Gilas Pilipinas will play in their first tournament under Coach Tab Baldwin from August 20-22, 2015 against Estonia, Iceland and the Netherlands as part of their preparation for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship this September in Changsha, China.
Kranj from Slovenia and Kolobrzeg from Poland will join NoviSad Alwahda and Manila North in the 2015 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final in Abu Dhabi this October 15-16, 2015.
Kranj beat Kolobrzeg in the Finals to claim the $10,000 cash prize and both teams qualified by being No. 1 and No. 2 in the 2015 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Prague held last weekend.
Watch Kranj vs Kolobrzeg Finals Highlights in FIBA 3×3 Prague Video
Lebron James is coming back to Manila this August for the Nike Rise Program as posted by Nike Philippines.
New PBA Commissioner Chito Narvasa approved the trade between Meralco, Talk N Text and Blackwater. Jimmy Alapag is back from retirement and will go to Meralco Bolts, TNT gets Larry Rodriguez and Mike Cortez and James Sena goes to Blackwater Elite.
PBA Trade Summary:
A peek into the Gilas Pilipinas 3.0 Day 3 Practice at the Meralco Gym. View Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool for 2015 FIBA Asia
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Posted by Sports5 on Friday, August 7, 2015
The 1st leg the 2015 FIBA 3×3 World Tour was held last weekend, August 1-2, 2015 at Robinsons Place Manila where NoviSad Alwahda won 1st place and Manila North 2nd place.
Watch 2015 FIBA 3×3 World Tour Highlights Video
Great presentation by Philippines led by Manuel V. Pangilinan, Lou Diamond Phillips, Jimmy Alapag and Chot Reyes in the bid to host the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup but unfortunately we lost to China.
Watch Philippines’ bid presentation for 2019 FIBA World Cup Video
Congratulations China! The FIBA Central Board chose China as the host for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The Final 2 candidates made their final bid presentation led by Manny Pacquiao, Jimmy Alapag and Lou Diamond Phillips for Philippines and Yao Ming for China.
Manny Pacquiao is part of the Philippine delegation now in Tokyo for the Final Bid Presentation for the hosting of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup while China is represented by Yao Ming.