Head coach | Tim Cone |
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Biggest win | Philippines 106–53 Chinese Taipei (Pasig, Philippines; February 25) |
Biggest defeat | Turkey 84–73 Philippines (Istanbul, Turkey; June 27) Brazil 71–60 Philippines (Riga, Latvia; July 6) |
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. [1]
2024 is marked by the scheduled participation of the Philippine national team in the 2024 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Riga in Latvia [2] and the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. [3]
Prior to their departure for Latvia for the Olympic qualifier, played a tune-up with the Taiwan Mustangs at home. [4] They also went to Poland and Turkey to play further games against those countries' respective national teams. [5] [6]
At the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Latvia, they would upset the host country's national team which is their first win over a European team in an official FIBA game since 1960. [7] They would lose to Georgia but advance to the semifinals due to point differential. [8] Their progress was not expected with return flights originally booked under the assumption the team won't progress to the semifinals. [9] Brazil would end their Olympic qualifying bid. [10]
February 22 20:00 (UTC+8) |
Hong Kong | 64–94 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 22–18, 9–30, 18–23 | ||
Pts: Leung 15 Rebs: Yeung 7 Asts: Yang 6 | Pts: Brownlee 16 Rebs: Sotto 15 Asts: Thompson 9 |
Tsuen Wan Sports Centre Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Ruben Woolcock (AUS) |
February 25 19:30 (UTC+8) |
Philippines | 106–53 | Chinese Taipei |
Scoring by quarter:26–13, 26–14, 30–14, 24–12 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 26 Rebs: Brownlee 13 Asts: Thompson 9 | Pts: Liu 13 Rebs: Lin Che. 5 Asts: Lin Chu. 5 |
PhilSports Arena, Pasig Attendance: 7,812 Referees: Nattapong Jontapa (THA), Christopher Reid (AUS), Suebpong Wichaiphin (THA) |
November 21 19:30 |
Philippines | 93–89 | New Zealand |
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 25–23, 27–18, 21–26 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 26 Rebs: Brownlee 11 Asts: Sotto 7 | Pts: Webster 25 Rebs: Brown 9 Asts: Britt 13 |
SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 11,686 Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Chuen Wing Leong (SGP), Haruga Iwai (JPN) |
July 3 19:00 (UTC+3) |
Latvia | 80–89 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter: 16–32, 22–22, 18–23, 24–12 | ||
Pts: Rodions 18 Rebs: Rodions 7 Asts: Strēlnieks, Zoriks 5 | Pts: Brownlee 26 Rebs: Brownlee 9 Asts: Brownlee 9 |
July 4 15:30 (UTC+3) |
Philippines | 94–96 | Georgia |
Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 26–27, 31–19, 20–22 | ||
Pts: Brownlee 28 Rebs: Brownlee 8 Asts: Brownlee 8 | Pts: Mamukelashvili 26 Rebs: Bitadze 10 Asts: Thomasson 8 |
Arena Riga, Riga Attendance: 531 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Kerem Baki (TUR) |
June 24 18:00 (UTC+8) |
Philippines | 74–64 | Taiwan Mustangs |
Scoring by quarter:25–19, 12–13, 21–12, 16–20 | ||
Pts: Ramos 19 | Pts: Lopes 15 |
June 27 20:00 (UTC+3) |
Turkey | 84–73 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter:24–21, 18–19, 22–16, 20–17 | ||
Pts: Biberović 23 Rebs: Şanlı 7 Asts: Özdemiroğlu, Sipahi 6 | Pts: Brownlee 21 Rebs: Fajardo 11 Asts: Ramos 7 |
June 29 18:00 (UTC+2) |
Poland | 82–80 | Philippines |
Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 25–15, 17–18, 24–24 | ||
Pts: Sokołowski 21 Rebs: Miličić Jr., Sochan 4 Asts: Sokołowski 5 | Pts: Brownlee 30 Rebs: Sotto 11 Asts: Ramos, Sotto 5 |
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