'I'm grateful that my talents and my abilities are being appreciated,' says Kelly Williams, who joins Gilas Pilipinas' pool as the oldest player at 41.
Williams accepted the invitation to join the pool for the sixth and final window of the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers as the national team took a major blow to its frontline with theHead coach Chot Reyes ruled out Kai Sotto for the February window due to his non-commitment, while Japeth Aguilar and Angelo Kouame are sidelined by knee injuries.in the pool. “With Japeth and Kai out and obviously big Ange, coach is kind of scrambling. Let us see what happens.
“To be appreciated at 41 and obviously to be able to still play at a high level, for myself personally, it is nice to be appreciated.” Although he has no expectations of making the lineup, Williams welcomes the opportunity of playing in the pair of home games against Lebanon and Jordan on February 24 and 27, respectively, at the Philippine Arena.
Williams last donned the national colors in the first window, where he averaged 2.5 points and 4 rebounds.“Until then, we’ll just see. It is always a great honor to just be considered amongst the greatest in the Philippines. If I can be able to suit up alongside those guys and alongside those names, then awesome.” –
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