Gilas Pilipinas will go up against Palestine in their 1st game of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship on September 23, 2015, 11:45am in Changsha, China.
Palestine National Basketball Team listed only 10 players, this is the 1st time that they will play in the FIBA Asia Championship and is coached by American Jerry Lynn Steele. Palestine finished 3rd at the WABA Championship to qualify for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Players to watch out for:
Gilas Pilipinas Games and other 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Games Live from September 23 to October 3, 2015 in Changsha, China.
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Gilas Pilipinas players and coaching staff had a fun photo shoot by FIBA before the start of the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship tomorrow, September 23 in Changsha, China.
Gilas Pilipinas players and coaching staff are on their way to Changsha, China for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship which starts on Wednesday, September 23, 2015.
Road to Rio 2016 starts in 2 days vs Palestine at 11:45am. View 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Full Schedule
Final Roster for FIBA Asia:
Watch the 1st game of Gilas Pilipinas in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship vs Palestine Live on September 23, 2015, 11:30am at SM Mall of Asia Music Hall presented by Basketball TV!
Iran, China and Gilas Pilipinas did not move in the FIBA Asia Power Rankings Week 3 and still No. 1, 2 and 3. Jordan which is coached by Rajko Toroman moved to No. 4 while Chinese-Taipei and South Korea dropped in the rankings.
Second Round Groups
Group E – Iran, Palestine, Philippines, Japan, India, Hong Kong
Group F – China, Qatar, Lebanon, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Jordan
Second Round – The results against the teams that had also qualified would carry over. The teams shall play the teams from the group they had not faced before. The top four teams from each group would proceed to the final round
Second Round Schedule
Sunday, September 27
Venue: CSWC Dayun
9:30am – Iran vs Hong Kong
11:45am – Palestine vs India
In order for Gilas Pilipinas to automatically qualify for the 2016 Olympics Basketball in Rio de Janeiro, they must win the Gold Medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China from September 23-October 3, 2015.
Gilas Pilipinas now ranked No. 3 in the FIBA Asia Power Rankings in Week 2 after being ranked No. 4 in Week 1. Philippines won 6 out of 8 games in the 2015 Jones Cup for the Silver Medal.