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Gilas Remains Work in Progress

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Gilas Pilipinas may have started the FIBA World Cup qualifiers with a win, but if their performance against Japan is any indication, then this iteration of Gilas might be in big trouble.

In a case of taking half a step forward and several steps back, the nationals struggled to put away a young but game Japanese squad, ultimately needing the brilliance of Jayson Castro and timely baskets from Andray Blatche, Matthew Wright, and RR Pogoy to outlast their counterparts from the Land of the Rising Sun.

Gilas Off to a Good Start, Outlasts Japan

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Gilas Pilipinas got the country’s pursuit of a World Cup berth off to a roaring, albeit rocky start, outlasting a hard-charging Japanese squad 77–71 before a packed Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Gilas Pilipinas beat Japan led by Castro

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Gilas Pilipinas defeated Japan, 77-71 led by Jayson Castro with 20 points (3/5 from 3) along with 7 rebounds and 6 assists in their 1st game of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers held in Tokyo.

FIBA Asia Champions Cup Quarterfinals Schedule

Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas will face China Kashgar in the 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup Quarterfinals on September 28 in Chenzhou, China. Andray Blatche plays for China and will go up against Isaiah Austin and Chooks-to-Go.

FIBA Asia Champions Cup Quarterfinals Schedule
Thursday, September 28
2:30pm – Petrochimi vs Taipei Dacin Tigers
4:45pm – BC Astana vs Shabab Al Ahli – Dubai

Andray Blatche and June Mar Fajardo

Andray Blatche message to Filipino Fans

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Andray Blatche and June Mar Fajardo

Andray Blatche will not play for Gilas Pilipinas in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup next month in Beirut, Lebanon and was replaced by Fil-German Christian Standhardinger as our naturalized player.