WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
Gilas Pilipinas’ campaign for a spot in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup resumes as the Filipino cagers return to action in the third and final window of the qualifiers in Doha, Qatar.
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LATEST UPDATES
Kobe Paras highlight reel
⚠️Highlight reel 🎥@_kokoparas being Paras! #FIBAAsiaCup 2021 Qualifiers @officialSBPinc pic.twitter.com/SracIIFXiZ
— 🏀FIBA Asia Cup (@FIBAAsiaCup) November 27, 2020
All set and ready!
@officialSBPinc 🇵🇭 🎶🎶🎶🎶
— FIBA Asia Cup (@FIBAasiacup) November 27, 2020
All set & ready!#FIBAAsiaCup 2021 Qualifeirs pic.twitter.com/P83B0rnVYF
Who are in Group A?
Group A is gonna be 🔥‼️
— FIBA Asia Cup (@FIBAasiacup) November 27, 2020
🇹🇭🇵🇭🇮🇩#FIBAAsiaCup 2021 Qualifiers@officialSBPinc @perbasi_ina https://t.co/3V0rGrLR2f
Kobe Paras wants to bring hope with Gilas Pilipinas
Kobe Paras yearns that he and Gilas Pilipinas will be a beacon of hope for Filipinos undergoing trying times as they take center stage in the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers.
“A lot of things are happening. Hopefully, as a team we can bring hope to people,” Paras told Sports Page in a mix of Filipino and English.
Gilas Pilipinas faces Thailand in the first of their two meetings at 9 pm on Friday, November 27.
#GilasPilipinas Kobe Paras said that he will dedicate their games to frontliners, all the people affected by the typhoons, and for everyone else fighting for what is right in the country 🇵🇭 💯 #SBP #ParaSaBayan #LabanPilipinas pic.twitter.com/pvz4x5JyEf
— SBP (@officialSBPinc) November 26, 2020
Gilas Pilipinas locked and loaded
Are you ready to cheer for Gilas Pilipinas?
The #FIBAAsiaCup Qualifiers are BACK 🏀‼️
— FIBA Asia Cup (@FIBAasiacup) November 27, 2020
Who you got⁉️
📲 https://t.co/N8vXlNKcUu
📺 https://t.co/f9pvbvesO2 pic.twitter.com/flmjjVsb2N
Gilas Pilipinas final 12
Here are the players who made the cut in the 12-man Gilas Pilipinas lineup versus Thailand on Friday, November 27.
ITS FINAL! 🇵🇭
— SBP (@officialSBPinc) November 26, 2020
Here’s the 12-man Gilas Pilipinas lineup for 2021 FIBA Asia Cup Qualifiers in Bahrain. #SBP #ParaSaBayan #LabanPilipinas pic.twitter.com/8AXWK1MuFn
Paras, De Liaños in for Gilas Pilipinas in first clash vs Thailand
Kobe Paras banners Gilas Pilipinas’ 12-man lineup against Thailand in the first of their two encounters in the second window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers in Manama, Bahrain on Friday, November 27.
Paras will be joined by his UP teammates Juan and Javi Gomez de Liaño and Gilas Pilipinas special draftees Isaac Go, Rey Suerte, and Matt and Mike Nieto.
Kobe Paras will be joined by UP teammates Juan and Javi Gomez de Liaño and Gilas Pilipinas special draftees Isaac Go, Rey Suerte, and Matt and Mike Nieto! #FIBAAsiaCup https://t.co/8ZEjSQcBRT
— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) November 26, 2020
FAST FACTS: Gilas Pilipinas in FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers
Gilas Pilipinas is expected to qualify for the FIBA Asia Cup due to a favorable grouping as it got bunched with South Korea, Thailand, and Indonesia in Group A.
While beating Korea has always been a tall order, the Philippines historically has the edge over Indonesia and Thailand. Read more.
Gilas Pilipinas puts a premium on building for the future by infusing young blood into its pool for the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers. #FIBAAsiaCup https://t.co/wsFfBajajC
— Rappler Sports (@RapplerSports) November 26, 2020