THE Philippine Embassy in Japan honored former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) star Kiefer Ravena on Tuesday with Deputy Chief of Mission Robespierre Bolivar saying they are very proud of the Filipino basketball stars now playing in Japan’s nascent league. “I remember a time when the PBA hosted a lot of…
Published January 10, 2021, 3:25 PM
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The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) has approved the start of training for Batch 1 of players in the Gilas Pilipinas program in preparation for Window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers next month in Clark, Pampanga.
The first batch is made up of the core that won two games in Window 2 last November in Bahrain, and together with the coaching staff led by Gilas men’s team Project Director Tab Baldwin.
They entered the training facility Sunday at the Inspire Sports Academy in Calamba, Laguna.
The initial group includes 2019 PBA Rookie Draft selections Isaac Go, Rey Suerte and brothers Matt and Mike Nieto, as well as their Window 2 teammates Javi Gomez de Liano, Dave Ildefonso, Justine Baltazar, Calvin Oftana, William Navarro, and Kenmark Carino.
Kouame joins cadets, PBA draftees as part of Gilas first batch to enter Calamba bubble Jan 10, 2021
THE Gilas cadets and PBA draftees join Kiefer Ravena and naturalized player candidate Angelo Kouame among the first batch of national team players who entered the training bubble on Sunday at the Inspire Sports Academy in Laguna as part of its preparation for the Fiba World Cup qualifiers.
Rookie Draft selections Isaac Go, brothers Matt and Mike Nieto, and Rey Suerte are reunited with cadets Javi Gomez de Liano, Dave Ildefonso, Justine Baltazar, Calvin Oftana, William Navarro, and Kenmark Carino in going to the Calamba bubble together with Gilas Pilipinas project director Tab Baldwin and the rest of the coaching staff headed by Jong Uichico.