2022 Philippines Asian Games basketball team
| Head coach | Tim Cone |
|---|---|
| 2022 Asian Games |  Gold |
| Scoring leader |  Justin Brownlee 22.1 |
The 2022 Philippines men's Asian Games basketball team, was a Filipino Asian Games team assembled for the basketball competition on 2022 Asian Games.
The Asian Games was rescheduled by 2023 because of COVID-19 pandemic.
Forming the team[edit]
The formation of the team was started after the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Tim Cone (notably coached the 1998 team) was appointed as head coach.[1] The team roster composition have problems, as majority of the players from the World Cup (coached by Chot Reyes) was unable to commit due to their another commitments (mostly due to their B-League teams).[2]
Roster[edit]
2022 Asian Games[edit]
The following was the roster of the Philippines national team for the 2022 Asian Games in China.[3]
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Asian Games competition[edit]
Group phase[edit]
September 26
13:30 (UTC+8) |
Philippines  |
89–61 |  Bahrain |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 29–15, 21–14, 17–14 | ||
| Pts: Perez, Kouame 15 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Lassiter 4 |
Pts: Almoathin 14 Rebs: Chism 13 Asts: Almoathin 3 | |
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Taha Mohammed Nasser Al-Hashedi (YEM), Li Chengxin (CHN) |
September 28
17:30 (UTC+8) |
Thailand  |
72–87 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 13–21, 15–27, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: Lamb 29 Rebs: Jakrawan, Klahan 6 Asts: Lish, J. Morgan 3 |
Pts: Brownlee 19 Rebs: Brownlee 12 Asts: Thompson 9 | |
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Hu Jing (CHN), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRI) |
September 30
11:00 (UTC+8) |
Jordan  |
87–62 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 26–16, 17–23, 28–10 | ||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24 Rebs: Bohannon 9 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 9 |
Pts: Brownlee 24 Rebs: Thompson 11 Asts: Brownlee, Perez 3 | |
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Song Houlu (CHN), Issam Nasser Khalfan Al Siyabi (OMA) |
Qualification for quarterfinals[edit]
October 2
16:00 (UTC+8) |
| Philippines |
80–41 |  Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 33–14, 24–9, 16–7, 7–11 | ||
| Pts: Fajardo, Perez 12 Rebs: Kouame 10 Asts: Newsome 6 |
Pts: Muslic 12 Rebs: Ndao 8 Asts: four players 4 | |
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Wissam Zein (SYR), Hu Jing (CHN), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM) |
Quarterfinal[edit]
October 3
12:00 (UTC+8) |
Iran  |
83–84 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 14–20, 18–23, 29–13 | ||
| Pts: Vahedi 24 Rebs: Kazemi 8 Asts: Rezaeifer 7 |
Pts: Brownlee 36 Rebs: Brownlee, Fajardo 8 Asts: Brownlee, Fajardo 4 | |
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM), Ahmad Alyousef (JOR) |
Semifinal[edit]
October 4
20:00 (UTC+8) |
| Philippines |
77–76 |  China |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 13–29, 20–14, 27–14 | ||
| Pts: Brownlee 33 Rebs: Thompson 8 Asts: Brownlee, Perez 4 |
Pts: Zhao R. 18 Rebs: Zhu 8 Asts: Zhao R. 6 | |
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Wissam Zein (SYR) |
Gold medal game[edit]
6 October
20:00 (UTC+8) |
| Jordan |
60–70 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 19–14, 10–20, 19–19 | ||
| Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24 Rebs: Al-Dwairi 15 Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Mustafa 5 |
Pts: Brownlee 20 Rebs: Kouame 11 Asts: Brownlee 5 | |
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Paul Skayem (LBN) |
Legacy[edit]
The team won the first gold medal since 1962, first medal since 1998 (also a Cone-coached team who won bronze), and finals appearance since 1990 (Jaworski-coached team who won silver).[4][5]
The success made Tim Cone to be appointed as head coach of the Philippine national basketball team.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Tim Cone warmly received as Gilas coach, study claims". PhilStar.
- ^ Guardian, Daily (2023-09-08). "Gilas Pilipinas faces roster formation woes for 2023 Asian Games". Daily Guardian. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Perez, Lassiter, Ross, Tolentino, Alas called up for Gilas team to Asiad". spin.ph. September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
- ^ "Gilas exact revenge on Jordan to end 61-year wait to be crowned Asian Games champions". ESPN.com. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "Philippines win 1st gold in basketball at Asian Games since 1962". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
- ^ "SBP appoint Tim Cone as new Gilas coach". ESPN.com. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-03-10.