Kobe Paras posted recently a photo of him with Jordan Clarkson with the caption “imagine what @JordanClarksons and I would do if we were given a chance to play together for Gilas pilipinas”.
imagine what @JordanClarksons and I would do if we were given a chance to play together for Gilas pilipinas ♂️ pic.twitter.com/XDygxJHUFN
— Kobe | koko wave (@_kokoparas) October 16, 2017
Chinese-Taipei is in Group B of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers along with Gilas Pilipinas, Japan and Australia. Gilas Pilipinas will face Chinese-Taipei on November 27 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Chinese-Taipei Player Pool for 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers
-TJ Burke
-Chang Tsung-Hsien
-Chen Kuan-Chuan
-Chen Ying-Chun
Greg Slaughter won the Best Player of the Conference Award in the 2017 PBA Governors Cup awarded before the start of Game 2 of the PBA Finals.
Japan is in Group B of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers along with Gilas Pilipinas, Chinese-Taipei and Australia.
Japan 24-man Player Pool for 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers
-Seiya Ando
-Yudai Baba
-Ira Brown
MIES, Switzerland – FIBA on Wednesday launched the new FIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike.
The innovative game-based ranking factors in results from official games played by 153 national teams and will be updated after every window of Qualifiers and following the conclusion of top official FIBA competitions.
The new ranking is based on results of games ranging from regional pre-qualifiers all the way to the FIBA Basketball World Cup Final, and includes the Olympic Basketball Tournament as well as the Continental Cups. The previous ranking was purely competition-based and only took into account the final standings of tournaments.
Philippines is now ranked No. 30 down 3 places in the FIBA World Ranking for Men updated last October 11, 2017.
According to Gilas Pilipinas Coach Chot Reyes, the Gilas Pilipinas Training Camp will start on November 3 in preparation for the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers which will start end of November 2017.
Kiefer Ravena will finally join the 2017 PBA Rookie Draft to be held on October 29 at Robinsons Place Manila.
2017 PBA Governors Cup Finals – Meralco Bolts vs Barangay Ginebra San Miguel in a rematch of the Governors Cup Finals last year where Ginebra won in Game 7 with the game-winning shot of Justin Browlee,
2017 PBA Governors Cup Finals Schedule
Game 1: Fri, October 13, 7pm – Quezon Convention Center, Lucena
Game 2: Sun, October 15, 6:30pm – Smart Araneta Coliseum