After a shocking SEA Games run last year, Gilas Pilipinas looks to reclaim supremacy in the region as it unveils a star-studded 28-man pool.
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines unveils its own version of a “Redeem Team” a year after the national men’s basketball squad conceded the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, ending a 52-game winning streak dating back to 1997.and six-time PBA Most Valuable Player June Mar Fajardo headline the 28-man roster the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas submitted to the Philippine Olympic Committee for the 32nd SEA Games in Cambodia this May.
“What we’ve gone through after that fateful day in Hanoi, both the wins and the losses in the various tournaments that followed, are, in effect, geared also toward bringing the SEA Games gold medal back to our shores.” Other PBA players in the pool are CJ Perez, Chris Ross, Marcio Lassiter, Japeth Aguilar, Scottie Thompson, Jamie Malonzo, Christian Standhardiger, Stanley Pringle, Calvin Oftana, Poy Erram, Mikey Williams, Chris Newsome, Raymond Almazan, Aaron Black, Arvin Tolentino, Kevin Alas, Jeremiah Gray, and Brandon Rosser.
National team stalwarts Jack Animam and Afril Bernardino lead the women’s team that won the gold in Manila and defended the title in Hanoi last year.
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