The Philippine basketball men's national team, Gilas Pilipinas 3.0 gears for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China beginning on September 23 which runs until October 3. The best-of-the-best Asian teams gears for the 28th Asian Basketball Championship. Don't miss to catch all the hard-court actions, excitement and thrilling fun in social media!
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The new Gilas Pilipinas lineup will be joining the 2015 FIBA Asia Championships.
- Wednesday, September 23, 11:45 AM – Philippines vs. Palestine
- Thursday, September 24, 9 AM – Philippines vs. Hongkong
- Friday, September 25, 4:45 PM – Philippines vs. Kuwait
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) has announced on their official Twitter account on August 3 the list of professional basketball players followed by the request of Philippine national coach Tad Baldwin to represent at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship and other international basketball tournament. The roster is composed of some old, new and familiar faces from the league as well as the ones that competed at the 2014 FIBA World Cup.
The cagers in the Philippine National Basketball squad include Andray Blatche, Jimmy Alapag, Gabe Norwood, Marc Pingris, Gary David, Ranidel De Ocampo, June Mar Fajardo, Paul Lee and LA Tenorio.
Other names on the pool are Filipino-Tongan Moala Tautuaa, Troy Rosario, Matt Ganuelas-Rosser, Dondon Hontiveros, Sonny Thoss, Calvin Abueva, JC Intal, Aldrech Ramos, Marc Pingris, Asi Taulava, Terrence Romeo and Marcio Lassiter.
Naturalized center Andray Blatche has finally join the new Gilas Pilipinas squad. Few other non-PBA prospects will reinforce the Philippine national team in the upcoming tourney, which are very important for our bid to qualify to the 2016 Olympics men's basketball competition.