Gilas Pilipinas at the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers
Published February 21, 2024 9:12pm The road to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup will start on Thursday as the first window of the qualifiers open. A total of 24 teams pooled into six groups of four will compete in three windows to advance to the FIBA Asia Cup next year. Gilas Pilipinas is part of […]
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The road to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup will start on Thursday as the first window of the qualifiers open.
A total of 24 teams pooled into six groups of four will compete in three windows to advance to the FIBA Asia Cup next year.
Gilas Pilipinas is part of Group B along with Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, and New Zealand.
Only the top two teams will advance to the final tournament, while the six third-placers will undergo another round to get the last four places allotted.
In the 2022 edition of the FIBA Asia Cup, the Philippines finished ninth after falling to Japan in the qualifiers for the quarters, 102-81.
Roster
Tim Cone will handle the national men’s basketball team and the February window of the qualifiers will have:
- Justin Brownlee
- CJ Perez
- Scottie Thompson
- Jamie Malonzo
- Calvin Oftana
- Chris Newsome
- Japeth Aguilar
- Kevin Quiambao
- Carl Tamayo
- Dwight Ramos
- Kai Sotto
June Mar Fajardo and AJ Edu will be out for the February window due to injury.
Schedule and results
- February 22, 8:00 p.m. — Gilas Pilipinas vs. Hong Kong
- February 25, 7:30 p.m. — Gilas Pilipinas vs. Chinese Taipei
- November 21 — Gilas Pilipinas vs. New Zealand
- November 24 — Gilas Pilipinas vs. Hong Kong
- February 20, 2025 — Gilas Pilipinas vs. Chinese Taipei
- February 23, 2025 — Gilas Pilipinas vs. New Zealand
This page will be updated once results are in.
—JKC, GMA Integrated News
