THE Asian Games-bound Gilas Pilipinas will have a joint practice session on Thursday (Sept. 14) with the national women’s team
Gilas coach Tim Cone said the practice sessions will be opened to the public.
As promised, Cone has finalized the men’s basketball lineup for the Hangzhou Asiad, where he will try to improve his bronze-medal finish in the 1998 Bangkok Asian Games when he handled the Philippine Centennial team also as chief mentor.And unlike the World Cup team, where national coach Chot Reyes tried hard to hide his team’s practices from the world and Filipino fans, Cone said he prefers to be more accessible.
Cone’s Gilas team has been practicing since Monday with naturalized players Justin Brownlee and Ange Kouame leading a line-up of players ready to serve the country again. Comebacking Calvin Abueva and Terrence Romeo and World Cup pool members Chris Newsome, Moala Tautua, Calvin Oftana, and Jason Perkins are the other members of the Asiad-bound team.
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