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2022 Philippines Asian Games basketball team
Head coachTim Cone
2022 Asian Games Gold
Scoring leaderUnited States Justin Brownlee
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The 2022 Philippines men's Asian Games basketball team, was a Filipino Asian Games team assembled for the basketball competition on 2022 Asian Games.

The Asian Games was rescheduled by 2023 because of COVID-19 pandemic.

Forming the team

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The formation of the team was started after the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Tim Cone (notably coached the 1998 team) was appointed as head coach.[1] The team roster composition have problems, as majority of the players from the World Cup (coached by Chot Reyes) was unable to commit due to their another commitments (mostly due to their B-League teams).[2]

Roster

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2022 Asian Games

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The following was the roster of the Philippines national team for the 2022 Asian Games in China.[3]

Philippines national basketball – 2022 Asian Games roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr.
G/F 3 Chris Newsome 33 – (1990-07-25)July 25, 1990 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Meralco Bolts Philippines
PG 6 Kevin Alas 31 – (1991-11-13)November 13, 1991 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) NLEX Road Warriors Philippines
SG 9 Scottie Thompson 30 – (1993-07-12)July 12, 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Philippines
F 10 Arvin Tolentino 27 – (1995-11-05)November 5, 1995 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) NorthPort Batang Pier Philippines
G 12 Chris Ross 38 – (1985-03-09)March 9, 1985 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) San Miguel Beermen Philippines
G/F 13 Marcio Lassiter 36 – (1987-05-16)May 16, 1987 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) San Miguel Beermen Philippines
C 15 June Mar Fajardo 33 – (1989-11-17)November 17, 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Miguel Beermen Philippines
G 17 CJ Perez 29 – (1993-11-17)November 17, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) San Miguel Beermen Philippines
F 18 Calvin Oftana 27 – (1996-01-03)January 3, 1996 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) TNT Tropang Giga Philippines
F 25 Japeth Aguilar (C) 36 – (1987-01-25)January 25, 1987 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Philippines
F 32 Justin Brownlee (NP) 35 – (1988-04-23)April 23, 1988 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Philippines
C 34 Ange Kouame (NP) 25 – (1997-12-15)December 15, 1997 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Free agent
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (NP) Naturalized player
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age – describes age
    on September 26, 2023

Asian Games competition

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Group phase

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September 26
13:30 (UTC+8)
Philippines  89–61  Bahrain
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 29–15, 21–14, 17–14
Pts: Perez, Kouame 15
Rebs: Brownlee 9
Asts: Lassiter 4		 Pts: Almoathin 14
Rebs: Chism 13
Asts: Almoathin 3
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Taha Mohammed Nasser Al-Hashedi (YEM), Li Chengxin (CHN)
September 28
17:30 (UTC+8)
Thailand  72–87  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 22–20, 13–21, 15–27, 22–19
Pts: Lamb 29
Rebs: Jakrawan, Klahan 6
Asts: Lish, J. Morgan 3		 Pts: Brownlee 19
Rebs: Brownlee 12
Asts: Thompson 9
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Hu Jing (CHN), Mohammad Rajabiozoodi (IRI)
September 30
11:00 (UTC+8)
Jordan  87–62  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 16–13, 26–16, 17–23, 28–10
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24
Rebs: Bohannon 9
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson 9		 Pts: Brownlee 24
Rebs: Thompson 11
Asts: Brownlee, Perez 3
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Song Houlu (CHN), Issam Nasser Khalfan Al Siyabi (OMA)

Qualification for quarterfinals

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October 2
16:00 (UTC+8)
Philippines  80–41  Qatar
Scoring by quarter: 33–14, 24–9, 16–7, 7–11
Pts: Fajardo, Perez 12
Rebs: Kouame 10
Asts: Newsome 6		 Pts: Muslic 12
Rebs: Ndao 8
Asts: four players 4
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Wissam Zein (SYR), Hu Jing (CHN), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM)

Quarterfinal

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October 3
12:00 (UTC+8)
Iran  83–84  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 14–20, 18–23, 29–13
Pts: Vahedi 24
Rebs: Kazemi 8
Asts: Rezaeifer 7		 Pts: Brownlee 36
Rebs: Brownlee, Fajardo 8
Asts: Brownlee, Fajardo 4
Zhejiang University Zijingang Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Taha Al-Hashedi (YEM), Ahmad Alyousef (JOR)

Semifinal

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October 4
20:00 (UTC+8)
Philippines  77–76  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 13–29, 20–14, 27–14
Pts: Brownlee 33
Rebs: Thompson 8
Asts: Brownlee, Perez 4		 Pts: Zhao R. 18
Rebs: Zhu 8
Asts: Zhao R. 6
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Paul Skayem (LBN), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Wissam Zein (SYR)

Gold medal game

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6 October
20:00 (UTC+8)
Jordan  60–70  Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 12–17, 19–14, 10–20, 19–19
Pts: Hollis-Jefferson 24
Rebs: Al-Dwairi 15
Asts: Hollis-Jefferson, Mustafa 5		 Pts: Brownlee 20
Rebs: Kouame 11
Asts: Brownlee 5
Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium, Hangzhou
Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Paul Skayem (LBN)

Legacy

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The team won the first gold medal since 1962, first medal since 1998 (also a Cone-coached team who won bronze), and finals appearance since 1990 (Jaworski-coached team who won silver).[4][5]

The success made Tim Cone to be appointed as head coach of the Philippine national basketball team.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Villanueva, Ralph Edwin. "Tim Cone warmly received as Gilas coach, study claims". PhilStar.
  2. ^ Guardian, Daily (2023-09-08). "Gilas Pilipinas faces roster formation woes for 2023 Asian Games". Daily Guardian. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  3. ^ "Perez, Lassiter, Ross, Tolentino, Alas called up for Gilas team to Asiad". spin.ph. September 19, 2023. Retrieved September 19, 2023.
  4. ^ "Gilas exact revenge on Jordan to end 61-year wait to be crowned Asian Games champions". ESPN.com. 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  5. ^ "Philippines win 1st gold in basketball at Asian Games since 1962". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
  6. ^ "SBP appoint Tim Cone as new Gilas coach". ESPN.com. 2024-01-29. Retrieved 2024-03-10.
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