The classification phase was supposed to be a cakewalk for Team Pilipinas, the calm before the proverbial storm. The thinking was Gilas 3.0 would breeze through this round, all while perfecting Coach Tab Baldwin’s swing offense and fine-tuning every weapon in the arsenal. The team, after all, was grouped with a trio of “lightweights”—Palestine, Hong Kong, and Kuwait.
No one expected the storm to come right at day one, though.
2015 FIBA Asia Championship starts September 23 in Changsha, China. Good luck Gilas Pilipinas!
Say a prayer for these 12 brave souls (plus the coaching staff) who will fight for our Country in the next few days!
Gilas Pilipinas Player Roster for 2015 FIBA Asia Championship
Gilas Pilipinas players and coaching staff are on their way to Changsha, China for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship which starts on Wednesday, September 23, 2015.
Road to Rio 2016 starts in 2 days vs Palestine at 11:45am. View 2015 FIBA Asia Championship Full Schedule
Final Roster for FIBA Asia:
Iran, China and Gilas Pilipinas did not move in the FIBA Asia Power Rankings Week 3 and still No. 1, 2 and 3. Jordan which is coached by Rajko Toroman moved to No. 4 while Chinese-Taipei and South Korea dropped in the rankings.
Second Round Groups
Group E – Iran, Palestine, Philippines, Japan, India, Hong Kong
Group F – China, Qatar, Lebanon, South Korea, Kazakhstan, Jordan
Second Round – The results against the teams that had also qualified would carry over. The teams shall play the teams from the group they had not faced before. The top four teams from each group would proceed to the final round
Second Round Schedule
Sunday, September 27
Venue: CSWC Dayun
9:30am – Iran vs Hong Kong
11:45am – Palestine vs India
In order for Gilas Pilipinas to automatically qualify for the 2016 Olympics Basketball in Rio de Janeiro, they must win the Gold Medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, China from September 23-October 3, 2015.
Gilas Pilipinas now ranked No. 3 in the FIBA Asia Power Rankings in Week 2 after being ranked No. 4 in Week 1. Philippines won 6 out of 8 games in the 2015 Jones Cup for the Silver Medal.
Please read the Official Statement of Jordan Clarkson after the announcement of the Gilas Pilipinas Final 12-man Player Roster for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship.
Deadline for Submission of the final 12-man line-up of Gilas Pilipinas for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship is tomorrow, September 8. The Final 12 can only be chosen from the initial 24-man player pool submitted by SBP to FIBA. Read more: Clarkson and Parks included in 24-man Gilas Pool for FIBA Asia
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