Philippines (Pilipinas) Basketball Team Roster, Schedule, Matches FIBA World Cup 2019
Philippines Basketball Team Roster & Schedule for FIBA World Cup 2019 China. Find Men’s Basketball Pilipinas world cup matches schedule, players & National basketball team squad for FIBA 2019.
The Philippines national basketball team also known as Pilipinas basketball team is one of the most favorite Team in FIBA World Cup. The Team is managed by Basketball Federation of the Philippines or Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.
This is a very old team with some strongest players. The Team won a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship. They took 5th place in 1936 Summer Olympics. Philippines national basketball team is the only team that is outside of the USA, Africa, and Asia to qualify.
Philippines has won 5 FIBA Asia Cups, 4 Asian Games, 8 SEABA Championships that makes the Philippines national basketball team one of Asia’s elite basketball teams.
Philippines Basketball team is in the Group D of Fiba 2019 Championship in which total 6 matches is to be played & 3 matches will be played by each team in the group stages. The other 3 teams are Angola, Serbia & Italia team.
- Also Check: USA Basketball Team FIBA World Cup 2019
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History of Philippines Basketball Team
In 1913, the Philippines took participated in international basketball. The Philippines defeated China in AsiaCup. The Philippines won all but one (1921) championship until 1934.
The Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) was founded in 1936 and they are among the most strongest Basketball Association at that time.
Medals
FIBA World Cup
- Bronze: (1954)
Asian Championships
- Gold: (1960, 1963, 1967, 1973, 1985)
- Silver: (1965, 1971, 2013, 2015)
- Bronze: (1969)
Asian Games
- Gold: (1951, 1954, 1958, 1962)
- Silver: (1990)
- Bronze: (1986, 1998)
Philippines Basketball Team Positions
| Year | Position |
| 1950 | Did not participate |
| 1954 | 3rd place |
| 1959 | 8th place |
| 1963 | Suspended |
| 1967 | Did not qualify |
| 1970 | – |
| 1974 | 13th place |
| 1978 | 8th place |
| 1982 | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Withdrew |
| 1990 | Did not qualify |
| 1994 | – |
| 1998 | – |
| 2002 | Suspended |
| 2006 | – |
| 2010 | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | 21st place |
| 2019 | Qualified |
Head coaches
| Name | Year |
| Jong Uichico | 2013 |
| Tab Baldwin | 2015-2016 |
| Nash Racela | 2016 |
| Josh Reyes | 2016 |
| Chot Reyes | 2018 |
| Jong Uichico | 2017 |
| Yeng Guiao | 2018 (Present) |
Philippines Basketball Team Roster & Matches for Basketball World Cup 2019
*Updated Philippines Team Squad & Roster for FIBA Basketball World Championship 2019
| Player | Position | Height(Feet-Inch) | Birthdate | NBA Draft |
| Calvin Abueva | F | 6-2 | Feb 4, 1988 | – |
| Japeth Aguilar | FC | 6-10 | Jan 25, 1985 | Western Kentucky |
| Kevin Alas | PG | 6-0 | Nov 13, 1991 | – |
| Raymond Almazan | F | 6-8 | Aug 2, 1989 | – |
| Mark Barroca | PG | 5-10 | Apr 25, 1986 | – |
| Amer Baser | G | 6-0 | Sep 29, 1992 | – |
| Beau Belga | SF | 6-5 | Nov 30, 1986 | – |
| Rey Mark Belo | SG | 6-3 | Feb 12, 1993 | – |
| Andray Blatche | PF | 6-11 | Aug 22, 1986 | South Kent School (Connecticut) |
| Alex Cabagnot | PG | 6-0 | Dec 8, 1982 | Hawaii Hilo |
| Jayson Castro William | G | 5-10 | Jun 30, 1986 | – |
| Carl Bryan Cruz | PF | 6-4 | Aug 21, 1991 | – |
| John Paul Erram | FC | 6-8 | Jul 7, 1989 | – |
| Russell Escoto | F | 6-6 | Dec 4, 1992 | – |
| June Mar Fajardo | C | 6-10 | Nov 27, 1989 | – |
| Kevin Ferrer | G | 6-4 | Mar 26, 1993 | – |
| Jiovani Jalalon | G | 5-9 | Aug 2, 1992 | – |
| Marcio Lassiter | G | 6-3 | May 16, 1987 | – |
| Paul Lee Dalistan | PG | 6-0 | Feb 14, 1989 | Cal State Fullerton |
| Allein Maliksi | SG | 6-3 | Sep 18, 1987 | – |
| Gabe Norwood | G | 6-5 | Feb 9, 1985 | – |
| Von Pessumal | F | 6-2 | Feb 12, 1993 | George Mason |
| Roger Ray Pogoy | G | 6-2 | Jun 16, 1992 | – |
| Stanley Pringle | G | 6-1 | Mar 5, 1987 | – |
| Aldrech Ramos | F | 6-6 | Apr 3, 1988 | Penn State |
| Ferdinand Ravena | G | 6-3 | Dec 17, 1996 | – |
| Kiefer Isaac Ravena | G | 6-0 | Oct 27, 1993 | – |
| La Revilla | G | 5-7 | Nov 30, 1989 | – |
| Terrence Romeo | G | 6-0 | Mar 16, 1992 | – |
| Jeth Troy Rosario | F | 6-7 | Jan 20, 1992 | – |
| Ian Paul Sangalang | F | 6-7 | Dec 20, 1991 | – |
| Arwind Santos | SG | 6-4 | Jun 10, 1981 | – |
| Gregory Slaughter | C | 7-0 | May 19, 1988 | – |
| Christian Standhardinger | F | 6-8 | Jul 4, 1989 | Ateneo de Manila University |
| Asi Taulava | C | 6-10 | Mar 2, 1973 | Hawaii |
| L.A. Tenorio | PG | 5-9 | Jul 9, 1984 | BYU-Hawaii |
| Earl Thompson | G | 6-1 | Jul 12, 1993 | – |
| Michael Tolomia | G | 6-0 | Jan 6, 1993 | – |
| Abu Jahal Tratter | PF | 6-5 | Jan 9, 1993 | – |
| Matthew Wright | G | 6-4 | Feb 7, 1991 | – |
FIBA World Cup 2019 Philippines Basketball Team Matches within GROUP D
| Match Date | Team |
| August 31, 2019 (Saturday) | (7:30PM) Philippines vs. Italy |
| September 2, 2019 (Monday) | (7:30PM) Philippines vs. Serbia |
| September 4, 2019 (Wednesday) | (3:30PM) Philippines vs. Angola |
- Venue: Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan
| 31 August 2019 | |||||
Angola  |
– |  Serbia |
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Philippines  |
– |  Italy |
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| 2 September 2019 | |||||
| Italy |
– | Angola |
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| Serbia |
– | Philippines |
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| 4 September 2019 | |||||
| Angola |
– | Philippines |
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| Italy |
– | Serbia |
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