Long-time Gilas Pilipinas member Gabe Norwood knows a thing or two about pressure, having been with a national squad since 2007 as an amateur in the Southeast Asian Games.
He has been to one of the biggest basketball stages, the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2014 where he even left a lasting impression when he put Argentinian Luis Scola on a poster.
Gilas Pilipinas will face Qatar on February 21, 2019, 7pm (February 22, 12 midnight Manila Time) at the Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall in Doha, Qatar in the 6th and final window of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 Roster vs Qatar
-Japeth Aguilar
-Mark Barroca
-Andray Blatche
An embattled Gilas Pilipinas will try to go all out for one of 14 remaining World Cup tickets when they play in the sixth and final window of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers this weekend.
After a disappointing fifth window last December which saw them lost back to back games in their home floor, the Philippines will have to sweep Qatar and Kazakhstan in their last two games to have a fighting chance for the World Cup in China later this year.
Gilas Pilipinas will face Qatar and Kazakhstan in window 6 or the final window of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool for FIBA Qualifiers Window 6
Japeth Aguilar
Raymond Almazan
Thirdy Ravena joined Gilas Pilipinas practice last Jan 24 and will be part of the pool for the final FIBA Qualifiers window this February 2019.
Gilas Pilipinas will face Qatar on February 21 and Kazakhstan on February 24, both games on the road in the 6th and final window of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool for FIBA Qualifiers Final Window
-Japeth Aguilar
-Raymond Almazan
-Mark Barroca
Gilas Pilipinas lost to Kazakhstan in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers held at the Mall of Asia Arena last November 30, 2018.
Australia, New Zealand and South Korea already qualified for the 2019 FIBA World Cup at the end 5th window of the FIBA Qualifiers while Gilas Pilipinas lost 2 games at home and might lose the chance to qualify for the FIBA World Cup in China.
2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers 5th Window Results
November 29-30 Results
New Zealand defeated Jordan, 95-69
After going winless on back to back heartbreaking defeats in the fifth window of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers, Gilas Pilipinas head coach Yeng Guiao believes the national squad has some interesting decisions to make for both the immediate and long-term futures.
Gilas once again dropped a close affair on Monday night when they were outplayed to the finish line by Iran, 78-70. Overall, they went empty-handed in the fifth window as they lost to Kazakhstan prior, 92-88.