Robert Bolick will look to achieve a feat that only a handful of Filipino basketball players have accomplished—winning gold in both the Southeast Asian Games and the Asian Games.
Nine months after leading Gilas Pilipinas Men to gold in the 33rd SEA Games, Bolick will return to the national team, this time for the 30th Asian Games, as he leads the 12-man squad that will compete in Nagoya, Japan.
Only a few players have achieved the feat, with Chris Newsome, Calvin Oftana, Arvin Tolentino, and Justin Brownlee the latest to do so after winning gold in both the 32nd SEA Games and the 19th Asian Games.
Joining Bolick in the Gilas backcourt are window pool members RJ Abarrientos and Sedrick Barefield, who will make his national team debut, as well as Adrian Nocum.
On the wings are Don Trollano, who was the last cut from the 2018 Asian Games team, along with debutants Jerrick Ahanmisi and Zavier Lucero.
Manning the frontline are window pool members Justin Arana and Justin Baltazar, as well as returning big man Brandon Ganuelas-Rosser, who was part of the 2023 SEA Games team.
Tim Cone is still holding out hope that Justin Brownlee will be able to join the team.
Gilas will leave the country today for South Korea, where they will face the Korean national team in Suwon, with the games scheduled for Friday and Sunday.
Gilas is grouped with China, Bahrain, and Kazakhstan in the Asiad’s pool stage.
