MANILA, Philippines—Three faces will be making their senior debuts for Gilas Pilipinas in its game against Indonesia in the third 2021 Fiba Asia Cup Qualifiers.
Jordan Heading, Geo Chiu, and Francis Lopez will play in their first game of the competition replacing Mike Nieto, Will Navarro, and Jaydee Tungcab.
Javi Gomez de Liao, meanwhile, was reactivated for the Indonesia game replacing Will Navarro.
The small forward was initially left off the lineup but will return for the team following a DNP in Gilas’ game against South Korea.
Heading was left off the team that played against South Korea to a minor issue with his hip. The Philippines won 81-78.
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