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The name Gilas was adopted from the mascot of the 2005 Southeast Asian Games held in Manila, Philippines which is an eagle. The mascot was designed by Filipino sports journalist Danny Simon. In 2013, the Smart brand was dropped from the branding of both programs, although Smart Communications remained as the main sponsor.
SEA Games: May 13 Singapore: W 105–45 Morodok Techo National Sports Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: SEA Games: May 15 Indonesia: W 84–76 Morodok Techo National Sports Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: SEA Games: May 16 Cambodia: W 80–69 Morodok Techo National Sports Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia: SEA Games: June 27 Estonia [note 1] L 71–81
The Philippines have dominated the men's events since the sport was played, winning 19 of the 22 events. [1] Malaysia won 13 of the 21 women's events.. Starting in 2019, the 3x3 version of the game was played, in addition to the usual 5-on-5 full strength teams.
The basketball tournament in the games featured four events; traditional 5-on-5 basketball and 3x3 basketball, for both men and women. [ 1 ] In 5-on-5, the Philippines were the 12-time defending champions in men's and Malaysia were the two-time defending champions in women's. 3x3 basketball was contested for the first time [ 2 ] for both genders.
Aside from the bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup and the fifth-place Olympic finish, the Philippines has won five FIBA Asia Cups (formerly FIBA Asia Championship), four Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, seven SEABA Championships, all but two Southeast Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, and has the most titles in Southeast Asia ...
The tournaments did not follow FIBA eligibility rules; players only had to have citizenship of the country they sought to represent their national team in the games. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This meant that every national team could field as many naturalized players or dual citizens as they wanted regardless of whether or not they had acquired their ...
Prior to the World Cup, the team took part in the 2023 Southeast Asian Games in Cambodia where FIBA eligibility rules were not used and a passport-only rule is imposed for players. [5] The Philippine roster is a mix of PBA and college players.
The Philippines national basketball team is led by head coach Tim Cone.. Cone was made permanent head coach in January 2024, after being named interim coach for the 2022 Asian Games in September 2024 following the resignation of Chot Reyes after the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.