2014 Philippine FIBA Basketball World Cup team explained

See also: 2014 Philippines national basketball team results.

Club:Philippines
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Chot Reyes
League:Preliminary round
League Result:6th in group
21st place overall
Largest Win:
(4 September 2014)
Largest Loss:
(31 August 2014)
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Nextseason:2019

The Philippines men's national basketball team played at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup held in Spain. The 24-team tournament began on August 30, and the winner automatically qualifies for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[1] The Philippines qualified for the World Cup by virtue of the silver medal won by their 2013 FIBA Asia Championship squad.

Team Philippines were eliminated on the preliminary round with a 1-4 standing, but almost all of their losses were close games and was won by a small margin.[2] This was the first time in 40 years since the Philippine national squad made an appearance and won a game in the World Cup.[3]

Qualification

See main article: 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. The Philippines qualified for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup through their finish in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship which was hosted at home.[4] They secured their place in the world cup by winning 86–79 over South Korea in the semifinal[5] despite failing to clinch the title losing 71–85 to Iran in the final.[4]

RankTeamRecordFIBA World Rankings
width=60Beforewidth=60Afterwidth=60Change
9–0 20 200
7–2 45 34+11
7–2 33 31+2
4th 6–3 42 44−2
5th 6–31112−1
6th 5–33642−6
7th 4–530300
8th 3–64752−5
9th 3–435350
10th 1–67169+2
11th 2–65861−3
12th 2–67573+2
13th 1–36976−7
14th 1–48579+6
15th 0–46971−2

Exhibition games

On July 25, 2014, the Philippine national team left for the United States for a training camp in Miami.[6] They had two tune up games in Miami, winning 95–74 over a Miami Pro-Am selection[7] and 93–84 over the Elev8 Sports Institute team which included players from the NBA D-League in its lineup.[8]

In Spain, the national team played against a selection team consisting of players from the Liga ACB. They secured a 89–59 win in that game.[9]

The Philippines participated in the Antibes International Basketball Tournament which was held in Antibes, France. Their opener against France ended in a 68–75 defeat,[10] and loss their two succeeding games against Australia (75–97)[11] and the Ukraine (64–114).[12]

They returned to Spain to play against the Basque Country. They loss 75–66 in their tune up against the Spanish autonomous region.[13] The Philippines had three more tune up games against three national teams; 74–83 loss to Angola,[14] 74–65 win over Egypt,[15] and a 79–86 defeat to the Dominican Republic.[16] A planned game against Mexico was cancelled.[17]

Summary

Miami training camp
Antibes International Basketball Tournament
Spain training camp

Roster

In January 2014, the Philippines reportedly want JaVale McGee and Andray Blatche to be naturalized as a Filipino for them to be able to represent the country in the upcoming World Cup.[18] Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes confirmed the development. Antipolo representative Robbie Puno filed House Bills 3784 and 3783, the naturalization bills of JaVale McGee and Andray Blatche.[19] On June 11, 2014, Blatche officially became a Filipino citizen with President Benigno Aquino III signing the relevant legislation. Under FIBA eligibility rules, Blatche became eligible to play for the national squad as a naturalized player with only one player designated as such only allowed to be a part of any national team.[20]

Greg Slaughter, Jared Dillinger, Marcio Lassiter and Paul Lee were invited to join the training pool of the national squad and to be part of the 18-man pool, Lassiter and Slaughter expressed gratitude for the decision but declined the invitation because they think that the 12-man roster that played on the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship are the ones who are deserving to play because they worked hard and helped the team to advance to the World Cup.[21] The 18-man squad was decreased to a 16-man squad but they later on added Jay Washington to the pool, to form a 17-man squad.[22]

Larry Fonacier backed out of the training pool because of being injury-plagued,[23] his two-year-old problem. The 17-man squad was decreased to 16 as Chot Reyes announced the 16-man squad.[24]

On August 18, 2014, the final 12-man roster was announced.[25]

Uniform

Preliminary round

width=10px bgcolor=#ccffccQualified for the final round
Eliminated

All times are local to Spain, UTC+2.

Senegal

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Keh . Andrew . Paul George's Injury Fuels Concerns in N.B.A. Over International Competition . August 2, 2014 . The New York Times . https://web.archive.org/web/20140806100353/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/sports/basketball/pacers-paul-george-has-surgery-after-badly-injuring-leg.html?_r=0 . August 6, 2014 . live .
  2. Web site: Philippines at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup - FIBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140628233821/http://www.fiba.com/basketballworldcup/2014/Philippines#tab=schedules_and_results. live. June 28, 2014. FIBA.com. 2015-09-22.
  3. Web site: FIBA: Andray Blatche should be eligible for Asian Games. www.interaksyon.com. Sports5. September 6, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140907052236/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/fiba-andray-blatche-should-be-eligible-for-asian-games. September 7, 2014. dead.
  4. Web site: Gallant Gilas Pilipinas falls to mighty Iran, settles for silver medal in FIBA Asia Championship. InterAksyon. InterAKTV. August 11, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140325143705/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/gallant-gilas-pilipinas-falls-to-mighty-iran-settles-for-silver-medal-in-fiba-asia-championship. March 25, 2014.
  5. News: Pamintuan . Carlo . Gilas overcomes Korea, makes FIBA Asia finals, earns World Cup berth . 16 September 2019 . GMA News . 10 August 2013.
  6. News: Manotoc . TJ . Gilas leaves for training camps in Miami, Europe . 16 September 2019 . ABS-CBN News . 25 July 2014.
  7. News: Amo. Alder. Gilas frontline too much for Miami Pro-Am selection. 8 August 2014. Philippine Star. 4 August 2014.
  8. News: Dy. Richard. Another morale-boosting win as Gilas Pilipinas downs Elev8 squad featuring NBA D-League and NCAA players. 8 August 2014. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. 4 August 2014.
  9. News: Henson. Joaquin. Gilas survives European physicality. 12 August 2014. Philippine Star. 12 August 2014.
  10. News: Gilas shows promise in loss to France in Antibes opener . 16 September 2019 . Rappler . 16 August 2014.
  11. News: Songalia . Ryan . Gilas loses to bigger, stronger Australia in France . 16 September 2019 . Rappler . 17 August 2014.
  12. News: Blatche-less Gilas loses to Ukraine by 50 points . 16 September 2019 . ABS-CBN News . 18 August 2014.
  13. Web site: Euskadi-Basque defeats Gilas Pilipinas in Tune-Up game . Gilas Pilipinas Basketball . September 16, 2019 . August 20, 2014.
  14. Web site: Angola defeats Gilas Pilipinas in Tune-up game . Gilas Pilipinas Basketball . September 16, 2019 . August 22, 2014.
  15. News: Gilas Pilipinas defeats Egypt in Tune-up game. 25 August 2014. Gilas Pilipinas. 25 August 2014.
  16. News: Ganglani . Naveen . Dominican Republic pulls away late to beat Gilas . 16 September 2019 . Rappler . 26 August 2014.
  17. News: Henson . Joaquin . Gilas' last warm-ups slated in Guadalajara . September 16, 2019 . The Philippine Star . August 21, 2014.
  18. Web site: Freeman. Eric. The Philippines wants to naturalize JaVale McGee and Andray Blatche for their national team. Yahoo! Philippines Sports. January 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140208073006/https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nba-ball-dont-lie/philippines-wants-naturalize-javale-mcgee-andray-blatche-national-224753360--nba.html. February 8, 2014.
  19. Web site: Lopez. Joshua. Bills filed to naturalize NBA players JaVale McGee, Andray Blatche for Gilas Pilipinas pool. interaksyon.com. Sports5. January 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140131075559/http://www.interaksyon.com/interaktv/bills-filed-to-naturalize-nba-players-javale-mcgee-andray-blatche-for-gilas-pilipinas-pool. January 31, 2014. dead.
  20. Web site: Bonesteel. Matt. Andray Blatche officially a Filipino citizen despite being American. The Washington Post. June 11, 2014.
  21. Web site: March 7, 2014 . Slaughter pulls out of Gilas pool, says Original 12 deserve to go to World Cup . November 16, 2023 . Spin.ph . en.
  22. Web site: Dy. Richard. New boy Jay Washington passes first test as Gilas beats Dragons in friendly. spin.ph. Sports Interactive Network Philippines. July 6, 2014.
  23. Web site: Gilas Pilipinas suffers blow, loses Fonacier from pool. gmanetwork.com. GMA Network.
  24. News: Gilas Coach Chot Reyes Named 16-Man Pool for FIBA World Cup. philnews.ph. 28 February 2014. 28 February 2014.
  25. News: Gilas Pilipinas Roster for FIBA World Cup. smartgilasbasketball.com. 18 August 2014. 19 August 2014.
  26. News: Fernandez . Rhoel . Take a look at new-look uniforms which Gilas vows to wear with pride in World Cup . 16 September 2019 . Sports Interactive Network Philippines . 27 June 2014.

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