The Philippine national men’s basketball bared on Friday its final 12-man lineup for the upcoming SEABA Championship in Manila this May.
Called up by Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes in the must-win tournament are:
Calvin Abueva
Japeth Aguilar
Raymond Almazan
Andray Blatche
Jayson Castro
June Mar Fajardo
Jio Jalalon
Allein Maliksi
RR Pogoy
Terrence Romeo
Troy Rosario
Matthew Wright
The SEABA Championship, slated on May 12 to May 18 at SMART-Araneta Coliseum, will see Gilas Pilipinas take on Southeast Asian neighbors Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar and Singapore in a round-robin format, with the No.1 team capturing the title.
Gilas Pilipinas needs to win the crown in SEABA, a tournament which the Philippines has usually dominated, to book a ticket to the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
The FIBA Asia Cup in August will determine the squads that will compete in the home-and-away qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.
