Gilas Pilipinas Basketball

Gilas Pilipinas‘ FIBA World Cup debacle is now an afterthought.

So are all the years of disappointment on and off the hardcourt.

With a ragtag group assembled just weeks ago and last-minute insertions that doomed Gilas’ already humble expectations, the squad wrested the 19th Asian Games men’s basketball gold via a 70-60 decision over upstart powerhouse Jordan on Friday at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in China.