Philippines men's national basketball team major competition results explained

Country:Philippines
Fiba Ranking:Gilas Pilipinas: 37 1[1]
Batang Gilas: 25 2[2]
Joined Fiba:1936
Fiba Zone:FIBA Asia
National Fed:Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas
Coach:Tim Cone
Nickname:S: Gilas Pilipinas, Gilas Cadets
J: Batang Gilas
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The Philippines men's national basketball team (Filipino; Pilipino: Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas) represents the Philippines in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (Basketball Federation of the Philippines or simply SBP). A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Philippines is one of the oldest teams and has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. The team won a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship for men, the best finish by any team outside the Americas and Europe. Also, the team took a fifth-place finish in 1936 Summer Olympics, the best finish by any team outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania. The Philippines has the most wins in the Olympics among teams outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania.

Aside from the bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup and the fifth-place Olympic finish, the Philippines has won five FIBA Asia Cups (formerly FIBA Asia Championship), four Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, seven SEABA Championships, all but two Southeast Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, and has the most titles in Southeast Asia Basketball Association men's championship, being considered as the powerhouse team in Southeast Asia and one of Asia's elite basketball team. The country has also participated in seven FIBA World Cups and seven Olympic Basketball Tournaments.

Gilas Pilipinas and the Gilas Cadets represent the current men's national team while Batang Gilas Pilipinas Under-19 and Under-17 represent the current junior's national team.

Gilas Pilipinas

FIBA Basketball World Cup

FIBA World Cup RecordQualification
YearPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30
Did not participate
3rd place9 6 3
8th place 6 4 2
Suspended
Did not qualify
1970
13th place 7 2 5 See 1973 ABC Championship
8th place 8 0 8 Qualified as hosts
Did not qualifySee ABC/FIBA Asia Championship records
Withdrew
Did not qualify
1998
Suspended
Did not qualify
21st place 5 1 4
32nd place 5 0 5 12 7 5
24th place 5 1 4 Qualified as co-hosts
To be determined
Total 1 bronze 45 14 31 12 7 5

By matches

Updated to matches played at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

List of FIBA Basketball World Cup matches
YearRoundOpponentScoreResult
1954Round 164–52Win
62–99Loss
Final43–56Loss
48–38Win
90–56Win
41–57Loss
83–76Win
66–60Win
67–63Win
1959Round 168–59Win
61–85Loss
63–76Loss
Classification66–65Win
79–65Win
78–70Win
1974Round 185–135Loss
90–111Loss
85–117Loss
Classification101–100Win
84–101Loss
112–119Loss
87–86Win
1978Semifinal101–117Loss
63–110Loss
72–119Loss
75–112Loss
52–97Loss
88–99Loss
70–100Loss
Final74–92Loss
2014Round 178–81 OTLoss
70–82Loss
81–85Loss
73–77Loss
81–79 OTWin
2019Round 162–108Loss
67–126Loss
81–84 OTLoss
Classification67–86Loss
75–95Loss
2023Round 181–87Loss
70–80Loss
83–90Loss
Classification67–86Loss
96–75Win

Head to head record

Updated to matches played at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup

OpponentPlayedWonLost
202
202
312
303
101
321
110
110
110
101
101
101
110
110
101
101
110
303
101
110
202
110
101
101
101
101
101
303
330
101
Total451431

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
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5th place 5 4 1
12th place 8 4 4
9-16th place 5 3 2
7th place 8 4 4
11th place 8 4 4
Did not qualify
13th place 9 3 6
13th place 9 3 6
Did not qualify
Did not participate
Did not qualify
1992
1996
2008
2012
2016
2020
2024
Total 52 25 27

FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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Automatic Olympic qualifier
6th place 9 4 5
Automatic Olympic qualifier
Did not qualify
20166th place 202
5th place 2 0 2
3rd place 3 1 2
Total 16 5 11

FIBA Asia Cup

FIBA Asia Cup RecordQualification
YearPositionwidth=30width=30width=30width=30width=30width=30
Champions 9 9 0 Qualified as hosts
Champions 11 9 2 bgcolor=white colspan=3 rowspan=5
Runners-up 9 8 1
Champions 9 9 0
3rd place 8 6 2
Runners-up 8 7 1
Champions 10 10 0 Qualified as hosts
5th place 9 5 4
5th place 9 4 5
4th place 7 4 3
4th place 7 4 3
9th place 5 3 2
Champions 6 6 0
4th place 7 4 3
8th place 7 2 5
7th place9 5 4
11th place6 3 3
12th place7 2 5
9th place6 3 3
11th place6 2 4
Suspended
15th place 7 2 5
Suspended
9th place 7 5 2
8th place 9 4 5
4th place 9 6 3
Runners-up 9 7 2 bgcolor=silver colspan=3 rowspan=1Qualified as hosts
Runners-up 9 7 2 bgcolor=silver colspan=3 rowspan=1See 2015 SEABA Championship
7th place 6 4 2 See 2017 SEABA Championship
9th place 4 1 3 6 6 0
Total28/30 215 141 74 6 6 0

FIBA Asia Challenge

FIBA Asia Challenge Record
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8th place 5 0 5
Did not participate
4th place 7 3 4
4th place 7 4 3
3rd place 6 5 1
9th place 5 1 4
Total 1 bronze 30 13 17

Asian Games

Asian Games Record
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1st place 4 4 0
1st place 6 6 0
1st place 7 6 1
1st place 7 7 0
6th place 7 4 3
5th place 8 4 4
4th place 6 2 4
5th place 9 4 5
4th place 10 6 4
3rd place 4 2 2
2nd place 6 4 2
4th place 6 3 3
3rd place 7 4 3
4th place7 4 3
Suspended
6th place9 5 4
7th place 7 3 4
5th place 5 3 2
1st place 7 6 1
Total5 golds 1 silver 2 bronzes122 77 45

SEABA Championship

SEABA Championship Record
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1994 4th place
1996 2nd place
1998 1st place 5 5 0
2001 1st place 5 5 0
2003 1st place 3 3 0
2005 Suspended
1st place 4 4 0
1st place 4 4 0
1st place 4 4 0
2013 Did not participate
1st place 5 5 0
1st place 6 6 0
Total 8 golds 1 silver

SEABA Cup

SEABA Cup
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1st place 4 4 0
Did not participate
1st place 5 5 0
Total 2 golds 9 9 0

SEA Games

SEA Games record
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1st place
2nd place
1st place 4 3 1
1st place
1st place
1st place5 5 0
2nd place 4 3 1
1st place 5 5 0
1st place
1st place 7 7 0
1st place 4 3 1
1st place
1st place 5 5 0
1st place 5 5 0
Suspended
1st place 4 4 0
Not held
1st place 5 5 0
1st place 6 6 0
1st place 5 5 0
1st place 5 5 0
1st place 5 5 0
2nd place 6 5 1
1st place 5 4 1
Total19 golds, 3 silvers 80 75 5

Batang Gilas U-19

FIBA U-19 World

FIBA Under-19 World Cup Record
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10th place 8 2 6
Did not qualify
1987
1991
1995
1999
2003
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
14th place7 1 6
Did not qualify
2023
Total 15 3 12

FIBA U-18 Asian

FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship Record
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1st place 6 6 0
1st place 9 9 0
1st place 10 10 0
1977 1st place
1978 1st place
2nd place 9 8 1
1st place 10 10 0
3rd place 8 5 3
2nd place
3rd place 8 6 2
4th place
3rd place 7 5 2
6th place 7 4 3
6th place 7 4 3
7th place 7 3 4
Did not participate
2002
13th place 7 3 4
Did not participate
7th place 8 4 4
5th place 9 6 3
6th place 9 6 3
5th place 8 5 3
7th place 8 3 5
4th place 6 4 2
6th place 6 4 2
Total 6 golds 2 silvers 3 bronzes

SEABA U-18

SEABA Under-18 Championship Record
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1st place
1998 1st place
2002 Did not participate
2004 1st place 4 4 0
2006 Did not participate
2008 1st place
2010 1st place
1st place 4 4 0
1st place 3 3 0
1st place 6 6 0
Total 8 golds

Batang Gilas U-17

FIBA U-17 World

FIBA Under-17 World Cup Record
width=25%Yearwidth=30%Positionwidth=8%Pldwidth=8%Wwidth=8%L
Did not qualify
2012
15th place 7 1 6
Did not qualify
201813th place 7 2 5
2020Cancelled
2022Did not qualify
2024Qualified
Total 14 3 11

FIBA U-16 Asian

FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship Record
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4th place 8 5 3
4th place 8 6 2
2nd place 9 7 2
5th place 8 6 2
4th place 6 3 3
Cancelled
7th place 6 3 3
4th place 7 4 3
Total 1 silver 52 34 18

SEABA U-16

SEABA Under-16 Championship Record
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1st place 4 4 0
1st place 4 4 0
1st place 4 4 0
1st place 4 4 0
1st place 33 0
Total 5 golds 19 19 0

3x3 Senior

Olympic Games

Summer Olympic Games Record
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Did not qualify
Total

FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
width=25%Yearwidth=30%Positionwidth=8%Pldwidth=8%Wwidth=8%L
20th place 4 0 4
Total 4 0 4

FIBA 3x3 World Cup

FIBA 3x3 World Cup Record
width=25%Yearwidth=30%Positionwidth=8%Pldwidth=8%Wwidth=8%L
Did not qualify
2014
20169th place 4 2 2
201711th place 4 2 2
201811th place 4 2 2
2019Did not qualify
2022
2023
Total 12 6 6

FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup

FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup Record
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7th place 4 2 2
Did not enter
Did not qualify
4th place 5 2 3
10th place 2 0 2
11th place 2 0 2
Total 13 4 9

Asian Games

Asian Games record
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Did not enter
8th place 6 4 2
Total6 4 2

Asian Indoor Games

Asian Indoor Games 3x3 Record
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4th place422
Did not enter
Total 422

SEA Games

SEA Games 3x3 record
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1st place880
3rd place853
2nd place541
Total 1 gold 1 silver 1 bronze 21174

3x3 Junior

FIBA 3x3 U-23 World

FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup Record
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9th place 4 2 2
Did not qualify
Cancelled
Did not qualify
2023
Total 4 2 2

FIBA 3x3 U-18 World

FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup Record
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2011Did not qualify
18th place 5 3 2
17th place 8 2 6
17th place 4 1 3
7th place 5 3 2
2019Did not qualify
2021
2022
2023
Total 22 9 13

Youth Olympics

Youth Olympic Games Record
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20109th place 743
2014Did not qualify
2018
Total743

FIBA 3x3 U-18 Asian

FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asian Championship Record
width=25%Yearwidth=30%Positionwidth=8%Pldwidth=8%Wwidth=8%L
1st place 7 6 1
2nd place7 5 2
7th place 3 1 2
2018Did not participate
5th place 3 2 1
2022Did not participate
Total 1 gold 1 silver 20 14 6

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rankings. https://web.archive.org/web/20170621054630/http://www.fiba.basketball/rankingmen. live. June 21, 2017. www.fiba.com.
  2. Web site: Rankings. https://web.archive.org/web/20170621104832/http://www.fiba.basketball/rankingboys. live. June 21, 2017. www.fiba.com.