nation. If this rules will continue well USA still the number one team for the next 100 years, this should be revise, and give right on what team theywant to play.
Tough luck. Rules are rules.
== copy nmn syang nga lng sila malaking tulong din sana sila s Gilas program == pero okay lng matibay n din nmn squad ng gilas eh may junmar,greg,japeth, parks , ravena , paras , chan , tenorio , castro , norwood , ping , matt , sila ang future n aabangan natin at si coach cone ==
So meaning si STANLEY PRINGLE , CHRIS BANCHERO nde pede sa GIlAS PILIPINAS?
pwede nman c stanley dba ..??
agree ako na si cone mag coach
Hindi pa ba filipino citizen ang fil-am? tanong ko lang
If he was born here, yes he is automatically a Filipino citizen, if he was born in another country, he must apply for dual citizenship before the age of 16.
Do po ba any basehan para masabing filipino citizen is either the mother or father is a filipino? Matagal nang wala yung pinanganak dito as pinas or hindi?thanks
Bkit po nwala c bobby parks jr. Bkit hndi po cya sumali sa dratf ntong taon…..
naglalaro sya sa NBA D-League sa Texas Legends, and may contract sya doon kaya di makalaro sa Gilas 🙂
agree… For how can the world expect a teenager decides for his own, the fact that they are still in the process of improving their decision-making capabilities… These rules aren’t justifiable as they were only favored for few countries like Spain. FIBA Basketball supposed to be for everybody legit, as in legally (18+).
pano nkalaro si sol mercado sa gilas in jones cup and asian games? anu nangyare? akla ko ineligible?
Jones Cup does not follow FIBA rules, and in previous Asian Games they do not follow FIBA rules also only in recent Asian Games.
naglaro dn c mercado sa fiba dati ah
we should naturalized one of this kids, I know that they allowed only one naturalized player, if I understand correctly, if this kids wants to play in Gilas should they apply for dual citizenship, can they do that while they still playing in NBA? I know Gabe, Jimmy and other are dual citizen and they chose to play here, instead of living in AMerica..
i also agree to coach tim cone for gilas