2016 Philippines men's national basketball team results

The Philippines national basketball team, led by head coach Tab Baldwin, participated at one of the three the FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournaments which was hosted at home after failing to win the final against China at the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship where the champion automatically qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics.^[1]

The Gilas Cadets led by head coach Nash Racela participated at the regional 2016 SEABA Cup.^[2]^[3]

Record

Competition	GP	W	L
2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament	2	0	2
FIBA Asia Challenge	5	1	4
SEABA Cup	5	5	0
Imperial Basketball City Tournament	2	1	1

Uniforms

Until July 2016, September 2016 onwards

2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

Philippines 1st Uniform

Philippines 2nd Uniform

Philippines 1st Uniform

Philippines 2nd Uniform

The national team adopted a new uniform for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July 2016. At the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge, the national team used the old uniform once again.

Tournaments

SEABA Cup

Preliminary round

22 May
17:30 (UTC+7)

Stats

Philippines	108–84	Malaysia
Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 23–20, 28–20, 28–24
Pts: Rosario 19 Rebs: Jose 15 Asts: Tolomia 4		Pts: Wong Y.H. 22 Rebs: Kwaan Y.J. 11 Asts: Kwaan Y.J. 4

Stadium 29, Bangkok
Referees: Ceciline Michael Vino Vincent Francis Victor (IND), Harja Jaladri (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA)

24 May
16:00 (UTC+7)

Stats

Singapore	59–81	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 14–27, 15–14, 12–18, 18–22
Pts: Goh 17 Rebs: Toh Q.H. 9 Asts: Goh 3		Pts: Jalalon 17 Rebs: Jose, Rosario 9 Asts: Rosario, Tolomia 4

Stadium 29, Bangkok
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA), Ting Pick Kieng (MAS)

25 May
16:00 (UTC+7)

Stats

Philippines	83–52	Indonesia
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 16–10, 19–17, 23–9
Pts: Pogoy, Tolomia 12 Rebs: Holmqvist, Rosario 9 Asts: Jalalon, Tolomia 7		Pts: Surliyadin 12 Rebs: Wardana 9 Asts: Surliyadin 5

Stadium 29, Bangkok
Referees: Ceciline Michael Vino Vincent Francis Victor (IND), Wu Xin (SIN), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA)

26 May
18:30 (UTC+7)

Stats

Thailand	65–66	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 12–21, 21–11, 15–17, 17–17
Pts: Ananti 14 Rebs: Chanthachon 13 Asts: Chanthachon, Samerjai 2		Pts: Rosario 20 Rebs: Jose 12 Asts: Jalalon 3

Stadium 29, Bangkok
Referees: Ceciline Michael Vino Vincent Francis Victor (IND), Harja Jaladri (INA), Ting Pick Kieng (MAS)

Final

28 May
15:00 (UTC+7)

Stats

Thailand	80–97	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 23–27, 17–18, 18–30
Pts: Ananti 19 Rebs: Chanthachon 8 Asts: Samerjai 4		Pts: Rosario 17 Rebs: four players 7 each Asts: Jalalon, Rosario 3

Stadium 29, Bangkok
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Ceciline Michael Vino Vincent Francis Victor (IND), Wu Xin (SIN)

Imperial Basketball City Tournament

Semifinal

25 June
20:30 (UTC+2)

Report

Italy	106–70	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 40–7, 24–16, 24–27, 18–20
Pts: Gallinari 20 Rebs: Aradori 7 Asts: Hackett 5		Pts: Blatche 21 Rebs: Blatche 6 Asts: Blatche 4

Land Rover Arena, Bologna
Referees: Alessandro Vicino (ITA), Luca Weidmann (ITA), Federico Di Francesco (ITA)

Third place game

26 June
18:00 (UTC+2)

Report

China	69–72	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 11–12, 17–20, 18–18
Pts: Zhou P. 18 Rebs: Zhou P. 10 Asts: Li G., Zhou P. 4		Pts: Romeo 18 Rebs: Blatche 12 Asts: Blatche, Chan, Parks Jr. 2

Land Rover Arena, Bologna
Referees: Gianluca Mattioli (ITA), Alessandro Martolini (ITA), Federico Di Francesco (ITA)

FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

5 July
21:00 (UTC+8)

Boxscore

France	93–84	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 23–13, 32–23, 16–18
Pts: De Colo 27 Rebs: Diaw 9 Asts: Diaw, Parker 6		Pts: Blatche 21 Rebs: Rosario 9 Asts: William 3

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 15,000
Referees: Luigi Lamonica (ITA), Michael Aylen (AUS), Elias Koromilas (GRE)

6 July
21:00 (UTC+8)

Boxscore

Philippines	80–89	New Zealand
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 14–17, 22–22, 27–29
Pts: Blatche 30 Rebs: Blatche, Norwood 7 Asts: Norwood, William 3		Pts: T. Webster 25 Rebs: T. Webster 11 Asts: Ili 4

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
Attendance: 13,000
Referees: Saša Pukl (SLO), Elias Koromilas (GRE), Miguel Pérez (ESP)

FIBA Asia Challenge

Preliminary round

9 September
20:45 (UTC+4:30)

Boxscore

Philippines	83–91	India
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 21–31, 12–21, 25–23
Pts: Belo 21 Rebs: Daquioag 7 Asts: Daquioag 3		Pts: Amj. Singh 24 Rebs: Amj. Singh 18 Asts: Amr. Singh 5

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Ahmed Al-Suwaili (IRQ), Mohammad Doost (IRI)

11 September
16:15 (UTC+4:30)

Boxscore

Chinese Taipei	87–76	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 21–19, 24–19, 25–14
Pts: Davis 19 Rebs: Davis 16 Asts: Davis 5		Pts: Belo 17 Rebs: Van Opstal 8 Asts: Ferrer 3

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Hwang In-tae (KOR), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI)

Second round

12 September
12:00 (UTC+4:30)

Boxscore

China	75–65	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 21–12, 18–25, 18–14
Pts: Hu 21 Rebs: Zou 13 Asts: Cui, Liu 3		Pts: Belo 16 Rebs: Belo 7 Asts: 5 players 2 each

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Ahmed Al-Suwaili (IRQ), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI)

13 September
10:00 (UTC+4:30)

Boxscore

Philippines	98–86	Kazakhstan
Scoring by quarter: 27–15, 20–22, 23–29, 28–20
Pts: Belo 30 Rebs: Belo 11 Asts: Daquioag 4		Pts: Yevstigneyev 23 Rebs: Bazhkin 18 Asts: Ilin 3

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Takaki Kato (JPN), Mohammad Doost (IRI)

14 September
10:00 (UTC+4:30)

Boxscore

Jordan	119–105	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 32–20, 33–25, 34–25, 20–35
Pts: Tucker 37 Rebs: Hussein 13 Asts: Al-Awadi 5		Pts: Pessumal 30 Rebs: Belo 6 Asts: Perez 3

Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran
Referees: Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR), Mohammadreza Salehian (IRI)

Exhibition games

7 June^[4]
18:00 (UTC+8)

Report

Philippines	71–64^{[note 1]}	Iran
Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 15–16, 17–16, 18–19

Gatorade Hoops Center, Mandaluyong
Attendance: 0 ^{[note 2]}

8 June^[6]
19:00^[4] (UTC+8)

Report

Philippines	81–70	Iran
Scoring by quarter: 29–15, 19–23, 19–12, 14–20
Pts: Blatche 20 Rebs: Blatche 11 Asts: William 6		Pts: Yakhchali 16 Rebs: Hassanzadeh 10 Asts: Jamshidi 7

Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
Referees: Ariel Bermeo (PHI), Ricor Buaron (PHI), Jonard Garcia (PHI)

21 June^[7]
20:15 (UTC+3)

Report 1, 2

Turkey	103–68	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 27–13, 24–21, 22–15
Pts: Erden 16		Pts: Blatche 23

Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul

1 July^[8]
19:00 (UTC+8)

Turkey	84–76	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 21–13, 25–20, 19–23
Pts: Mohammed 16		Pts: Blatche 20

Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay

Rosters

SEABA Cup

The following was the roster for the 2016 SEABA Cup.^[2]^[3]

Philippines men's national basketball team - 2016 SEABA Cup roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
G	5	Almond Vosotros	26 – (1990-01-26)26 January 1990	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Blackwater Elite
G	6	Jio Jalalon	–	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Racal Tile Masters
F	8	Russel Escoto	–	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators
F	9	Raymar Jose	–	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators
F	12	Mac Belo	23 – (1993-02-12)12 February 1993	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators
G	13	Mike Tolomia	–	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators
G	14	Kevin Ferrer	23 – (1993-03-26)26 March 1993	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Mighty Sports
F	15	Jonas Tibayan	17 – (1999-01-27)27 January 1999	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Chiang Kai Shek College
G/F	16	Roger Pogoy	23 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	Phoenix Petroleum Accelerators
F	18	Troy Rosario (C)	24 – (1992-01-20)20 January 1992	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Tropang TNT
F	19	Von Pessumal	23 – (1993-02-12)12 February 1993	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Tanduay Light Rhum Masters
C	20	Ken Holmqvist	–	2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)	Far Eastern University

Head coach

Nash Racela^{[note 3]}

Assistant coaches

Michael Oliver
Joshua Vincent Racela

Legend

(C) Team captain
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 22 May 2016

FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament

The following was the 12-man roster of the Philippines national team for the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.^[9]

Philippines men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
C	1	Andray Blatche (NP)	29 – (1986-08-22)22 August 1986	2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)	Xinjiang Flying Tigers
G	2	Terrence Romeo	24 – (1992-03-16)16 March 1992	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	GlobalPort Batang Pier
G	3	Bobby Ray Parks Jr.	23 – (1993-02-19)19 February 1993	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	Texas Legends
G	6	Jeff Chan	32 – (1984-02-11)11 February 1984	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
G	7	Jayson William (C)	30 – (1986-06-30)30 June 1986	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Tropang TNT
G/F	10	Gabe Norwood	31 – (1985-02-09)9 February 1985	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
G	11	Ryan Reyes	32 – (1983-08-10)10 August 1983	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Tropang TNT
C	12	June Mar Fajardo	26 – (1989-11-17)17 November 1989	2.09 m (6 ft 10 in)	San Miguel Beermen
F	15	Marc Pingris	34 – (1981-10-16)16 October 1981	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)	Star Hotshots
F	18	Troy Rosario	24 – (1992-01-20)20 January 1992	2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)	Tropang TNT
F	25	Japeth Aguilar	29 – (1987-01-25)25 January 1987	2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)	Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
F	33	Ranidel de Ocampo	34 – (1981-12-08)8 December 1981	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Tropang TNT

Head coach

Tab Baldwin

Assistant coaches

Jimmy Alapag
Alex Compton
Jong Uichico
Naxto Lezcano
Josh Reyes

Team manager

Butch Antonio

Legend

(C) Team captain
(IN) Inactive
(NP) Naturalized Player
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 4 July 2016

FIBA Asia Challenge

This was the 12-man roster of the Philippines national team for the 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge.^[10]

Philippines men's national basketball team - 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Age – Date of birth	Height	Club
C	7	Arnold Van Opstal	24 – (1991-12-15)15 December 1991	2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)	De La Salle Green Archers
F/C	8	Russel Escoto	23 – (1992-12-04)4 December 1992	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	FEU Tamaraws
G	9	Ed Daquioag	25 – (1991-08-18)18 August 1991	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	UST Growling Tigers
F/C	11	Chris Javier	23 – (1992-12-06)6 December 1992	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	UE Red Warriors
F	12	Mac Belo	23 – (1993-02-12)12 February 1993	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)	FEU Tamaraws
G	13	Mike Tolomia	23 – (1993-01-06)6 January 1993	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	FEU Tamaraws
F	14	Kevin Ferrer	23 – (1993-03-26)26 March 1993	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)	UST Growling Tigers
G/F	16	Roger Pogoy	24 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	FEU Tamaraws
G/F	17	CJ Perez	22 – (1993-11-17)17 November 1993	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Lyceum Pirates
F	18	Carl Bryan Cruz	25 – (1991-08-21)21 August 1991	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)	FEU Tamaraws
G/F	19	Von Pessumal	23 – (1993-02-12)12 February 1993	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)	Ateneo Blue Eagles
F/C	21	Alfonzo Gotladera	24 – (1992-02-16)16 February 1992	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)	Ateneo Blue Eagles

Head coach

Josh Reyes

Assistant coaches

Mike Oliver

Team manager

Butch Antonio

Legend

(C) Team captain
(NP) Naturalized Player
Club – describes last
club before the tournament
Age – describes age
on 9 September 2016

Notes

^ The match followed a modified format with the score of both teams reverted to 0 after the end of each quarter. The scores of both teams would be 71–64 if the scores in all four quarters were add up.^[5]
^ The match was played behind closed doors.^[4]
^ Racela was the head coach of the national team that participate dat the 2016 SEABA Cup.^[2] Baldwin remains the coach of the team that will participate at the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila.

References

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