Gilas Pilipinas will challenge New Zealand in a crucial FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifier on February 23rd in Auckland. The Tall Blacks boast a strong roster featuring experienced players and are eager to avenge their previous loss to the Philippines. Meanwhile, Gilas Pilipinas is without Kai Sotto due to his ACL injury.
Gilas Pilipinas will be in for an acid test when it faces host New Zealand in the second of its two away games for the final window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 Qualifiers on Feb. 23 in Auckland.The Tall Blacks unveiled what is described in the New Zealand basketball website as a 'strong 12-man squad.
'The ultimate goal is to get top seed out of our pool so that we position ourselves in the best pool when it comes to the Asia Cup in August. So we need to win both games. That's the job we have in front of us,' said Flavell in a statement posted at the Basketball New Zealand website.New Zealand enters its last two games, determined to win against Hong Kong on Feb. 20 and the Philippines on Feb. 23 in Auckland.'We have put together a great mix of experience.
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