Gilas Pilipinas joins Fiba Asia Champions Cup in China

Gilas Pilipinas is set to compete in the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup which runs from Sept. 22-30 in Shenzen, China.

The Philippines takes over the spot of Japan in the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup, reassembling the Gilas pool that will carry the Chooks To Go banner.

National team coach Chot Reyes announced Gilas’ participation in the tournament Tuesday on his Twitter account.

Breaking: Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas joins @FIBAAsiaCC. Games will be shown @TV5manila & @Sports5PH

— Chot Reyes (@coachot) September 5, 2017

The tournament features some of Asia’s best club teams with China’s Xinjian Flying Tigers tipped to repeat as champions. The Flying Tigers will be led by naturalized Filipino Andray Blatche.





Gilas, which finished in seventh place in the FIBA Asia Cup last month, will use the competition as part of its buildup for the Fiba World Cup Qualifying in November.

The 10 teams are divided into two groups playing one round robin competition. The top four from each group advance to the knockout play.

Chooks To Go is bracketed in Group A with BC Astana, Mono Vampires, PetroChimi and Sarreyyet Ramallah.

Northern Cement (1984), Swift PABL (1988), Andok’s (1995), Hapee Toothpaste (1996) are Philippine club teams that have ruled the event.