Gilas Pilipinas holds first practice for Asian Games. Present are Thompson, Brownlee, JMF, Japeth, Kouame, Oftana, Tautuaa, Abueva, Romeo, Newsome, Perkins & Pringle pic.twitter.com/mX294YNLh0
— Olmin Leyba (@olminleyba) September 11, 2023
These are the 13-man Roster of Gilas Pilipinas who will compete for the Men’s Basketball of the 19th Asian Games;
- Calvin Abueva
- Terrence Romeo
- June Mar Fajardo
- Scottie Thompson
- Roger Pogoy
- Japeth Aguilar
- Justin Brownlee
- Ange Kouame
- Stanley Pringle
- Chris Newsome
- Calvin Oftana
- Jason Perkins
- Mo Tautuaa
Gilas is included in Group C with Jordan, Bahrain and Thailand.
Gilas Pilipinas new Head Coach will be Tim Cone, with Richard del Rosario, Jong Uichico, LA Tenorio, and Josh Reyes as his assistant coaches.
Winningest PBA Coach Tim Cone will lead Gilas Pilipinas 🇵🇭 in its campaign in the 2023 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China! 🏀 pic.twitter.com/cxKux59wRm
— SBP (@officialSBPinc) September 7, 2023
The 5×5 basketball of the 19th Asian Games will be held in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium and Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium from September 26 to October 6, and the final in Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, where the athletes will compete for 2 gold medals.
