Gilas Pilipinas at the 2027 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers — Window 1

Gilas Pilipinas will begin its campaign for another FIBA World Cup appearance when the first window of the Asian Qualifiers opens later this month.

A total of 16 teams, divided into four groups, will compete in the Asian Qualifiers.

Group A

• Australia
• New Zealand
• Philippines
• Guam

Group B

• Japan
• China
• South Korea
• Chinese Taipei

Group C

• Iran
• Jordan
• Syria
• Iraq

Group D

• Lebanon
• Saudi Arabia
• India
• Qatar

Only the top three teams from each group will advance to the second round, except in Group D, where only the top two teams will proceed, along with Qatar, which has an automatic berth as host of the 2027 World Cup.

Gilas Pilipinas pool

The 18-man pool for the Philippine men’s national basketball team includes:

• Japeth Aguilar
• RJ Abarrientos
• Justin Brownlee
• AJ Edu
• June Mar Fajardo
• Juan Gomez de Liaño
• Ange Kouame
• Jamie Malonzo
• Quentin Millora-Brown
• Chris Newsome
• Calvin Oftana
• CJ Perez
• Kevin Quiambao
• Dwight Ramos
• Troy Rosario
• Kai Sotto
• Carl Tamayo
• Scottie Thompson

However, Sotto is still recovering from an ACL injury, while Oftana, according to a report on the PBA website, will not play in this window due to a hamstring injury.

Gilas Pilipinas schedule

Gilas Pilipinas will play home-and-away games against Guam in the first window.

• November 28, 5:00 p.m. (Calvo Fieldhouse, Yigo Village, Guam) — Guam vs Philippines
• December 1, 7:30 p.m. (Ateneo de Manila Blue Eagle Gym, Quezon City) — Philippines vs Guam

—JKC, GMA Integrated News