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Gilas vs Hong Kong Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers

22 February 2024
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Tsuen Wan Sports activities Centre

8pm–Philippines-Gilas Pilipinas vs Hong Kong

Gilas followers have entered the venue

LOOK: Filipino followers collect to observe Gilas play in Hong Kong

PHOTOS: Gilas Pilipinas final apply earlier than first Fiba Asia Cup qualifying recreation

Gilas holds final apply on day of Hong Kong match

Japeth Aguilar Gilas Fiba

Japeth Aguilar goofs round along with his Gilas Pilipinas teammates throughout a coaching session forward of the Filipinos’ recreation towards Hong Kong within the Fiba Asia Cup 2025 qualifiers. –DENISON DALUPANG

HONG KONG — Gilas Pilipinas fixture June Mar Fajardo is past grateful that Japeth Aguilar got here in to plug his and AJ Edu’s absences for the Nationals within the opening window of the Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers.

“We’re actually grateful of Japeth. As , he’s been the longest-serving participant right here,” the soft-spoken huge man advised the Inquirer on the sidelines of the workforce’s apply on Thursday at Tsuen Wan Sports activities Centre right here.

Gilas CJ Perez Fiba Asia Cup

Gilas Pilipinas’ CJ Perez throughout a coaching session forward of the Filipinos’ recreation towards Hong Kong within the Fiba Asia Cup 2025 qualifiers. –DENISON DALUPANG

HONG KONG — Gilas Pilipinas’ CJ Perez believes he owes this nation a present when the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers elevate its curtains this Thursday.

“Enjoying right here in Hong Kong is a good alternative to offer leisure for abroad Filipino staff (OFWs),” he advised the Inquirer shortly after the apply at Tsuen Wan Sports activities Centre on Thursday.

“[Some of them] haven’t been again residence for therefore lengthy and haven’t had the possibility to see Philippine basketball dwell, so that you guess we’re excited to deliver the sport shut [to them] and provides our greatest to win the sport,” he added.

VIDEO: Justin Brownlee throughout the post-practice shootaround in Hong Kong

Gilas Hong Kong Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers

Gilas Pilipinas huddles at midcourt after ending a coaching session at Hong Kong’s Tsuen Wan Sports activities Centre. —DENISON REY A. DALUPANG

HONG KONG—When the brand new look Gilas Pilipinas assessments its mettle on Thursday, the Nationals perceive how huge of a primary step they are going to be taking towards a lower-ranked Hong Kong squad within the opening window of the Fiba  Asia Cup Qualifiers.

“As coach Tim (Cone) mentioned, that is one workforce that we are able to actually beat, so we have to do exactly that. Successful this primary recreation shall be our constructing blocks,” June Mar Fajardo advised the Inquirer on the sidelines of a protracted apply at Tsuen Wan Sports activities Centre right here.

Carl Tamayo Kevin Quiambao Gilas Pilipinas

Carl Tamayo, left, and Kevin Quiambao, former teammates in highschool, workforce up once more this time for Gilas Pilipinas within the Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.internet

MANILA, Philippines—Carl Tamayo has plenty of issues to be enthusiastic about in his return to Gilas Pilipinas for the Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers one in every of which is his reunion with Kevin Quiambao.

Tamayo mentioned he can’t wait to share the frontcourt with Quiambao, who was his teammate in highschool.

“I’m excited as a result of we confronted one another in faculty and now we’ve an opportunity to play collectively like we did in highschool and understanding Kevin, we’ve our chemistry as teammates the place we all know how one another performs,” mentioned Tamayo in Filipino.



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