Gilas Youth Faces Same Situation as Its Older Bros in Asia Cup

Gilas Youth faces same situation as its older bros in Asia Cup

MANILA, Philippines—Gilas Youth is staring at the same situation their big brothers were looking at before in the 2025 Fiba Asia Cup. Much like their seniors, Gilas Youth have to go through the qualifiers for a quarterfinals spot in the 2025 Fiba U16 Asia Cup. READ: Gilas Youth loses big to Kiwis, faces Bahrain for quarters slot The young Nationals were sent to the qualifying phase after finishing with a 1-2 record in Group B following a blowout…

Gilas Youth suffers 31-point beating against New Zealand in FIBA U16 Asia Cup

MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas Youth wrapped up the group phase of the FIBA U16 Asia Cup with a 1-2 record after suffering an 85-54 beating at the hands of New Zealand at the Buyant Ukhaa Sport Complex in Mongolia on Tuesday, September 2.  Fresh from a 65-60 win against Indonesia on Monday, September 1, the LA Tenorio-coached Gilas Youth had no answers for unbeaten New Zealand from start to finish as the Junior Tall Blacks immediately bui…

Gilas Boys crushed by New Zealand, await U16 Asia Cup fate

Gilas Pilipinas Youth’s climb back to the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup has become steeper following another loss in the ongoing U16 Asia Cup. The Filipino dribblers started out cold and could not recover, ultimately bowing to New Zealand, 85–54, in the final day of the 2025 competitions’ Group Phase, Tuesday at the Buyant Ukhaa Sport Complex in Mongolia. Coming off a 65-60 escape versus Indonesia barely 24 hours ago, the crew proved no match to…