FIBA World Cup 2019

FIBA World Cup 2019

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup is the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament is hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that will not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup.

Teams: 32 Trending

Dates: Sat, 31 Aug 2019 – Sun, 15 Sep 2019

Gilas Pilipinas

The PBA has committed its players' participation in the FIBA Basketball World Cup. It was decided that the Philippines will field two separate teams for the intercontinental competition and the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, which the country will host. The SBP negotiated for FIBA's recognition of Jordan Clarkson of the Cleveland Cavaliers' eligibility to play as a "local player" rather than a "naturalized" player. Head coach Yeng Guiao decided not to include Clarkson in the final roster due to the absence of a FIBA decision that would allow him to play as a local player.

A training pool was formed from where the team's coaching staff will select players from. Players who were invited to the pool includes Robert Bolick, Gabe Norwood, June Mar Fajardo, Marcio Lassiter, Troy Rosario, Paul Lee, Raymond Almazan, Japeth Aguilar, CJ Perez, Kiefer Ravena, and Matthew Wright. Beau Belga and Stanley Pringle despite not being part of the pool also took part in training sessions. By June 5, 2019, no additional players are being invited to the pool.

A shortlist of 19 players was announced by the national federation which includes Blatche, Clarkson, and Pringle who are considered naturalized players by FIBA. The final 12-man roster was officially announced to the public on August 25, 2019 after the second tune up game of the national team against the Adelaide 36ers, with Poy Erram, Matthew Wright and Marcio Lassiter not making into the final squad due to injuries. 2014 FIBA World Cup holdovers, Andray Blatche, June Mar Fajardo, and Japeth Aguilar are part of the roster.

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Philippines national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 1 Blatche, Andray 33 – (1986-08-22)August 22, 1986 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Tianjin Gold Lions PG 3 Dalistan, Paul 30 – (1989-02-14)February 14, 1989 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Magnolia Hotshots PG 4 Ravena, Kiefer 25 – (1993-10-27)October 27, 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) NLEX Road Warriors SF 5 Norwood, Gabe (C) 34 – (1985-02-09)February 9, 1985 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters SG 8 Bolick, Robert 23 – (1995-09-13)September 13, 1995 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) NorthPort Batang Pier PG 14 Barroca, Mark 33 – (1986-04-25)April 25, 1986 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Magnolia Hotshots C 15 Fajardo, June Mar 29 – (1989-11-17)November 17, 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Miguel Beermen SG 16 Pogoy, Roger 27 – (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) TNT KaTropa SG 17 Perez, Jaymar 25 – (1993-11-17)November 17, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Columbian Dyip SF 18 Rosario, Troy 27 – (1992-01-20)January 20, 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) TNT KaTropa PF 20 Almazan, Raymond 30 – (1989-08-02)August 2, 1989 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) Meralco Bolts PF 25 Aguilar, Japeth 32 – (1987-01-25)January 25, 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Ford Arao Caloy Garcia Ryan Gregorio Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 31 August 2019

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