Philippines women's national basketball team

Women's national basketball team representing the Philippines

Philippines
FIBA ranking40 Decrease 3 (February 15, 2024)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationSBP
CoachPatrick Aquino
Nickname(s)Gilas Pilipinas
Asia Cup
Appearances17
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The Philippines women's national basketball team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).

Compared to the men's national team, the women's national team receives less reception from local basketball enthusiasts. Locally based players has no national league to play in after college which has a few leagues such as the WNCAA, Filoil Premier Cup, and Fr. Martin's Cup. The women's national team has been playing at Level II at the FIBA Asia Championship for Women for the past few editions of the tournament. Again in contrast of their men counterpart who were often describe as powerhouses in the Southeast Asia region, the women's national team has been behind Thailand and Malaysia in the past few years.[2]

History

Early history

Filipino women in Dagupan playing basketball as depicted in a 1910 postcard.

Women's basketball in the Philippines dates back as early as the 1910s. Basketball was first introduced to the Philippine public school system by the Americans as a women's sort in 1910 and was played in Interscholastic meets in 1911 until 1913. The sport used by Americans to promote good health and motherhood and citizenry grew in popularity among women. Women's basketball met opposition from conservative groups, particularly the Catholic Church who view bloomers worn by women basketball players as inappropriate. By the time skirts were allowed to be worn above bloomers as a compromise, women's basketball is already in the decline and is only played in provincial and local interscholastic meets. Indoor softball and as well as volleyball became the more preferred sport for Filipino women.[3]

SBP era (2007–present)

Perlas Pilipinas 1.0 (2007–2015)

On 2007, Discovery Suites, a hotel brand, became the main sponsor of the women's national team.[4] On 2008, Haydee Ong was appointed as head coach of the women's national team[5] replacing Matthew "Fritz" Gaston, who guided the team to a bronze medal finish at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand and a silver medal finish at the 2007 SEABA Championship for Women.[6] Under Ong, the team won the gold medal at the 2010 SEABA Championship for Women, the country's first medal at the said tournament. The team previously won silver during the 1995, 1997, and 2007 editions of the tournament.

The team pushed for the naturalization of 6'3" tall Chinese, Zheng Xiaojing, a move parallel to the naturalization of American-born Marcus Douthit for the men's national team. Zheng's naturalization process started with the filing of House Bill 02683 by Congressman Roberto Puno of Antipolo in August, about the same time as Douthit's. Head coach Ong lobbied the SBP and the Philippine Congress to hasten the naturalization process of Zheng so that she can join the national team for the 2011 editions of the FIBA Asia Championship and the Southeast Asian Games[7] While Douthit was eventually naturalized, Zheng's naturalization was in limbo. In August 2014, team manager, Cynthia Tiu said that the team will focus on developing homegrown players than resort to naturalizing players. Tiu said that Zheng was disappointed but also said that a re-filing of her petition for naturalization cannot be done since Zheng is already married.[8]

Perlas Pilipinas 2.0 (2015–2019)

The SBP appointed Patrick Aquino as the new head coach of the national team. His first task will be to guide the national team at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. has been made the new sponsor of the national team.[9][10] SBP executive director Sonny Barrios pointed out the decision to make changes in the coaching staff of the women's team was made after discussions among members of the search and screening committee, which is composed of several basketball stakeholders.[11]

In a historic run, Perlas officially promoted in the Level 1 of the FIBA Asia Women's Championships that will held in 2017, after the win against India, 82–76.[12]

Gilas Pilipinas Women (2019–present)

In May 2019, the SBP announced that the Gilas Pilipinas name would be used across all its sporting programs for the men's, men's youth (men's under-19 and men's under-17), men's 3x3 and women's teams.[13][14] Aquino assumed responsibility over the Gilas Pilipinas Women program.

Gilas Women attained their best finish at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup in the 2023 edition. They avoided the relegation playoff for the very first time by at least one group stage game at the expense of Chinese Taipei – also their first group stage win since their promotion to the first division in 2015.[15][16] They finished sixth overall in a tournament of eight teams.[17]

Fixtures and results

Medal count

Event Editions 1st edition Total Notes
Tot.
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0
Olympic Games 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIBA Women's Asia Cup 16 1965 0 0 0 0
Asian Games 2 1998 0 0 0 0
SEABA Championship for Women 7 1995 2 2 2 6
Southeast Asian Games 18 1981 2 7 5 14

Competitions

World Cup

The Philippines' FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Record
Year Position Pld W L
Chile 1953 did not participate
Brazil 1957
Soviet Union 1959
Peru 1964
Czechoslovakia 1967 did not qualify
Brazil 1971 did not participate
Colombia 1975
South Korea 1979 did not qualify
Brazil 1983
Soviet Union 1986 did not participate
Malaysia 1990
Australia 1994 did not qualify
Germany 1998 did not participate
China 2002
Brazil 2006 Suspended
Czech Republic 2010 did not qualify
Turkey 2014
Spain 2018
Australia 2022
Germany 2026 to be determined
Total 0 0 0

Olympic Games

The Philippines' Olympic Games Record
Year Position Pld W L
Canada 1976 did not participate
Soviet Union 1980 Boycotted
United States 1984 did not qualify
South Korea 1988 did not participate
Spain 1992
United States 1996 did not qualify
Australia 2000 did not participate
Greece 2004 did not qualify
China 2008 did not participate
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016 did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028 To be determined
Australia 2032
Total 0 0 0

Asia Cup

The Philippines' Asian Cup Record
Year Division A Division B
Year Position Pld W L Position Pld w l
South Korea 1965 4th place 8 2 6 No Division B / Level II
Taiwan 1968 6th place 7 2 5
Malaysia 1970 did not participate
Taiwan 1972
South Korea 1974
Hong Kong 1976 6th place 6 1 5
Malaysia 1978 8th place 8 2 6
Hong Kong 1980 did not participate
Japan 1982 8th place 4 1 3
China 1984 4th place 8 4 4
Malaysia 1986 did not participate
Hong Kong 1988
Singapore 1990 did not participate
South Korea 1992 No Division B / Level II
Japan 1994 10th place Level II 5th place 5 2 3
Japan 1995 9th place 3rd place 5 3 2
Thailand 1997 did not participate did not participate
Japan 1999
Thailand 2001
Japan 2004 8th place Level II 3rd place 3 1 2
China 2005 11th place 6th place 5 1 4
South Korea 2007 did not participate did not participate
India 2009 10th place Level II 4th place 5 3 2
Japan 2011 did not participate did not participate
Thailand 2013 10th place Level II 4th place 5 3 2
China 2015 7th place 1st place 6 5 1
India 2017 7th place 6 1 5 Division A
India 2019 7th place 4 1 3
Jordan 2021 7th place 4 1 3
Australia 2023 6th place 5 1 4
Total 60 16 44 34 18 16

Asian Games

The Philippines' Asian Games Record
Year Position Pld W L
Iran 1974 did not participate
Thailand 1978
India 1982
South Korea 1986
China 1990
Japan 1994
Thailand 1998 6th place 3 0 3
South Korea 2002 did not participate
Qatar 2006 Suspended
China 2010 did not participate
South Korea 2014
Indonesia 2018[18]
China 2022 5th place 4 2 2
Japan 2026 To be determined
Total 7 2 5

SEABA Championship

The Philippines' Southeast Asian Championship Record
Year Position Pld W L
Thailand 1995 2nd place
Thailand 1997 2nd place
Malaysia 1999 3rd place
Thailand 2002 3rd place
Singapore 2004 did not participate
Thailand 2007 2nd place 6 5 1
Philippines 2010 1st place 5 5 0
Indonesia 2014 did not participate
Malaysia 2016 1st place 6 6 0
Total 2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze 16–1 (incomplete)

Southeast Asian Games

The Philippines' Southeast Asian Games Record
Year Position Pld W L
Malaysia 1977 did not enter
Indonesia 1979 did not enter
Philippines 1981 2nd place 5 3 2
Singapore 1983 2nd place 4 3 1
Thailand 1985 2nd place 3 2 1
Indonesia 1987 3rd place 5 3 2
Malaysia 1989 4th place 4 1 3
Philippines 1991 4th place 6 3 3
Singapore 1993 5th place 4 0 4
Thailand 1995 2nd place 6 4 2
Indonesia 1997 4th place 5 2 3
Brunei 1999 Not held
Malaysia 2001 3rd place 4 2 2
Vietnam 2003 3rd place 5 3 2
Philippines 2005 Suspended
Thailand 2007 3rd place 3 1 2
Laos 2009 Not held
Indonesia 2011 2nd place 4 3 1
Myanmar 2013 2nd place 4 3 1
Singapore 2015 4th place 5 3 2
Malaysia 2017 4th place 6 4 2
Philippines 2019 1st place 3 3 0
Vietnam 2021 1st place 5 4 1
Cambodia 2023 2nd place 6 5 1
Total 2 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze 87 52 35

Other tournaments

The Philippines' Other tournaments Record
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 2011 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational 1st 4 4 0
Philippines 2013 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational 1st 4 4 0
Philippines 2015 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational 1st 4 4 0
Taiwan 2019 William Jones Cup 6th place[19] 5 0 5
Taiwan 2023 William Jones Cup 5th place 5 1 4

Team

Current roster

Philippines roster at the 2022 Asian Games.[20]

Philippines women's national basketball team roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G 0 Khate Castillo 26 – (1996-10-05)5 October 1996 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
F 3 Afril Bernardino 27 – (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
4 Camille Nolasco 18 – (2005-02-26)26 February 2005 UP Lady Maroons Philippines
G 6 France Cabinbin 29 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
G 7 Janine Pontejos (C) 30 – (1992-10-29)29 October 1992 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
G 9 Louna Ozar 19 – (2004-05-09)9 May 2004 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) UP Lady Maroons Philippines
G 11 Stefani Berberabe 23 – (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Westmont Warriors United States
G 12 Monique del Carmen 25 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 13 Katrina Guytingco 26 – (1997-08-22)22 August 1997 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 18 Marizze Tongco 27 – (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
G 18 Mikka Chaco 25 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age describes age
    on 26 June 2023

Past rosters

  • Note: Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games, Asian Championships only.
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Philippines squad – 2013 FIBA Asia Women's Championship – 10th place
  • Almazan
  • Arayi
  • Bernardo
  • Borja
  • Flormata
  • Galicia
  • Grajales
  • Jacob
  • Mercado
  • Resultay
  • Tioseco
  • Tiu
  • Coach: Ong
Philippines
Source[21]
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Philippines squad – 2015 FIBA Asia Women's Championship – 7th place
Philippines
Source[22]

Coaches

References

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  2. ^ Verora, Levi (March 25, 2014). "Only for men? When will women's hoops ring the bell in PH?". Rappler. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  3. ^ Antolihao, Lou (2015). "Spheroid of Influence: Sports, Colonization, Modernity – Ballers in Bloomers:Sports, Gender, Participation". Playing with the Big Boys: Basketball, American Imperialism, and Subaltern Discourse in the Philippines (Illustrated ed.). University of Nebraska Pres. ISBN 978-0803278516. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
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  5. ^ Velasco, Bill (March 3, 2008). "No longer the poor sisters". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  6. ^ Olivares, Rick (February 12, 2017). "SBP at 10". Bleacher's Brew. BusinessMirror. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  7. ^ Leyba, Olmin (April 21, 2011). "Women's cage team pushes for own naturalized player". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  8. ^ Ramos, Josef (August 14, 2013). "Women's basketball coach prefers homegrown talent to naturalized players". The Manila Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  9. ^ Terrado, Reuben (January 22, 2015). "NU coach Patrick Aquino to call shots for PH women's basketball team in SEA Games". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  10. ^ Terrado, Reuben (February 12, 2015). "Perlas Pilipinas manager cries foul over SBP decision to disband national women's cage team, call for new tryouts". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  11. ^ Terrado, Reuben (February 14, 2015). "SBP's Barrios says revamp of women's cage program, Perlas disbandment went through proper process". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  12. ^ Terrado, Reuben; Ramos, Gerry (September 7, 2015). "Perlas Pilipinas finds SEA Games letdown a major motivation for Fiba-Asia success". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  13. ^ Leyba, Olmin (May 9, 2019). "It's all Gilas Pilipinas for SBP programs". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  14. ^ "SBP restructures, unveils new Gilas Pilipinas logo". ESPN5. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  15. ^ Dalupang, Denison Rey A. (July 1, 2023). "Pat Aquino sees big impact of Fiba Asia feat on Gilas Women program". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  16. ^ "Gilas Women avoid relegation after breakthrough win vs. Chinese Taipei in FIBA Asia Cup". CNN Philippines. June 28, 2023. Archived from the original on June 28, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "Gilas Women finish sixth overall in FIBA Asia Cup". GMA News. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  18. ^ Ventura, Sid (June 7, 2018). "Patrick Aquino wants his women's team to show their worth in FIBA 3x3 World Cup". ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  19. ^ Li, Matthew (April 30, 2019). "Patrick Aquino faces good problem as Perlas Pilipinas has stacked pool". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  20. ^ "Team Roster: Philippines" (PDF). fiba.basketball. June 26, 2023. p. 7. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  21. ^ 2013 squad
  22. ^ |tab=roster Team Philippines – 2015 FIBA Asia Women's Championship
  23. ^ Mallari, Riera (August 15, 1997). "Victory in defeat for RP cagebelles". E & S Philippine Journal. 1 (XXII): 4.

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