Gilas Men book 3x3 semis slot with sweep of Laos, Vietnam, Indonesia

The Philippine national men's basketball team will advance to the semifinals of the 3x3 tournament after completing a sweep of its group games on Saturday in the 32nd Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia.

Gilas Pilipinas opened their campaign with a dominating 21-5 romp of Laos, before taking down Vietnam, 21-13. The team capped off its preliminary matches with a win over Indonesia, 21-11.

FINAL: Almond Vosotros from way out! Gilas 3x3 trounces Laos, 21-5, to jumpstart its SEAG campaign @gmasportsph #SEAGames2023 pic.twitter.com/PT3kWrF8Gp

— Bea Micaller (@beamicallerrr) May 6, 2023

The team, composed of Almond Vosotros, Joseph Sedurifa, Joseph Eriobu, and Lervin Flores, will face no. 2 seed Thailand of Group B in the knockout semis, while Cambodia, 3-0, will face Vietnam, 2-1, in the next round on Sunday.

The national team finished with a bronze medal in the 2021 edition of the games in Hanoi.

—Justin Kenneth Carandang/JMB, GMA Integrated News