2022 Philippines Asian Games basketball team

Philippines Asian Games basketball

2022 Philippines Asian Games basketball teamHead coach| Tim Cone

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Scoring leader|  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.

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G/F | 3  | Chris Newsome | 33 – (1990-07-25)July 25, 1990  | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  | Meralco Bolts |
PG | 6  | Kevin Alas | 31 – (1991-11-13)November 13, 1991  | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)  | NLEX Road Warriors |
SG | 9  | Scottie Thompson | 30 – (1993-07-12)July 12, 1993  | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
F | 10  | Arvin Tolentino | 27 – (1995-11-05)November 5, 1995  | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | NorthPort Batang Pier |
G | 12  | Chris Ross | 38 – (1985-03-09)March 9, 1985  | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)  | San Miguel Beermen |
G/F | 13  | Marcio Lassiter | 36 – (1987-05-16)May 16, 1987  | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  | San Miguel Beermen |
C | 15  | June Mar Fajardo | 33 – (1989-11-17)November 17, 1989  | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | San Miguel Beermen |
G | 17  | CJ Perez | 29 – (1993-11-17)November 17, 1993  | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)  | San Miguel Beermen |
F | 18  | Calvin Oftana | 27 – (1996-01-03)January 3, 1996  | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)  | TNT Tropang Giga |
F | 25  | Japeth Aguilar (C)  | 36 – (1987-01-25)January 25, 1987  | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in)  | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
F | 32  | Justin Brownlee (NP)  | 35 – (1988-04-23)April 23, 1988  | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)  | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
C | 34  | Ange Kouame (NP)  | 25 – (1997-12-15)December 15, 1997  | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in)  | Free agent  |

Head coach

* Tim Cone

Assistant coach(es)

* Richard del Rosario
* LA Tenorio
* Jong Uichico
* Josh Reyes

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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)

Results

Philippines | 89-61 |  Bahrain

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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)

Boxscore

Thailand | 72-87 |  Philippines

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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)

Boxscore

Jordan | 87-62 |  Philippines

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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)

Report

Philippines | 80-41 |  Qatar

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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)

Boxscore

Iran | 83-84 |  Philippines

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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)

Boxscore

Philippines | 77-76 |  China

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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)

Boxscore

Jordan | 60-70 |  Philippines

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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.

*[Pos.]: Position(s)
*[No.]: Number
*[Ctr.]: Country