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Gilas to bring 20-person delegation to Belgrade


Gilas Pilipinas arrived at Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Thursday afternoon.

Then at 9:30PM, they will embark on a long trip to Belgrade.

The nationals will first land in Istanbul Airport at 11:45AM. The young team is expected to leave for Belgrade a few hours later.

The flight from Istanbul to Belgrade is just an hour and 35 minutes.

Composing the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas delegation are 12 players in Dwight Ramos, Angelo Kouame, Justine Baltazar, Kai Sotto, Carl Tamayo, SJ Belangel, RJ Abarrientos, Isaac Go, William Navarro, Mike Nieto, Geo Chiu, and Jordan Heading.

The coaching staff are Tab Baldwin, Jong Uichico, Caloy Garcia, Sandy Arespacochaga, and Sandro Soriano.

Completing the delegation are physical therapist Dex Aseron, compliance officer Yvette Ruiz, and utility man Rolly Arguelles.

Just like in the Asia Cup Qualifiers held in Clark, Gilas will have to clear an RT-PCR test before it can start training at the Aleksandar Nikolić Hall.

Gilas will then face Serbia and the Dominican Republic on June 30 and July 1, respectively.

If it gets out of the group stages, the Philippines will figure in a crossover playoffs with the top two teams of the other group that consists of Puerto Rico, Italy, and Senegal.

One Olympic slot is at stake in the tournament.

For Baldwin, it will be hard to topple Serbia since it is the host of this tournament.

“In Serbia, we are going to be playing a Serbian national team which is trying to make it to the Olympics and it’s at home.

“We play with a lot of expectation here in the Philippines from the public, but it’s more out of a passion for success. In Serbia, there is a definite expectation that they conduct themselves like the best basketball team in the world and they play like that,” he said.

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