Allein Maliksi will replace Paul Lee, who currently has a knee injury in the Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool as representative of Star Hotshots as announced by Coach Chot Reyes in the 1st day of the 3-day training camp of Gilas for the 2017 SEABA Championship this May.
Troy Rosario was officially added to the Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool after getting clearance from TNT Ka Tropa and the PBA Board as posted by Gilas Coach Chot Reyes.
Last night, the new 24-man Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool were revealed led by veterans Jayson Castro, June Mar Fajardo and Japeth Aguilar. View Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool 2017
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SBP president Al Panlilio just announced the new Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool for 2017 led by Jayson Castro, Calvin Abueva, Terrence Romeo, Japeth Aguilar and June Mar Fajardo. 1st competition will be for the 2017 SEABA Championship this April headed by Gilas Pilipinas Coach Chot Reyes.
Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool 2017
PBA Players (1 for each team except TNT)
-Calvin Abueva
-Jayson Castro
New Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool will be announced on January 22, 2017 after the Alaska Aces vs Mahindra Floodbuster game in the 2017 PBA Philippine Cup. Then Barangay Ginebra vs Phoenix Fuel Masters after the announcement.
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The new Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool which is composed of the 12 Gilas PBA Rookies and 1 Player from each PBA team will be announced on January 22 during the PBA game at the PhilSports Arena.
Gilas PBA Rookies
-Mac Belo
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) formally signed a Memorandum of Agreement that each PBA team will lend 2 players to the Gilas Pilipinas player pool.
This means that there will be 24 players in the Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool, 12 coming from the recent special Gilas PBA rookie draft and 12 will be chosen by Coach Chot Reyes.
Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool
-Mac Belo
-Carl Bryan Cruz
-Ed Daquioag
SBP and the PBA revealed the 12 Gilas Cadets who will join the special round of the PBA rookie draft and who will be part of the Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool along with 12 players from the PBA or 1 player from each team.
Gilas Cadets Player Pool
-Mac Belo
-Carl Bryan Cruz
-Ed Daquioag
Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool was trimmed to 14 players by the Gilas Coaching Staff, these players will join the Europe Training Camp and the Pocket Tournament in Italy in preparation for the 2016 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Gilas Pilipinas 14-man Player Pool for FIBA OQT
-Calvin Abueva
-Japeth Aguilar
-Andray Blatche
-Jayson Castro