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A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Philippines is one of the oldest teams and has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. The team won a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship for men, the best finish by any team outside the Americas and Europe.
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 the men's basketball team.
To date, the Philippines' performance in the tournament is the best finish by an Asian country in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. [2] The 1950s is often regarded as a "golden era" in Philippine basketball, with the Philippine team's feat in the 1954 championship a factor which contributed to the contemporary popularity of basketball in the ...
For the FIBA Basketball World Cup in August, the Philippines are set to face Italy, the Dominican Republic and Angola in Group A. [15] The Philippines have played against Italy and Angola in the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China while they faced the Dominican Republic in the Belgrade tournament of the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifiers in June to ...
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines: FIBA Asia Championship R1: August 5 Japan: W 90–71 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines: FIBA Asia Championship R2: August 6 Qatar: W 80–70 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines: FIBA Asia Championship R2: August 7 Hong Kong: W 67–55 Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines: FIBA Asia Championship ...
The Philippines national basketball team is led by head coach Tim Cone. Cone has been coach since September 2024. [1] The national team will finish their last two remaining games in the qualifiers of the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup which they already qualified for. [2] They will take part at the Doha International Cup in February 2025 in Doha, Qatar. [2]
The Philippines men's national basketball team has competed in FIBA competitions for basketball clubs such as the FIBA Asia Champions Cup. In such cases the national team competed, they played under a club name, usually after a sponsor. At the FIBA Asia Champions Cup in particular, privately sponsored national teams has competed in the tournament.
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.