The Gilas Pilipinas’ women program might be charting new territories this 12 months and might be on the lookout for dependable instruments to verify it stays there.
A two-day tryouts have been set by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) for the U-16 squad from April 7 at Rizal Memorial Coliseum for prospects born not after Jan. 1, 2009, which might be held with Pat Aquino, this system director, set to supervise it along with coach Julie Amos.
“I’m excited for the brand new batch of youth gamers that we’re going to see. They’ll be the way forward for Gilas,” Aquino informed the Inquirer on Friday. “I’m additionally excited for the event as a result of it’s our first time to compete in Fiba’s Division A.”
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events can attain SBP’s Xander Gubat by way of [email protected].
Enjoying heavyweights
The U-16 squad, then coached by Ai Lebornio and led by standouts Ava Fajardo, Nevaeh Smith, Kimi Sayson and Kelly Nair, swept the Division B showcase in Amman, Jordan, again in 2023. That feat finally despatched the Philippines to the top-flight division affected by powerhouses Japan, China and three-time and reigning champion Australia.
The Nationals will now get to check their mettle towards these regional heavyweights, together with New Zealand, Chinese language Taipei, South Korea and outdated tormentor Samoa, in yet-to-be-announced dates in Malaysia.
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