At the close of the sixth window of the 2023 Fiba World Cup Asian qualifiers, the Philippines stayed at 40th spot in the latest basketball ranking released by the world's governing body in basketball.
The Philippines split its back-to-back home games last February — beating a Wael Arakji-less Lebanon, 107-96 before seeing its fightback from a huge deficit fall short, 90-91 against Jordan. Both games were played at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, Bulacan.Nonetheless, the national side remained at the top eight in Asia with powerhouse Australia still staying at no. 3 in world ranking.
New Zealand is at third spot in the Asian ranking at 26th, followed by China at fourth and Jordan at fifth. The Jordanians moved up a spot to 33rd.Japan also switched spots with Korea at 36th and 38th, respectively.Gilas Pilipinas hopes to surpass its one-win total from the 2014 Fiba World Cup when the country co-hosts the tournament known previously as the world championship this August.Meanwhile, Spain stayed at the no.
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