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The Philippines men's national basketball team competed in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The tournament will be co-hosted by the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia from August 25 to September 10, 2023. This is the Philippines third straight appearance in the FIBA Basketball World Cup since its participation in the 2014 edition hosted in Spain.
The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 19th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams, held from 25 August to 10 September 2023. The tournament was the second to feature 32 teams and was hosted by multiple nations for the first time in its history—the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.
Team USA again extended their lead with their reserves playing. [7] Led once more by Reaves, the bench outscored the Greeks by 11 in the first half, compared to the starters having a +2 advantage. [48] The starting unit quickly stretched Team USA's lead to 20 in the third quarter, and the United States led by 23 entering the fourth. [7]
The Philippines and China last played against each other in the 2018 Asian Games with the latter team winning. [5] This was also the Philippines' first win in the FIBA World Cup since 2014 and first ever win as host; Philippines finished winless in 1978 as host. [6] [7]
In February 2023, the Philippines took part in the final window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers. [3] The national team ended their participation in the qualifiers with a lost to Jordan. [4] As one of the hosts of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, the Philippines were already qualified regardless of their performance.
FIBA ranks the Philippines men's team 40th globally and the women's 42nd. Spain and the United States are in the top two spots. Basketball first came to the Philippines in the 1910s, when it was a ...
2023 FIBA World Cup qualification R2: August 29 Saudi Arabia: W 84–46 SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Philippines: 2023 FIBA World Cup qualification R2: November 10 Jordan: W 74–66 Prince Hamzah Hall, Amman, Jordan: 2023 FIBA World Cup qualification R2: November 13 Saudi Arabia: W 76–63 King Abdullah Sports City Hall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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 the Philippines or simply SBP).