FIBA World Cup

HIGHLIGHTS: 2023 FIBA World Cup draw

Delfin Dioquino

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

HIGHLIGHTS: 2023 FIBA World Cup draw

TOP GUARD. Dwight Ramos in action for Gilas Pilipinas.

FIBA

(1st UPDATE) Gilas Pilipinas faces familiar foes in the group stage of the FIBA World Cup

MANILA, Philippines – Lady luck smiled on Gilas Pilipinas.

Gilas Pilipinas faces familiar foes in the group stage of the FIBA World Cup as it got bunched with Italy, Dominican Republic, and Angola in Group A following the draw at the Araneta Coliseum on Saturday, April 29.

Must Read

Familiar foes: Gilas Pilipinas grouped with Italy, Angola anew in FIBA World Cup

Familiar foes: Gilas Pilipinas grouped with Italy, Angola anew in FIBA World Cup
HIGHLIGHTS: 2023 FIBA World Cup draw
Must Read

Chot wary of Gilas’ familiar foes in FIBA World Cup: ‘It goes both ways’

Chot wary of Gilas’ familiar foes in FIBA World Cup: ‘It goes both ways’
Must Read

Jokic, Giannis in Manila? PH hosts NBA superstars for FIBA World Cup

Jokic, Giannis in Manila? PH hosts NBA superstars for FIBA World Cup
Must Read

Nowitzki humbled, surprised by PH love: ‘I didn’t know it was this crazy’

Nowitzki humbled, surprised by PH love: ‘I didn’t know it was this crazy’
Must Read

Chot says Gilas needs to be ‘much better’ than fabled 2014 squad in FIBA World Cup

Chot says Gilas needs to be ‘much better’ than fabled 2014 squad in FIBA World Cup
Preview

Gilas Pilipinas needs luck on its side as it hopes for a less intimidating group in the FIBA World Cup.

The groupings for the global hoops showdown will be determined on Saturday, April 29, through a draw at the Araneta Coliseum, which will serve as one of the venues for the games when the World Cup tips off in August.

Eight groups of four teams will be formed out of the 32 participating nations, composed of seven from the Americas, five from Africa, six from Asia, two from Oceania, and 12 from Europe.

As one of the host countries, the Philippines has been placed in Pot 1 together with defending champion Spain, USA, and Australia – meaning Gilas Pilipinas will not be grouped with the top three squads in the FIBA rankings.

The rest of the eight pots for the draw were decided in order of the FIBA rankings from the highest-ranked to the lowest-ranked teams.

Pots 1, 3, 5, and 7 will supply Groups A, C, E, and G, while teams from Pots 2, 4, 6, and 8 will be drawn to Groups B, D, F, and H.

The draw follows a geographical distribution as at least one but a maximum of two teams from Europe and no more than one team from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania will be picked in each group.

With that format, the teams that may be bunched with the Philippines include world No. 9 Greece, No. 10 Italy, No. 11 Germany, No. 13 Brazil, No. 23 Dominican Republic, No. 24 Finland, No. 26 New Zealand, No. 41 Angola, and No. 42 Ivory Coast.

In the previous World Cup in China, Gilas Pilipinas bowed out in the first round after going winless in its group made up of Serbia, Italy, and Angola.

The draw will start at 7:30 pm.

Please refresh this page for updates.

– Rappler.com

Add a comment

Sort by

There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation.

Summarize this article with AI

How does this make you feel?

Loading
Download the Rappler App!
Person, Human, Clothing

author

Delfin Dioquino

Delfin Dioquino dreamt of being a PBA player, but he did not have the skills to make it. So he pursued the next best thing to being an athlete – to write about them. He took up journalism at the University of Santo Tomas and joined Rappler as soon as he graduated in 2017.