The Philippine national basketball team, Gilas Pilipinas, is set to compete in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) for a chance to participate in the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The tournament will take place in Riga, Latvia, starting July 3, 2024.
Gilas Pilipinas faces tough competition in Group A, which includes Latvia (ranked 6th globally) and Georgia (ranked 23rd). The Philippines, currently ranked 37th in the world, needs to finish in the top two of their group to advance to the crossover semifinals.
Head coach Tim Cone will lead a 12-man roster featuring notable players such as Justin Brownlee, June Mar Fajardo, and Chris Newsome. The team aims to secure one of the four remaining slots for the Olympics.
Filipino basketball fans can watch Gilas Pilipinas’ crucial games for free through the Smart LiveStream app. The schedule is as follows:
- July 3, 2024: Philippines vs. Latvia
- July 4, 2024: Philippines vs. Georgia
To qualify for the Olympics, Gilas needs to win at least one game in the group stage, followed by victories in the semifinal and final rounds of the tournament.
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Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
