No Jayson Castro and Jio Jalalon in the Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 which will go up against Australia tomorrow, February 22, 2018 in Melbourne for the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Gilas Pilipinas Final 12 vs Australia
-Calvin Abueva
-Japeth Aguilar
-Kevin Alas
-Andray Blatche
Gilas Pilipinas Coach Chot Reyes announced the 14 Gilas players that will fly to Australia tonight, February 19 for the match-up against Australia in Melbourne on February 22 for the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool vs Australia
-Jason Castro
-Kiefer Ravena
Andray Blatche is back in Manila and joined the closed door Gilas Pilipinas practice last Monday, February 12, 2018 in preparation for the 2nd window of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Gilas Pilipinas will face Australia on February 22, 2018, 7:30pm AEDT (4:40pm Philippine Time) at the Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne, Australia in Window 2 of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
Australia Player Roster vs Gilas Pilipinas
-Angust Brandt – Perth Wildcats
-Jason Cadee – Sydney Kings
New PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial and the PBA Board removed the limit on the no. of PBA players per team for Gilas Pilipinas. This means Gilas Coach Chot Reyes will have a free hand in choosing any PBA player no matter how many from each team.
Gilas Coach Chot Reyes dropped Calvin Abueva and Raymond Almazan from the Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool for the 2nd leg of the 2019 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers. Abueva and Almazan missed their 3rd consecutive Gilas practice.
Watch Coach Chot’s Corner: The Road to 2023 Begins
Photo from https://www.facebook.com/ChookstoGoPilipinas/
Chooks-to-Go-backed Smart Gilas Pilipinas started their 1st training session last Monday, January 8 at the Meralco Gym featuring the current Gilas Pilipinas players who will compete in the 2019 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers this February and the future Gilas Pilipinas players who will compete in the 2023 FIBA World Cup to be held in Manila.
Philippines will co-host the 2023 FIBA World Cup along with Indonesia and Japan and Coach Chot Reyes is preparing early by naming the Gilas Pilipinas player pool for 2023.
Gilas Pilipinas Player Pool for 2023 FIBA World Cup
Guards
Robert Lee Bolick
Jaymar Perez
Juan Gomez De Liaño