MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines could be fielding in its most youthful Gilas Pilipinas ever formed when it plunges back into competition with a pair of tournaments in June.
Gilas entered the training bubble in Calamba, Laguna earlier this month with 11 new faces including a high school standout along with the cadets in preparation for the third window of the Fiba Asia Cup qualifiers and the Olympic Qualifying Tournament three months from now.
“Not only is this the youngest Gilas group ever assembled, it’s probably the youngest that could be assembled and still be called Gilas,” said Gilas program director Tab Baldwin on talk show The Game. “If we went any younger, we’d …
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