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But thanks to coach Tim Cone and his brave band of brothers collectively known as Gilas Pilipinas, the Olympiad is now within reach.
But the squad will have to work even harder to get past Brazil, the third top 25 team that the Philippines will face in the OQT as the no. 37 Filipinos went up against world No. 6 Latvia and No. 23 Georgia in the group stage. Latvia took the no. 1 spot in Group A with a +19 point differential, followed by the Philippines at +7, and Georgia at -26.
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