The year saw significant victories for Philippine basketball, with Tim Cone leading Gilas Pilipinas to impressive wins against higher-ranked teams like Latvia. The PBA also witnessed Meralco finally claiming its first championship after years of near misses, while Mapua University and University of the Philippines enjoyed successful seasons.
TIM CONE shone brightest in another basketball-bountiful year where Gilas Pilipinas downed one Goliatth after another, Meralco finally etching its name in the Philippine Basketball Association , Mapua University ending decades of drought and University of the Philippines doing a job well done this time around.
He was right—Gilas Pilipinas shot down a team ranked 28 rungs above the Philippines at No. 6, Latvia, 89-80, in its home turf during the Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the Paris 2024 Olympics last July. Win Cone and his wards did and another giant got struck by lightining at home at the SM Mall of Asia Arena—the Philippines finally beat New Zealand, 93-89 in an Asia Cup qualifier last November.
The Bolts were whipping boys to Ginebra in the Governors’ Cup Finals since 2016, but they got their revenge against the Gin Kings by ousting them in the Philippine Cup semifinals in seven games before crushing San Miguel Beer in the championship.
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