MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Pilipinas’ roster will remain largely the same heading into the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Serbia.
The roster that played in the third window of the 2021 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers will represent the Philippines in the OQT, but Javi Gomez de Liao and Jaydee Tungcab won’t be with the team.
“Only players who played in Clark will be part of the Serbia roster,” said Ryan Gregorio, the special assistant to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president, Wednesday.
That means former captain Rey Suerte, Matt Nieto, and Dave ildefonso will miss the Serbia tournament after they couldn’t join the team in Clark after suffering injuries in training. Thirdy…
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