USA Basketball is preparing for the 2016 Rio Olympics and they recently held their mini camp with the top US players from the NBA including MVP Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Lebron James, Carmelo Anthony, Blake Griffin, Chris Paul and a lot more.
Watch USA Basketball Mini Camp Day 1 Video
Watch USA Basketball Mini Camp Day 2 Video
1st Episode of Nike Rise Philippines – A New Journey Begins with Coach Chot Reyes and special guest Paul George
Watch Nike Rise Episode 1 Video
Marcus Douthit contract will end on September 2015 and SBP will not renew his contract. Thank you Marcus Douthit for fighting for the Philippines and for all your sacrifices for the Country.
2015 FIBA Asia Championship from September 23 to October 3, 2015 in Changsha-Hunan, China.
Gilas Pilipinas Preliminary Round Schedule for 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Wed, Sep 23, 11:45am – Philippines vs Palestine
Thu, Sep 24, 9:30am – Philippines vs Hong Kong
SBP is considering Moala Tautuaa to be naturalized so he can play for Gilas Pilipinas in future tournaments just like Marcus Douthit and Andray Blatche. Tautuaa is projected to be the No. 1 Pick in the upcoming PBA Draft which Talk N Text owns.
Moala Tautuaa is currently not eligible to play for Gilas Pilipinas in FIBA Tournaments even though he is part Filipino and holds a Philippine Passport because of the FIBA rule that states that he should have claimed his Philippine Passport before turning 16.
2015 William Jones Cup from August 29 to September 6, 2015 at Xinzhuang Stadium, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Schedule of Gilas Pilipinas in the 2015 William Jones Cup
Sun, Aug 30, 7pm – Philippines vs Chinese-Taipei A
Mon, Aug 31, 5pm – Philippines vs South Korea
Current MVP Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors will visit Manila on September 5, 2015. Steph Curry will also visit Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, Chongqing, and Shanghai in China this September for the Under Armour Roadshow.
Andray Blatche will be out for a few days and will not be able to practice with Gilas Pilipinas due to prostatitis (infection of the prostate).
Asi Taulava was a special guest in Sports 360 and he talked about Gilas Pilipinas 3.0.
Watch Asi Taulava Sports 360 Interview Video