2009 Philippines men's FIBA Asia Championship team explained

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Powerade-Team Pilipinas
League:2009 FIBA Asia Championship
League Result:8th Place
Nickname:Powerade Team Pilipinas
Team Pilipinas
Location:Philippines
Coach:Yeng Guiao
Championships:2009 SEABA Championship
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Prevseason:2007
Nextseason:2011

2009 Philippines men's FIBA Asia Championship team, also known as Powerade-Team Pilipinas was the basketball team that represented the Philippines in international competitions from 2008 to 2009. The team was organized by the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) sponsored by Coca-Cola Beverages Philippines. The team succeeded San Miguel-Team Pilipinas.

Formation

After Yeng Guiao's appointed as head coach of the new Philippine team (Team Pilipinas), he started to form a national team for the 2009 SEABA Championship, selecting Asi Taulava, Kerby Raymundo, Mick Pennisi, Gabe Norwood, Jayjay Helterbrand, James Yap, Cyrus Baguio, Ryan Reyes, Willie Miller, Jared Dillinger, Ranidel de Ocampo at Arwind Santos. Sonny Thoss and Kelly Williams are both assigned to be reserves due to medical issues.[1]

Performance

In the 2009 FIBA Asia Championship,[2] some players like de Ocampo, and Ryan Reyes were replaced by Japeth Aguilar, and Thoss. In the tournament, they only lost to South Korea in the first round, and won the majority of games in the second round. But they lost to Jordan in the quarterfinals and relegated to classification round, losing to Qatar and South Korea.[3]

Record

Preliminary round: Group A

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Second round: Group E

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Final round

Quarterfinals

5th–8th Classification

Battle for 7th

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villar . Joey . Beltran . Nelson . 12 players sa Powerade Team Pilipinas inihayag . 2024-08-06 . Philstar.com.
  2. Web site: Villar . Joey . Beltran . Nelson . Powerade RP faces daunting task in Tianjin . 2024-08-06 . Philstar.com.
  3. Web site: Villar . Joey . Beltran . Nelson . Two-point loss to Korea reminiscent of '02 Asiad debacle . 2024-08-06 . Philstar.com.