Gilas Pilipinas head coach Tab Baldwin understands the magnitude of being part of the 2021 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in Belgrade, Serbia.
And one of the exciting storylines for Gilas when they face the world powerhouse Serbian team is how their young guards RJ Abarrientos and SJ Belangel could fair against the much-revered European superstar Milos Teodosic.
Serbia dominated Australia, 87-61 in the Semifinals of the 2016 Rio Olympics Basketball to set a finals showdown against Team USA. Australia will go up against Spain for the Bronze Medal.
Watch the 2014 FIBA World Cup All-Star Five Highlights Video including MVP Kyrie Irving, Kenneth Faried (USA), Milos Teodosic (Serbia), Nicolas Batum (France) and Pau Gasol (Spain).
Congratulations to the FIBA World Cup All-Star Five! Hope we will have a Gilas Pilipinas player in the All-Star 5 in the next FIBA World Cup.
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final Standings
1 – USA (9-0)
2 – Serbia (5-4)
3 – France (6-3)
4 – Lithuania (6-3)
5 – Spain (6-1)
2014 FIBA World Cup Semifinals Game Results
Serbia defeated France, 90-85
September 12, 2014 – Madrid, Spain
Top Scorer: Milos Teodosic – 24 points (9/12 FG)
Watch Serbia vs France Highlights Video
2014 FIBA World Cup Quarterfinals Results
(Day 2 – September 10, 2014)
– Serbia defeated Brazil, 84-56
Top Scorer: Milos Teodosic – 23 points
Watch Serbia vs Brazil Highlights Video
– France defeated Spain, 65-52
Top Scorer: Boris Diaw – 15 points
Watch France vs Spain Highlights Video