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77-502: Uniform The 1998 Philippines men's national basketball team , nicknamed the "Philippine Centennial Team" , competed in the 1998 Asian Games . The team consisted of professional players in the country that included national team veterans Allan Caidic and Alvin Patrimonio , both sharing the distinction of being the only PBA players to represent the country in four Asian Games basketball tournaments since 1986. The team nickname
154-789: A National Basketball Conference (NBC) pre-season tournament at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum . Upon hearing the news, POC president Jose Cojuangco, Jr. called for improvements in the national team, most notably, in the sending of a new team made up of players from the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The PBA, together with the Philippine Basketball League (PBL), the UAAP and the NCAA , reportedly came to an agreement on
231-471: A compromise was sorted out, and the Philippines was allowed to participate in the 2002 Asian Games , coached by Jong Uichico . In Busan , South Korea, the Philippines easily qualified for the quarterfinals, in which they are grouped with China, Japan and Chinese Taipei . The Philippines won by five points against Japan, and 14 points against Chinese Taipei. The game against China wasn't as close, with
308-669: A known ally of Marcos, also left the country, causing the team not to participate in the World Championship. The team did participate in the 1986 Asian Games, finishing third behind China and Korea. In 1989, FIBA allowed professionals to play in their tournaments. This caused the BAP to have an agreement with the PBA in which the latter will form national teams for the Asian Games, while the former will do so in other tournaments. In
385-654: A loss against Japan caused their elimination, ending up in seventh place, when Jordan forfeited the game. In 1993 , the Philippines failed to qualify in the quarterfinal groups, suffering losses against Korea (five points) and the UAE (four points) en route to an 11th-place finish. In the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima , the Philippines, coached by the American Norman Black , sent in a team composed of PBA players and selected amateurs. The team finish second in
462-520: A new era of Chinese stars would begin to form, as NBA draftees in Zhou Qi and Wang Zhelin would gain considerable amounts of attention for their successes in China. At the 2012 Olympics , it was Yi Jianlian who stepped up by averaging 14.8 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, highlighted by a 30-point, 12-rebound game against Spain to start the tournament. In 2018, the team was invited to play at
539-457: A slump in the standings that almost eliminated the Philippines from the World Cup, but under Guiao they managed to qualify in the last matchday by beating Kazakhstan , combined with a Lebanon loss to South Korea . The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup saw the Philippines with a 0–5 record, the country's worst performance since the 1978 edition, losing four of its five games in a blowout. This
616-450: A very huge setback due to conflicting schedule with the national league and mismanagement of the SBP. In October 2016, Chot Reyes returned as head coach. In 2017, the Philippines hosted the 2017 SEABA Championship and the team swept the competition for the gold medal and the lone spot in the sub-zone for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup . During the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup , the national team would sweep
693-621: Is governed by the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Based on the number of tournament titles, China is considered a major basketball powerhouse in Asia and has by far the most successful basketball program on the continent. China has traditionally been the basketball powerhouse in Asia and won the FIBA Asia Cup 14 out of 16 times between 1975 and 2005. At the 1984 Summer Olympics basketball tournament ,
770-454: The 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, the Philippines won its third consecutive gold medal, finishing first in the final round. The Philippines was grouped with Bulgaria, Puerto Rico and Uruguay in the 1959 FIBA World Championship . The team finished third, losing against Bulgaria and Puerto Rico, to crash out of the final round. The Philippines won all of the games in the classification round against
847-565: The 1989 Southeast Asian Games , the BAP-sponsored team coached by Derrick Pumaren suffered a shock loss to Malaysia in the gold medal game, the only time the Philippines failed to win the gold medal at the Southeast Asian Games in which basketball was played, until 2021 edition when they also settled again in silver medal. In 1990, the Philippines sent an all-pro national team, coached by Robert Jaworski , to regain
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#1732802237346924-466: The 1999 Asian Championship in Fukuoka , Japan, the Philippines, with no PBA players on their roster, finished last in the preliminary round, and second in the classification round to finish 11th out of 15 teams. In Shanghai for the 2001 Asian Championship , the Philippines was suspended by FIBA due to leadership disputes at the BAP. This caused the country to miss their first Asian championship. By 2002,
1001-553: The 2013 FIBA Asia Championship which was hosted at home. After losing to Chinese Taipei in the last game of the preliminary round to finish second, the team won four consecutive games to set up a semifinal against the Koreans. In a close game, the Philippines pulled away late in the game to win 86–79. The win sent the team to the finals and guaranteed qualification to the FIBA Basketball World Cup (new name of
1078-509: The 2016 Summer Olympics Basketball tournament in Rio de Janeiro . On December 23, 2014, Tab Baldwin was formally announced as the new coach of the Philippine national team. Baldwin's four-year tenure as coach officially began on January 1, 2015. The team captured the silver medal in the 2015 William Jones Cup but fell short of the gold medal in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship . However,
1155-565: The 2018 NBA Summer League . They played a total of 5 games and won 1. China hosted the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup which automatically qualified the team. In November 2021, China announced its 16-player squad for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification . The Guangdong Southern Tigers and the Liaoning Flying Leopards , the finalists of the 2020–21 Chinese Basketball Association season , contributed most as each team had four players called up. Roster for
1232-477: The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup . The Philippines' qualification bid was marred by a brawl during the team's July 2018 tie against Australia in the first round of the Asian qualifiers . The incident caused suspensions for some of the players and coaches as well as a fine for SBP. Chot Reyes, who served suspension due to his involvement in the brawl was also replaced by Yeng Guiao. That game and incident started
1309-479: The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in Belgrade , Serbia . In the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup , the team finished third in its group, being defeated by Lebanon and New Zealand. The team was then eliminated in the first round by Japan, finishing the tournament in ninth place. The country co-hosted the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup with Japan and Indonesia. Despite being automatically qualified as co-hosts,
1386-581: The 2022 Team that finally won the first Gold Medal since 1962 with Cone coaching the same team. Philippines men%27s national basketball team The Philippines men's national basketball team ( Filipino : Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas ), commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas , is the basketball team representing the Philippines . The team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (Basketball Federation of
1463-556: The Philippine Olympic Committee , the Philippines was reinstated by FIBA. San Miguel-Team Pilipinas was hastily assembled for the 2007 FIBA Asia Championship in Tokushima . The team defeated China, which didn't send its best team since they already qualified for the 2008 Olympics , but lost to Iran and Jordan to bow out of contention. The Filipinos and Chinese met again for the ninth place game in which
1540-405: The Philippines for its failure to stage the 1963 FIBA World Championship after Philippine president Diosdado Macapagal refused to allow players from Yugoslavia and other communist countries to enter the country. Later, the Philippines, despite being the Asian champion, was forced to play in a pre-Olympic tournament in order to qualify for the 1964 Summer Olympics . The leadership crisis in
1617-491: The Southeast Asian Games and SEABA Championship . Smart Communications is the main sponsor of both programs. Gilas is a Filipino word that loosely translates into English as "prowess", and sinag translates as "ray" (sunlight). The name Gilas was adopted from the mascot of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines which is an eagle. The mascot was designed by Filipino sports journalist Danny Simon. In 2013,
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#17328022373461694-430: The 1977 Asian Championship, losing this time to Malaysia. The Philippines then hosted the 1978 FIBA World Championship , losing all of the games via blowouts to finish last in the final round. To offset the loss of players of the PBA, the BAP delegated to businessman Eduardo Cojuangco, Jr. the formation of a team that will train together for several months, in essence, a club team unaffiliated with any league. The result
1771-583: The 1980, the SBP established the Smart Gilas Pilipinas program, backed by SBP President Manuel V. Pangilinan , as a developmental team that aims to qualify in the 2012 Olympics . In the 2010 Asian Games , the Filipinos met the Korean team anew in the quarterfinals and was eliminated. In the 2011 championship at Wuhan , the SBP successfully petitioned the naturalization of Marcus Douthit ;
1848-411: The 2007 tournament and finished 10th while its primary "A" team participated at the 2007 Stanković Cup which took place around the same time as the 2007 FIBA Asia Cup . The team often struggled against top flight non-Asian competitors. However, in some cases, China refuted their critics and beat some the top European teams. In the 2004 Athens Olympics , China, coached by Del Harris , advanced to
1925-591: The 21st William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament in Taiwan and then on a tough Midwest tour of the United States. The national team’s main goal was to win the 1998 Asian Games basketball tournament and to reclaim Philippine basketball supremacy in Asia. The team started the tournament by winning four games in a row and finished with a 5-2 record losing to China and Korea , but they were able to capture
2002-544: The 21st William Jones Cup championship but finished with the bronze medal in the 1998 Asian Games held in Bangkok . The Filipinos faced their old nemesis Korea in the quarterfinals and were blown out by twenty points, which led them to face China in the semifinals anew. The result would be the same as four years earlier, with the Chinese winning by nine. The Filipinos won the bronze medal game though, against Kazakhstan . In
2079-752: The Americas, Europe and Oceania. Aside from the bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup and the fifth-place Olympic finish, the Philippines has won five FIBA Asia Cups (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship), five Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, eight SEABA Championships , all but two Southeast Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, and has the most titles in Southeast Asia Basketball Association men's championship, being considered
2156-459: The Asian Games. On October 30, 2014, the SBP announced the formation of two selection committees to search and appoint the coach and players of future Philippine teams – for elite level and for youth level tournaments. Chot Reyes remained coach until a replacement was decided. The new roster aims to compete in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in China which will serve as the Asian qualifiers of
2233-410: The BAP to send weakened teams in the subsequent international tournaments, as professionals are not allowed to play. The Filipinos fail to defend their Asian championship in 1975, with India earning a shock blowout win to deny the Philippines a top-4 finish. The Chinese won the championship, beginning their unbeaten championship run that will last into 1983. The nationals were denied of a top 4 finish in
2310-476: The BAP-managed team, another leadership crisis in the BAP ensued which caused another suspension from FIBA. As a result, the Philippines was not able to participate in the 2005 FIBA Asia Championship and the 2006 Asian Games . After the conclusion of the leadership struggle that saw the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), an organization backed by the PBA among others, being recognized by both FIBA and
2387-534: The Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) worsened after a lengthy feud between the group of Graham Lim and Tiny Literal and the group of Freddie Jalasco and Lito Puyat which resulted in the suspension of the BAP. After a few months, FIBA intervened and ordered an election which resulted in Literal's victory as the president of the BAP. The suspension was quickly lifted and the Philippines
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2464-595: The Bronze medal in the play-offs. Overall, the national basketball achievements of 1998 include the William Jones Cup and the Asian Games bronze medal. This team was the third PBA -backed national team that followed the 1994 national team (finished fourth) and the 1990 national team (finished second – Silver Medal), and preceded the 2002 national team that finished fourth in the Asian Games and eventually
2541-413: The Chinese made their debut, starting a streak of nine qualifications in a row. At the 2000 Olympics , Li Nan had a noteworthy performance as he scored 25 points on 6 three-pointers in a win against Italy . The Chinese failed to defend its championship at the 2007 FIBA Asia Cup . This was due to the automatic berth at the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the host nation, thus, China sent its "U23"Team to
2618-511: The FIBA World Championship) for the first time since 1978. The Philippines, appearing in the first FIBA Asia Championship final since the introduction of a championship game in 1987, lost by 14 points against undefeated Iran in the final to settle for a silver medal. The Congress of the Philippines naturalized Andray Blatche in time for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup to beef-up its center position. With Blatche in tow,
2695-551: The FIBA ordered the PBA, PBL, UAAP, NCAA and Joey Lina (as an individual – or in Lina's claim, as a representative of the BAP) to form a new constitution or form of a new basketball body. By March 2006, the four stakeholders (PBA, PBL, UAAP and NCAA) signed an agreement to propose a new basketball body ( Pilipinas Basketball ). Lina refused to sign the memorandum, citing "unbalanced factors" that
2772-524: The Filipinos won by two points. The Philippines qualified for the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship in Tianjin . The Philippines advanced to the quarterfinals to meet Jordan. The Jordanians raced to an early lead where the Filipinos never recovered to win the game. The Filipinos and the Koreans played for seventh place, which saw the Koreans winning by two points. Following the Northern Cement model of
2849-467: The Filipinos. The team would lose in the bronze medal game against Kazakhstan by 2 points as Korea defeated China in overtime by a basket to win Asian Games gold for the first time since 1970. With no PBA players in the roster, the 2003 Asian Championship in Harbin was the worst performance by the team in history: a 15th-place finish out of 16 teams. Unlike in 1997 and 1999, the Philippines had one win in
2926-631: The Philippine team was referred to the " Philippines Dream Team ", as this was the first national team with PBA players. Later, it was referred to as "Team Philippines". Eventually, "Team Philippines" became the name used to refer to the entire Philippine contingent in multi-sports events such as the Asian and Olympic Games. During the Philippine Centennial in 1998, the team became known as the Philippine Centennial Team . From 2005 to 2009, Team Pilipinas represented
3003-401: The Philippines losing by 41 points, but this assured that they won't have to face China in the semifinals. For the third consecutive time, the Filipinos and Koreans faced in the semifinals, with the same result: the Koreans won over the Philippines, this time by one point. Up by two points, Olsen Racela missed two free throws, that led to a Lee Sang-min three-pointer at the buzzer to eliminate
3080-545: The Philippines nearly won four tightly fought games against higher ranked teams of Croatia, Greece, Argentina and Puerto Rico, before winning in overtime against Senegal to record its first victory at the World Cup in 40 years. In the 2014 Asian Games , Blatche was not able to join the squad due to residency requirements by the Olympic Council of Asia and Douthit suit up as the national team's naturalized player instead. The Philippines finished seventh, its worst finish in
3157-464: The Philippines or simply SBP). The team won a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship , the best finish by any team outside the Americas and Europe. In the Olympics, the team took a fifth-place finish at the 1936 Summer Olympics , the best finish by a men's team outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania. The Philippines holds the record for most games won at the Olympics among teams outside
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3234-487: The Philippines qualified for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament but the team failed in their bid to Rio Olympics losing to France and New Zealand. The team won gold during 2016 SEABA Cup and a qualifying slot in the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge . However, as they were represented by the Gilas Cadets with no professional or naturalize players, the team suffered its worst performance placing 9th over-all,
3311-486: The Philippines still took part in the tournament's Asian Qualifiers by virtue of qualifying for the Asia Cup. In the World Cup, the country had a 1–4 record, with their win coming against China— their first tournament win on home soil as they were not able to win a game during their last hosting in 1978 . In the 2022 Asian Games , the Philippines clinched its first gold medal since the 1962 edition . Historic wins for
3388-516: The Philippines was the only other team that only had one loss in the tournament. The Philippines returned to the 1948 Olympics in London. The team finished fourth of six teams in their group to be eliminated. The team wound up in twelfth place. In the 1950s–1960s, the Philippines was among the best in the world, producing world-class players like Carlos Loyzaga , Lauro Mumar , Mariano Tolentino, Francisco Rabat and Edgardo Ocampo . In 1951, team won
3465-517: The Philippines won their first three games only to face the United States in their fourth game. The USA doubled the Philippines' score as they advanced to the next round, and subsequently win the gold medal undefeated. The Philippines wound up fifth place, winning the rest of their games, in the best finish by a men's Asian team in Olympic basketball history. Aside from silver medalists Canada,
3542-587: The Smart brand was dropped from the branding of both programs, although Smart Communications remained as the main sponsor. In 2015, the Sinag Pilipinas program was renamed into as the "Gilas Cadets". China national basketball team The China men's national basketball team (nickname Team Dragon ) represents the People's Republic of China in international basketball tournaments. The national team
3619-707: The United Arab Republic (Egypt) and Canada to meet Uruguay for the eighth-place game. The team defeated Uruguay again to finish eighth. This would be the last tournament of Loyzaga and company. Starting in 1960, the Asian Basketball Championship was held to determine Asia's participants in the Olympics and the World Championships. Qualifying for the Asian Championship was by subzone, or by the ranking in
3696-450: The best performance by an Asian team in the World Championship. In the 1956 Olympics , the Philippines finished seventh. The team qualified to the quarterfinals, with only loss against the USA. However, the team lost all of their games against France, Uruguay and Chile in the quarterfinals. The Philippines defeated Chile in the seventh-place game to finish with a 4–4 record. Two years later, in
3773-562: The country's basketball supremacy in the Asian Games but the team lost in the final against China and settled for a silver medal. The team includes 1990 PBA Most Valuable Player Allan Caidic and Samboy Lim , who were both selected in the Asian Games Mythical Five Selections. In the 1991 Asian Championship in Kobe , Japan, the Philippines finished second in their preliminary round group behind China, but
3850-542: The end of the tournament from amongst the twenty-four competing sides was fifteenth. In 2008, some questions surrounded whether the recently injured Yao Ming would still captain the squad. In mid-July, it was confirmed that he would still continue to be the captain. At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing , Yao ended up as the third leading scorer of the competition with 20.7 points per game while also leading in rebounds with 9.3 per game. The game where Yao really made his mark
3927-480: The fifth championship at Bangkok , the Philippines finished third, after a one-point loss against Japan, and an 86–95 loss against South Korea . In 1975, after disputes with the Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP), nine teams pulled out of BAP's jurisdiction and founded the professional Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), taking along all the best players with them. This caused
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#17328022373464004-422: The final eight after a 67–66 win over defending world champion Serbia and Montenegro . At the 2006 FIBA World Cup , China, coached by Lithuanian Jonas Kazlauskas also advanced to the second round from Group D , earning two victories against Senegal and Slovenia in five group play matches before falling in the round of sixteen to the eventual silver medalists Greece , 95–64; the team's overall placing by
4081-594: The floor at the time. The Philippines, without their naturalized players, made short work of the classification round to finish in ninth place. The Northern Cement team won the 1985 Asian Championship in Kuala Lumpur , to qualify for the 1986 FIBA World Championship in Spain. On February 22, 1986, the People Power Revolution erupted and forced president Ferdinand Marcos into exile. Cojuangco,
4158-550: The formation of a new national team. The POC, through a vote, first suspended, then in a later meeting, expelled the BAP as the official National Sports Association (NSA) for basketball and installed a new member in the Philippine Basketball Federation. The BAP, under new president Joey Lina , said that the expulsion was unconstitutional in the by-laws of the POC. In hopes of securing a long-term solution,
4235-403: The group stage consisting of teams from China, Iraq and Qatar. The team failed to advance in the quarterfinals however and finished the tournament in seventh place. The Philippines defended their gold medal for the 12th straight time in the 2017 South East Asian Games beating Indonesia in the finals. FIBA introduced a qualification process which does not involve the continental tournaments for
4312-600: The inaugural Asian Games basketball tournament in New Delhi, India. The team finished ahead of Japan and four other teams to win the gold medal. On the next Asian Games in 1954 in Manila that served as a qualifiers for the World Championship later that year, the team finished first anew, beating out the Republic of China (Taiwan), Japan and South Korea in the final round. In 1954 FIBA World Championship in Brazil, Loyzaga
4389-495: The injury was related to the ankle sprain that he suffered earlier that year. Speculations arose whether China's basketball icon would ever be able to play again. When Yao's retirement was finally announced in July 2011 it was considered a big blow to the national team, whose success had largely depended on him for many years. Yet, critics were optimistic that China would continue to improve on its international performances. In 2016,
4466-517: The medal round, but did beat Spain in the preliminaries, ultimately finishing 11th out of 16 nations. The country was supposed to host the 1963 World Championship, but President Diosdado Macapagal refused to allow players from Yugoslavia and other communist countries to enter the country. This caused the Philippines, despite winning the Asian Championships, to qualify via a pre-Olympic tournament, in which they were unsuccessful. In
4543-489: The men's basketball team. Team Pilipinas was the initiative of the PBA and sponsored by San Miguel Corporation (2005–2007, named " San Miguel-Team Pilipinas ") and Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc. (2009, named " Powerade-Team Pilipinas "). In 2010, the Smart Gilas Pilipinas and Sinag Pilipinas programs replaced the Team Pilipinas program. Sinag Pilipinas represents the country in regional competitions such as
4620-543: The most recent tournament; in this case, with the Philippines being the strongest team in Southeast Asia, the country will qualify easily for the continental championship, even if they failed to qualify via rankings from the previous tournament. The inaugural Asian Championship was held in Manila . With an Asian Championship, the Philippines qualified for the 1960 Olympics . In Rome, the Philippines did not qualify for
4697-464: The national team continued under head coach Tim Cone at the 2024 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament as the Philippines stunned the world's sixth-ranked Latvia to take their first win in an Olympic qualifier since 1964 and their first win against a European country in any FIBA competition since the 1960 Summer Olympics . This win extended the Philippines' international winning streak to seven games, excluding friendly matches. In 1963, FIBA suspended
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#17328022373464774-470: The new national basketball federation. The POC recognized the SBP as the new national governing body for basketball, after which the FIBA finally lifted the almost two-year-old suspension it imposed upon the country. The first Philippine team that competed in the 1936 Olympic Games were known as "the Islanders". After the Philippines became a republic in 1946, the national team was simply referred to by
4851-621: The powerhouse team in Southeast Asia and one of Asia 's elite basketball teams. The country has also participated in seven FIBA World Cups and seven Olympic Basketball Tournaments . The Philippines first participated in international basketball in the Far Eastern Championship Games in 1913. The Philippines defeated China in what was the first international game in Asia. The Philippines won all but one (1921) championship until 1934. The games were not under
4928-449: The preliminary round (against Jordan). However, in the classification round, the Philippines emerged winless in a group containing Syria , Kuwait and Hong Kong . Only a blowout win against Malaysia saved the Philippines from dropping to the cellar. After the championship, BAP was heavily criticized and took steps to strengthen the team. However, after a loss against the Parañaque Jets, a team composed of politicians, actors and amateurs, by
5005-436: The preliminary round, but managed to win two games in the classification round to finish 12th out of 19 teams. The team that went to Riyadh for the ABC Championship 1997 did only marginally better; they still finished last in the preliminary round but topped the classification round group en route to a ninth-place finish. In 1998, the PBA formed the Philippine Centennial Team coached by the American Tim Cone that captured
5082-448: The preliminary round, losing to Korea. The loss to Korea meant that the Philippines has to face China; despite losing, the Chinese had their slimmest winning margin in the tournament with nine points, en route to their gold medal. The Philippines were upended by the hosts Japan in the bronze medal game, losing by three points in overtime. With no PBA players on the roster, the team on the 1995 Asian Championship in Seoul finished last in
5159-420: The press as the "RP 5" or "RP team" ("RP" standing for "Republic of the Philippines"). When the Northern Cement basketball team represented the Philippines from 1983 to 1985, the team was referred to as the "NCC" team. After the disbandment of the NCC team in 1986, the national team was referred to as "RP 5" or "RP team" once again. In the 1990 Asian Games, following the example of the first U.S. Dream Team ,
5236-418: The supervision of FIBA as the organization was founded in 1932. The Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) was founded in 1936, and became a part of FIBA later that year. Also in the same year, the BAP sent a team nicknamed "the Islanders" that participated in the first Olympic basketball tournament in Berlin. With the tournament under a single-elimination round format from the third game onwards,
5313-469: The team progressed up to the semifinals for the first time since 1987. Meeting Jordan , the team lost, never recovering after a third quarter run by the Jordanians. In the bronze medal game against Korea with a berth to an Olympic qualifying tournament at stake, the team raced to an early lead, but the Koreans cut the lead and eventually won the game after the Filipinos missed free-throws at the end game. Despite missing an Olympic berth, Smart Gilas' performance
5390-417: Was a part of the Mythical Team selection, where the Philippines won the bronze medal. The Philippines finished second in their group behind Brazil and ahead of Paraguay to enter the final round, where the team lost against the US by only 13 points; only the loss against the US and two losses against Brazil were the Philippines' only losses in the world championship. To date, the Philippines' performance remains
5467-430: Was a reference to the centennial celebration of the independence of the Philippines . The national team participated in the Philippine Basketball Association Centennial Cup (where they placed last, where other team had two non-Filipinos in their lineups) and later played exhibition games against the China national basketball team and the PBA All-Star (non-national team members) Selection. The Nationals went on to win
5544-597: Was able to compete in the Southeast Asian Games in Malaysia . The Philippines was again suspended in July 2005 after a long-standing feud between the BAP and the Philippine Olympic Committee (POC). The conflict began on April 10, 2005, when the BAP-sponsored Cebuana-Lhuillier Philippine National team (composed of little-known amateur players) lost to a lowly Parañaque Jets team (made up of showbiz personalities) in
5621-428: Was against New Zealand where he scored a tournament-high 39 points while also grabbing 13 rebounds, second most in a single game that year. In the following years, the Chinese faced major struggles with injuries. In 2008, a then NBA prospect Xu Yong was forced to end his career at the age of 19 after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma . In December 2010, Yao was diagnosed with a stress fracture on his left ankle –
5698-476: Was due to lack of preparations and key players begging off from the team, as well as injuries. Due to the disappointing results, the SBP sent an all-professional team for the 2019 South East Asia Games to re-establish its dominance. The national team swept the competition for their 18th Gold Medal in the tournament. The 2022 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers saw the country win all of its six games, including two victories over South Korea. The team also played at one of
5775-556: Was put in the draft. After the four stakeholders met with Baumann in South Korea, the suspension was not lifted and the draft for a new body was not accepted since Lina was not in agreement. After several meetings between Baumann and the officials of the BAP and Pilipinas Basketball in Geneva and Bangkok , a Unity Congress was held. The BAP and Pilipinas Basketball agreed to merge, creating the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) as
5852-612: Was the Northern Cement basketball team coached by the American Ron Jacobs that had four naturalized players. In the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi, the team finished fourth behind Korea, China and Japan. In the 1983 Asian Championship in Hong Kong, the Philippines forfeited their preliminary round games after a misunderstanding in the rules that caused the Philippines to play more than one naturalized player on
5929-425: Was the best finish in the championship since 1987, and the best finish in any major Asian competition since 2002. After failing to qualify for the Olympics, the SBP decided to form the next edition of Smart Gilas Pilipinas team (Smart Gilas Pilipinas 2.0) composed of PBA players. The Smart Gilas Pilipinas program was renamed Gilas Pilipinas in 2013, still sponsored by Smart Communications . The national team played in
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