Rookie Kiefer Ravena received his 2nd PBA Player of the Week Award in the 2018 PBA Philippine Cup. The Phenom Kiefer Ravena averaged 16.5 points, 7 assists, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 steals as the NLEX Road Warriors defeated the Meralco Bolts and the Alaska Aces.
Fil-Am Jordan Clarkson was traded by the LA Lakers along with Larry Nance Jr to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and a protected 1st round Pick.
Gilas Pilipinas will face Australia on February 22, 2018, 7:30pm AEDT (4:40pm Philippine Time) at the Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia in Window 2 of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Australia Player Roster vs Gilas Pilipinas
-Angust Brandt – Perth Wildcats
-Jason Cadee – Sydney Kings
New PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial and the PBA Board removed the limit on the no. of PBA players per team for Gilas Pilipinas. This means Gilas Coach Chot Reyes will have a free hand in choosing any PBA player no matter how many from each team.
Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan on February 25, 2018, 7:30pm at the Mall of Asia Arena for the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan FIBA Qualifiers Tickets
Patron A – P1,550
Gilas Coach Chot Reyes dropped Calvin Abueva and Raymond Almazan from the Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool for the 2nd leg of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Abueva and Almazan missed their 3rd consecutive Gilas practice.
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas invited Terrence Romeo to represent Philippines in the 2018 FIBA 3×3 World Cup to be held from June 8-12 at the Philippine Arena.
Kai Sotto of Ateneo Blue Eaglets was named No. 1 in the NBTC Chooks-to-Go Top 24 High School Players Weekly Rankings.
NBTC Chooks-to-Go Top 24
1. Kai Sotto – Ateneo
2. Joel Cagulangan – La Salle Greenhills
3. Will Gozum – Mapua
Photo from https://www.facebook.com/ChookstoGoPilipinas/
Chooks-to-Go-backed Smart Gilas Pilipinas started their 1st training session last Monday, January 8 at the Meralco Gym featuring the current Gilas Pilipinas players who will compete in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers this February and the future Gilas Pilipinas players who will compete in the 2023 FIBA World Cup to be held in Manila.