Gilas Pilipinas at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup
Here are the details you need to know about the national team's participation in the tournament:
Gilas Pilipinas lineup
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas released Gilas Pilipinas' lineup for the upcoming FIBA Asia Cup on Thursday.
The final list includes:
AJ Edu
Calvin Oftana
Carl Tamayo
Chris Newsome
Dwight Ramos
Jamie Malonzo
Japeth Aguilar
June Mar Fajardo
Justin Brownlee
Kevin Quiambao
Scottie Thompson
Gilas Pilipinas schedule
Gilas will start its campaign on August 6 (Philippine time) as it takes on Chinese Taipei, New Zealand, and Iraq in the Group D games.
Here is the schedule of the Philippines' group stage games (in Philippine time):
August 6, 2:00 a.m. -- Gilas Pilipinas vs Chinese Taipei
August 7, 11:00 p.m. -- Gilas Pilipinas vs New Zealand
August 9, 4:00 p.m. -- Gilas Pilipinas vs Iraq
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After winning the Asian Games gold medal in 2023, Gilas hopes to be the king of FIBA basketball in Asia.
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Previous results
Here are the results of the Philippines' campaign in FIBA Asia Championship/FIBA Asia Cup since 2013:
2013: 2nd
2015: 2nd
2017: 7th
2022: 9th
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
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