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2022 Philippines Asian Games basketball team

The 2022 Philippines men's Asian Games basketball team, was a Filipino Asian Games team assembled for the basketball competition on 2022 Asian Games.

2022 Philippines Asian Games basketball team
Head coachTim Cone
2022 Asian Games Gold
Scoring leaderUnited States Justin Brownlee
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The Asian Games was rescheduled by 2023 because of COVID-19 pandemic.

Forming the team edit

The formation of the team was started after the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Tim Cone (notably coached the 1998 team) was appointed as head coach.[1] The team roster composition have problems, as majority of the players from the World Cup (coached by Chot Reyes) was unable to commit due to their another commitments (mostly due to their B-League teams).[2]

Roster edit

2022 Asian Games edit

The following was the roster of the Philippines national team for the 2022 Asian Games in China.[3]

Philippines national basketball – 2022 Asian Games roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G/F 3 Chris Newsome 33 – (1990-07-25)July 25, 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Meralco Bolts  
PG 6 Kevin Alas 31 – (1991-11-13)November 13, 1991 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) NLEX Road Warriors  
SG 9 Scottie Thompson 30 – (1993-07-12)July 12, 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel  
F 10 Arvin Tolentino 27 – (1995-11-05)November 5, 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) NorthPort Batang Pier  
G 12 Chris Ross 38 – (1985-03-09)March 9, 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) San Miguel Beermen  
G/F 13 Marcio Lassiter 36 – (1987-05-16)May 16, 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) San Miguel Beermen  
C 15 June Mar Fajardo 33 – (1989-11-17)November 17, 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Miguel Beermen  
G 17 CJ Perez 29 – (1993-11-17)November 17, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) San Miguel Beermen  
F 18 Calvin Oftana 27 – (1996-01-03)January 3, 1996 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) TNT Tropang Giga  
F 25 Japeth Aguilar (C) 36 – (1987-01-25)January 25, 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel  
F 32 Justin Brownlee (NP) 35 – (1988-04-23)April 23, 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel  
C 34 Ange Kouame (NP) 25 – (1997-12-15)December 15, 1997 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Free agent
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on September 26, 2023

Asian Games competition edit

Group phase edit

September 26
13:30 (UTC+8)
Philippines   89–61   Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 29–15, 21–14, 17–14
Pts: Perez, Kouame 15
Rebs: Brownlee 9
Asts: Lassiter 4		 Pts: Almoathin 14
Rebs: Chism 13
Asts: Almoathin 3
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Taha Mohammed Nasser Al-Hashedi (YEM), Li Chengxin (CHN)
September 28
17:30 (UTC+8)
Thailand   72–87   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 13–21, 15–27, 22–19
Pts: Lamb 29
Rebs: Jakrawan, Klahan 6
Asts: Lish, J. Morgan 3		 Pts: Brownlee 19
Rebs: Brownlee 12
Asts: Thompson 9
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Hu Jing (CHN), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRI)
September 30
11:00 (UTC+8)
Jordan   87–62   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 26–16, 17–23, 28–10
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24
Rebs: Bohannon 9
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 9		 Pts: Brownlee 24
Rebs: Thompson 11
Asts: Brownlee, Perez 3
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Song Houlu (CHN), Issam Nasser Khalfan Al Siyabi (OMA)

Qualification for quarterfinals edit

October 2
16:00 (UTC+8)
Philippines   80–41   Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 33–14, 24–9, 16–7, 7–11
Pts: Fajardo, Perez 12
Rebs: Kouame 10
Asts: Newsome 6		 Pts: Muslic 12
Rebs: Ndao 8
Asts: four players 4
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Wissam Zein (SYR), Hu Jing (CHN), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM)

Quarterfinal edit

October 3
12:00 (UTC+8)
Iran   83–84   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 14–20, 18–23, 29–13
Pts: Vahedi 24
Rebs: Kazemi 8
Asts: Rezaeifer 7		 Pts: Brownlee 36
Rebs: Brownlee, Fajardo 8
Asts: Brownlee, Fajardo 4
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM), Ahmad Alyousef (JOR)

Semifinal edit

October 4
20:00 (UTC+8)
Philippines   77–76   China
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 13–29, 20–14, 27–14
Pts: Brownlee 33
Rebs: Thompson 8
Asts: Brownlee, Perez 4		 Pts: Zhao R. 18
Rebs: Zhu 8
Asts: Zhao R. 6
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Wissam Zein (SYR)

Gold medal game edit

6 October
20:00 (UTC+8)
Jordan   60–70   Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 19–14, 10–20, 19–19
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24
Rebs: Al-Dwairi 15
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Mustafa 5		 Pts: Brownlee 20
Rebs: Kouame 11
Asts: Brownlee 5
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Paul Skayem (LBN)

Legacy edit

The team won the first gold medal since 1962, first medal since 1998 (also a Cone-coached team who won bronze), and finals appearance since 1990 (Jaworski-coached team who won silver).[4][5]

The success made Tim Cone to be appointed as head coach of the Philippine national basketball team.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Tim Cone warmly received as Gilas coach, study claims". PhilStar.
  2. ^ Guardian, Daily (2023-09-08). "Gilas Pilipinas faces roster formation woes for 2023 Asian Games". Daily Guardian. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  3. ^ "Perez, Lassiter, Ross, Tolentino, Alas called up for Gilas team to Asiad". spin.ph. September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Gilas exact revenge on Jordan to end 61-year wait to be crowned Asian Games champions". ESPN.com. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  5. ^ "Philippines win 1st gold in basketball at Asian Games since 1962". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  6. ^ "SBP appoint Tim Cone as new Gilas coach". ESPN.com. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
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