The Philippines men's national basketball team, led by head coach Yeng Guiao secured their qualification in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the second round of the Asian qualifiers. The national team were drawn in Group D for the group phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup with Serbia, Italy, and Angola.
A squad with a different composition from the FIBA Basketball World Cup team will also participate in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games to be hosted at home in the Philippines.
Record
| Competition | Result | GP | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIBA Basketball World Cup | 32nd Place | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Southeast Asian Games | Champions | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Tournaments
FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
Phase: Second round
| February 21 19:00 |
| Boxscore |
Qatar  |
46–84 |  Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 10–16, 9–31, 16–22 | ||
| Pts: Saeed 10 Rebs: Saeed 8 Asts: Suliman 3 |
Pts: Blatche 17 Rebs: Blatche 15 Asts: Blatche 7 | |
| Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Attendance: 3,272 Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yu Jung (TPE), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ) |
| February 24 20:30 |
| Boxscore |
Kazakhstan  |
75–93 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–23, 20–26, 15–22 | ||
| Pts: Clemmons 27 Rebs: Murzagaliyev, Yergali 6 Asts: Clemmons 9 |
Pts: Blatche 41 Rebs: Blatche 13 Asts: four players 3 | |
| Saryarka Velodrome, Astana Attendance: 2,392 Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Ye Nan (CHN), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR) |
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Main article: 2019 Philippines FIBA Basketball World Cup teamGroup phase
| 31 August 2019 19:30 |
| Boxscore |
| Philippines |
62–108 |  Italy |
| Scoring by quarter: 8–37, 16–25, 15–23, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Blatche, Perez 15 Rebs: Blatche 10 Asts: Perez 3 |
Pts: Datome, Della Valle 17 Rebs: Tessitori 8 Asts: Vitali 5 | |
| Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Steve Anderson (USA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Yu Jung (TPE) |
| 2 September 2019 19:30 |
| Boxscore |
Serbia  |
126–67 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 34–22, 37–13, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Bjelica 20 Rebs: Jokić 7 Asts: Jokić, Micić 7 |
Pts: Perez 16 Rebs: Fajardo 6 Asts: Blatche 6 | |
| Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Yu Jung (TPE), Yohan Rosso (FRA) |
| September 4 15:30 |
| Boxscore |
Angola  |
84–81 (OT) | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 17–14, 18–12, 17–27, Overtime: 11–8 | ||
| Pts: Joaquim 20 Rebs: Moreira 15 Asts: Paulo 6 |
Pts: Blatche 23 Rebs: Blatche 12 Asts: Ravena 4 | |
| Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Scott Beker (AUS) |
Classification round
| September 6 20:00 |
| Boxscore |
Tunisia  |
86–67 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–10, 19–14, 21–15, 19–28 | ||
| Pts: Abada 16 Rebs: Mejri 12 Asts: Roll 4 |
Pts: Blatche 24 Rebs: Blatche 11 Asts: five players 2 | |
| Wukesong Arena, Beijing Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Boris Krejić (SVN), Harja Jaladri (IDN) |
| September 8 20:00 |
| Boxscore |
Iran  |
95–75 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 18–10, 27–16, 20–25 | ||
| Pts: Haddadi 19 Rebs: Haddadi 7 Asts: Jamshidi, Yakhchali 5 |
Pts: Bolick 15 Rebs: Blatche 5 Asts: Blatche 5 | |
| Wukesong Arena, Beijing Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Nicolas Fernandes (TAH) |
Málaga pocket tournament
The Philippines participated at a pocket tournament in the port city of Málaga in Spain as part of their preparations for the World Cup.
| August 9 22:00 |
| Report |
DR Congo  |
82–71 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-21, 14-12, 26-22, 24-16 | ||
| Pts: Mvouika 21 | Pts: Bolick 21 | |
| Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga |
| August 10 |
| Report |
Ivory Coast  |
63–73 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 26–22, 27–27, 21–21 | ||
| Pts: Thompson 20 | Pts: Bolick 19 | |
| Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga |
Southeast Asian Games
To be announced
Exhibition games
| August 6 |
| Report |
| DR Congo |
80–102 | Philippines |
| Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara |
| August 7 |
| Report |
| Ivory Coast |
83–94 | Philippines |
| Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara |
| August 23 |
| Report |
| Philippines |
92–83 |  Adelaide 36ers |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 25–33, 23–19, 19–15 | ||
| Pts: Blatche 19 | Pts: Moore 16 | |
| Meralco Gym, Pasig |
| August 25 |
| Report |
| Philippines |
75–85 | Adelaide 36ers |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 17–15, 18–23, 27–18 | ||
| Pts: Blatche 16 | Pts: Johnson 16 | |
| Meralco Gym, Pasig |
Roster
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
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See also
References
- Henson, Joaquin (22 March 2019). "Gilas Pilipinas plots pathway to Tokyo". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- Go, Beatrice (9 April 2019). "SBP continues Clarkson talks for FIBA World Cup". Rappler. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- "La Selección se medirá a Costa de Marfil en agosto en Málaga". 20 June 2019.
| Preceded by2018 | Philippines national basketball team results 2019 |
Succeeded by2020 |