2023 FIBA World Cup Final Standings
1 – Germany (qualified for Paris Olympics 2024 as the best-ranked team from Europe)
2 – Serbia (qualified for Paris Olympics 2024 as one of the top two ranked teams from Europe)
3 – Canada (qualified for Paris Olympics 2024 as the best-ranked team from Americas)
Gilas Pilipinas finished 24th place out of the 32 teams in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Philippines also gained a spot in the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (FIBA OQT). In the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China, Gilas Pilipinas placed last with a 0-5 record as they most of their games by a big margin.
For now, Gilas Pilipinas can claim that it is still by far the better Asian squad over China. Jordan Clarkson went supernova in the third quarter, scoring 24 of his tournament-best 34 points as the Philippines ended its FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 slump in style, dominating its continental rival, 96-75 on Saturday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
Dejected and all after what has been a disappointing FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 campaign so far, Gilas Pilipinas will try to gather themselves for one final time against China on Saturday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
Gilas Pilipinas’ dream of making the Olympics through the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 is over.
The Philippines struggled and fell to South Sudan, 87-68 on Thursday in the tournament’s classification phase at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum, even as Japan came from behind to stun Venezuela, 86-77 in Okinawa.
In spite of going winless in the group stage of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, Jordan Clarkson and Gilas Pilipinas are still motivated as the chance to make the Paris Olympics next year remains open.
“We (are) super motivated. From the beginning we’ve been motivated. Team is strong. We fight. We ain’t giving up throughout the whole game,” Clarkson said Tuesday after the Philippines lost to Italy, 90-83 in its final Group A assignment.
Day 5 Results of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup (August 29)
– Germany defeated Finland, 101-75 (Okinawa Arena)
Top Scorer: Dennis Schroder and Isaac Bonga (15 points each)
Italy found the perfect time to recover its shooting touch, using a big second quarter run and making 17 threes to fend off Gilas Pilipinas, 90-83 in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 group stage on Tuesday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
An Angola side that played with more purpose narrowed Gilas Pilipinas’ already slim Olympic basketball hopes as it scored an 80-70 upset on Sunday in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City.