Philippine Centennial Team

1998 Philippines Asian Games basketball team

Head coach	Tim Cone
1998 Asian Games	Gold
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The 1998 Philippines men's national basketball team, nicknamed the "Philippine Centennial Team", competed in the 1998 Asian Games. The team consisted of professional players in the country that included national team veterans Allan Caidic and Alvin Patrimonio, both sharing the distinction of being the only PBA players to represent the country in four Asian Games basketball tournaments since 1986. The team nickname was a reference to the centennial celebration of the independence of the Philippines.

The national team participated in the Philippine Basketball Association Centennial Cup (where they placed last, where other team had two non-Filipinos in their lineups) and later played exhibition games against the China national basketball team and the PBA All-Star (non-national team members) Selection. The Nationals went on to win the 21st William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament in Taiwan and then on a tough Midwest tour of the United States.

The national team’s main goal was to win the 1998 Asian Games basketball tournament and to reclaim Philippine basketball supremacy in Asia. The team started the tournament by winning four games in a row and finished with a 5-2 record losing to China and Korea, but they were able to capture the Bronze medal in the play-offs.

Overall, the national basketball achievements of 1998 include the William Jones Cup and the Asian Games bronze medal. This team was the third PBA-backed national team that followed the 1994 national team (finished fourth) and the 1990 national team (finished second – Silver Medal), and preceded the 2002 national team that finished fourth in the Asian Games and eventually the 2022 Team that finally won the first Gold Medal since 1962 with Cone coaching the same team.

Tournaments

Medal record
Men's basketball
Asian Games
	1998 Bangkok	Team competition

1998 Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Games

Date	Opponents	Scores	W/L
July 9	PBA All-Star Selection	114-109 (50-45)	W
July 12	PBA All-Star Selection	107-92 (54-45)	W

1998 William Jones Cup

Date	Opponents	Scores	W/L	Round
August 30	Saudi Arabia	78-60 (48-32)	W	Elimination Round Group B
September 1	Japan	90-87 OT ((76-76)) (44-39)	W	Elimination Round Group B
September 2	Thailand	84-34 (41-17)	W	Elimination Round Group B
September 3	Costa Rica	83-72 (46-42)	W	Elimination Round Group B
September 4	South Korea	96-77 (44-39)	W	Semi-Finals
September 5	Chinese Taipei	82-72 (41-40)	W	Championship

• Halftime scores in parentheses
• Regulation Scores in double parentheses
• Record: 6-0

1998 PBA Centennial Cup

Date	Opponents	Scores	W/L	Round
September 8	San Miguel Beermen	50-60 (20-33)	L	Elimination Round
September 11	Ginebra San Miguel	72-89 (44-40)	L	Elimination Round
September 15	Mobiline Phone Pals	50-65 (20-30)	L	Elimination Round
September 18	Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs	59-79	L	Elimination Round
September 20	Alaska Milkmen	57-85 (27-42)	L	Elimination Round
September 26	Sta. Lucia Realtors	78-72 (36-39)	W	Elimination Round
September 29	Shell Turbo Chargers	57-73 (19-35)	L	Elimination Round
October 2	Pop Cola 800's	58-75 (33-44)	L	Elimination Round

1998 Asian Games

Date	Opponents	Scores	W/L	Round
December 8	Kazakhstan	53-52 (27-28)	W	Elimination Round Group
December 9	Kyrgyzstan	91-50 (41-27)	W	Elimination Round Group
December 14	United Arab Emirates	93-57 (49-29)	W	Quarterfinals Group B
December 15	Thailand	86-60 (36-36)	W	Quarterfinals Group B
December 16	South Korea	83-103 (36-49)	L	Quarterfinals Group B
December 18	China	73-82 (32-44)	L	Semi-Final
December 19	Kazakhstan	73-68 (36-36)	W	Bronze medal game

• Halftime scores in parentheses
• Record: 5-2

Members

• Head coach: Tim Cone (Alaska)
• Assistant coach: Chot Reyes (MBA)
• Assistant coach: Aric del Rosario (MBA, UST)
• Team Manager: Joaqui Trillo (Alaska)
• Team Scout: Jeffrey Cariaso (Mobiline)

Milestones

• Allan Caidic and Alvin Patrimonio both have the rare distinction of having participated in four straight Asian Games basketball tournaments since 1986. They donned the national team colors in the 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998.
• Caidic also became the only Filipino player to win two championships in the William Jones Cup, once as an amateur in 1985 and once as a professional in 1998.
• Jojo Lastimosa was also a member of the 1986 Philippine team that won the bronze medal in the 1986 Asian Games.
• Johnny Abarrientos, Kenneth Duremdes and Marlou Aquino played on their second Asian Games tournament.
• In 1998, the Philippines won its third William Jones Cup title – the first two on 1981 and 1985.

External links

• Philippine basketball history