2018 Philippines men's national basketball team results

The Philippines men's national basketball team, led by head coach Chot Reyes continues their campaign to advance from the first round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers. The national team is set to face Australia in Melbourne and Bocaue, Japan in Pasay, and Chinese Taipei in an away game. After the first round of the World Cup qualifiers, Yeng Guiao took over as head coach of the national team.

The first training of the national team for 2018 commenced on January 8, as they prepare for the second window of the first round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers.[1]

Record
Competition Result GP W L
Asian Games Fifth place532

Uniforms

Tournaments

First round

Phase: First round

February 22
19:30 (UTC+11)
Australia  84–68  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–13, 26–17, 21–19
Pts: Gliddon 16
Rebs: Creek 11
Asts: Cadee 5		 Pts: Fajardo 15
Rebs: Blatche 7
Asts: Aguilar, Ravena 2
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Referees: Ye Nan (CHN), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
February 25
19:30 (UTC+8)
Philippines  89–84  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 25–19, 26–20, 17–23
Pts: Blatche 18
Rebs: Blatche 16
Asts: Ravena 5		 Pts: Hiejima 23
Rebs: Brown 8
Asts: Shinoyama 4
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 10,422
Referees: Nicolas Fernandes (TAH), Duan Zhu (CHN), Ryan Jones (NZL)
June 29
19:00 (UTC+8)
Chinese Taipei  71–93  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 18–28, 23–24, 11–25
Pts: Davis 17
Rebs: Davis 7
Asts: Tseng, Yang 4		 Pts: Fajardo 22
Rebs: Blatche 12
Asts: Romeo 6
Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (Taiwan)
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Budi Marfan (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
July 2
19:30 (UTC+8)
Philippines  53–89  Australia
Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 19–29, 16–37, game abandoned1
Pts: Blatche 12
Rebs: Blatche 10
Asts: Romeo 5		 Pts: Goulding 20
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: three players 4
Philippine Arena, Bocaue
Attendance: 22,181
Referees: Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Hatim Al-Harbi (KSA), Paul Skayem (LIB)

1 A bench-clearing brawl broke out with 4:02 remaining in the third quarter, resulting in 13 players (nine from the Philippines and four from Australia) being ejected. The game was halted with 1:57 remaining in the third quarter when two of the remaining Philippines players fouled out, and awarded to Australia as a default.[2] Potential penalties from FIBA are pending.[3]

Second round

Phase: Second round

September 13
17:00
Iran  81–73  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–16, 23–21, 18–14
Pts: Nikkhah 21
Rebs: Kazemi 11
Asts: Mashayekhi, Nikkhah 4		 Pts: Standhardinger 30
Rebs: Standhardinger 12
Asts: Cabagnot 5
Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
September 17
19:30
Philippines  92–81  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 24–26, 28–12, 25–17
Pts: Aguilar, Cabagnot 16
Rebs: Aguilar 9
Asts: four players 3		 Pts: Yousuf 26
Rebs: Ngombo 10
Asts: Yousuf, Ngombo 5
Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Attendance: 0[note 1]
Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Ryan Jones (NZL)
November 30
19:30
Philippines  88–92  Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–23, 23–25, 26–27
Pts: Pringle 29
Rebs: Fajardo 13
Asts: Pringle 4		 Pts: Zhigulin 30
Rebs: Bykov 9
Asts: Murzagaliyev 6
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 16,798
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Harja Jaladri (INA), Ye Nan (CHN)
December 3
19:30
Philippines  70–78  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 19–16, 15–15, 16–28
Pts: Castro 19
Rebs: Standhardinger 8
Asts: Lassiter 7		 Pts: Jamshidi 26
Rebs: Hassanzadeh, Mirzaei 8
Asts: Jamshidi 7
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 14,473
Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Marwan Egho (LBN)

Asian Games
16 August
10:00
Kazakhstan  59–96  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 11–25, 23–20, 16–35
Pts: Bykov 13
Rebs: Gavrilov 8
Asts: Murzagaliyev 6		 Pts: Pringle 18
Rebs: Almazan 8
Asts: Tiu 5
Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Mohammad Doust (IRI), Jun Horiuchi (JPN)
21 August
16:00
Philippines  80–82  China
Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 19–16, 26–23, 23–23
Pts: Clarkson 28
Rebs: Clarkson, Standhardinger 8
Asts: Clarkson 4		 Pts: Zhou Q. 25
Rebs: Zhou Q. 12
Asts: Liu Z.X., Sun M.H. 5
Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Hadi Salem (IRI), Imran Ali Baig (IND)
27 August
10:00
South Korea  91–82  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 20–26, 22–21, 27–17
Pts: Ra G.A. 30
Rebs: Ra G.A. 14
Asts: Kim S.H. 10		 Pts: Clarkson 25
Rebs: Standhardinger 9
Asts: Lee 5
Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Imran Ali Baig (IND)
28 August
16:00
Philippines  113–80  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 30–20, 25–17, 31–16
Pts: Standhardinger 27
Rebs: Standhardinger 13
Asts: Clarkson 9		 Pts: Nakamura 16
Rebs: Schafer 8
Asts: Nakamura 11
Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Mohammad Doust (IRI), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR)
31 August
18:30
Philippines  109–55  Syria
Scoring by quarter: 38–16, 22–18, 31–10, 18–11
Pts: Clarkson 29
Rebs: Standhardinger 15
Asts: Ahanmisi 7		 Pts: Al-Jabi 23
Rebs: Al-Hamwi, Al-Osh 6
Asts: Al-Osh 4
Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA)

Exhibition games
November 19
Philippines  92–99  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 31–21, 23–24, 25–28
Meralco Gym, Pasig
November 21
Philippines  82–73  Jordan
Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –game abandoned2
Meralco Gym, Pasig
November 23
Philippines  68–74  Lebanon
November 25
Philippines  60–71  Lebanon
Meralco Gym, Pasig

2 The match was abandoned in the fourth quarter with 6:26 minutes remaining following arguments between Philippines coach Yeng Guiao and Jordan coach Joseph Steibing following a Jordanian player throwing a ball at Filipino player Scottie Thompson during a dead ball situation. Tensions began as early as the second quarter when Christian Standhardinger was hard fouled by a Jordanian player. Steibing called off the game.[6][7]

Rosters

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia) – First Round
February

Versus Australia
A 14-man roster was revealed by head coach, Chot Reyes on February 18, 2018 for the Australia game to be held February 22 in Melbourne. A final lineup of 12 players is set to be announced.[8] On February 21, Jayson Castro and Jio Jalalon were excluded from the final 12-man roster due to injury concerns.[9]

Philippines men's national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 1 Kiefer Ravena 24 – (1993-10-27)October 27, 1993 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) NLEX Road Warriors Philippines
PF 4 Carl Bryan Cruz 26 – (1991-08-21)August 21, 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Alaska Aces Philippines
G/F 5 Gabe Norwood (C) 33 – (1985-02-09)February 9, 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Philippines
PG 6 Kevin Alas 26 – (1991-11-13)November 13, 1991 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) NLEX Road Warriors Philippines
SF 8 Calvin Abueva 30 – (1988-02-04)February 4, 1988 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Alaska Aces Philippines
C 11 Andray Blatche (NP) 31 – (1986-08-22)August 22, 1986 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Xinjiang Flying Tigers China
C 15 June Mar Fajardo 28 – (1989-11-17)November 17, 1989 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) San Miguel Beermen Philippines
SG 16 Roger Pogoy 25 – (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) TNT KaTropa Philippines
G/F 22 Allein Malicsi 30 – (1987-09-18)September 18, 1987 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) Blackwater Elite Philippines
PF 24 Abu Tratter 25 – (1993-01-09)January 9, 1993 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) Marinerong Pilipino Philippines
F/C 25 Japeth Aguilar 31 – (1987-01-25)January 25, 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Philippines
SG 35 Matthew Wright 27 – (1991-02-07)February 7, 1991 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Phoenix Fuel Masters Philippines
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Butch Antonio
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 22 February 2018

Versus Japan
Kevin Alas, Carl Brian Cruz and Abu Tratter, who played in the Australia game were replaced for the national team's match against Japan. The three were replaced by Jayson Castro, Jio Jalalon, and Troy Rosario, who were previously not fielded due to injuries.[10]

Philippines men's national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
PG 1 Kiefer Ravena 24 – (1993-10-27)October 27, 1993 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) NLEX Road Warriors Philippines
G/F 5 Gabe Norwood 33 – (1985-02-09)February 9, 1985 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters Philippines
PG 7 Jayson William 31 – (1986-06-30)June 30, 1986 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) TNT KaTropa Philippines
SF 8 Calvin Abueva 30 – (1988-02-04)February 4, 1988 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in) Alaska Aces Philippines
C 11 Andray Blatche (NP) 31 – (1986-08-22)August 22, 1986 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) Xinjiang Flying Tigers China
C 15 June Mar Fajardo 28 – (1989-11-17)November 17, 1989 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) San Miguel Beermen Philippines
SG 16 Roger Pogoy 25 – (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) TNT KaTropa Philippines
G/F 22 Allein Malicsi 30 – (1987-09-18)September 18, 1987 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) Blackwater Elite Philippines
F/C 25 Japeth Aguilar 31 – (1987-01-25)January 25, 1987 2.14 m (7 ft 0 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Philippines
G/F 35 Matthew Wright 27 – (1991-02-07)February 7, 1991 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Phoenix Fuel Masters Philippines
PG – Jio Jalalon 25 – (1992-08-02)August 2, 1992 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Magnolia Hotshots Philippines
PF – Troy Rosario 25 – (1992-06-20)June 20, 1992 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) TNT KaTropa Philippines
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Team manager
  • Philippines Butch Antonio
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on 25 February 2018

Notes
  1. The game was played behind closed doors due to sanctions imposed by FIBA following the Philippines-Australia brawl.[4]

See also

References
  1. Lintag, Paul (8 January 2018). "BACK TO WORK: Gilas opens first practice for 2018". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  2. Fiba rule book (article 21)
  3. Game summary
  4. Beltran, Nelson (6 September 2018). "Gilas to play home game vs Qatar at Big Dome". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. Cruz, Danine (24 November 2018). "Yeng Guiao comes home to UP campus for Gilas tuneup". Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. Ballesteros, Jan (21 November 2018). "Coaches clash as Gilas-Jordan tuneup game cut short". ESPN. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. Bacnis, Justine (21 November 2018). "Joey Stiebing explains he's just standing up to Yeng Guiao's 'curses' to his players". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. Lintag, Paul (18 February 2018). "Chot reveals 14-man Gilas pool for Australia game". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 20 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  9. Cortez, Noli (22 February 2018). "Castro, Jalalon out against Boomers". Malaya Business Insight. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  10. Giongco, Mark (24 February 2018). "Castro returns for Gilas Pilipinas vs Japan". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
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