Philippine Centennial Team

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1998 Philippines Asian Games basketball team
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The 1998 Philippines men's national basketball team , nicknamed the "Philippine Centennial Team", competed in the 1998 Asian Games . The team consisted of professional players in the country that included national team veterans Allan Caidic and Alvin Patrimonio, both sharing the distinction of being the only PBA players to represent the country in four Asian Games basketball tournaments since 1986. The team nickname was a reference to the centennial celebration of the independence of the Philippines.

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The national team participated in the Philippine Basketball Association Centennial Cup (where they placed last, where other team had two non-Filipinos in their lineups) and later played exhibition games against the China national basketball team and the PBA All-Star (non-national team members) Selection. The Nationals went on to win the 21st William Jones Cup International Basketball Tournament in Taiwan and then on a tough Midwest tour of the United States.

The national team’s main goal was to win the 1998 Asian Games basketball tournament and to reclaim Philippine basketball supremacy in Asia. The team started the tournament by winning four games in a row and finished with a 5-2 record losing to China and Korea, but they were able to capture the Bronze medal in the play-offs.

Overall, the national basketball achievements of 1998 include the William Jones Cup and the Asian Games bronze medal. This team was the third PBA-backed national team that followed the 1994 national team (finished fourth) and the 1990 national team (finished second – Silver Medal), and preceded the 2002 national team that finished fourth in the Asian Games and eventually the 2022 Team that finally won the first Gold Medal since 1962 with Cone coaching the same team.

Tournaments

Medal record
Men's basketball
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Bangkok Team competition

1998 Philippine Basketball Association All-Star Games

DateOpponentsScoresW/L
July 9 Flag of the Philippines.svg PBA All-Star Selection114-109 (50-45)W
July 12 Flag of the Philippines.svg PBA All-Star Selection107-92 (54-45)W

1998 William Jones Cup

DateOpponentsScoresW/LRound
August 30 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia 78-60 (48-32)WElimination Round Group B
September 1 Flag of Japan.svg Japan 90-87 OT ((76-76)) (44-39)WElimination Round Group B
September 2 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand84-34 (41-17)WElimination Round Group B
September 3 Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica 83-72 (46-42)WElimination Round Group B
September 4 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 96-77 (44-39)WSemi-Finals
September 5 Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei 82-72 (41-40)WChampionship

1998 PBA Centennial Cup

DateOpponentsScoresW/LRound
September 8 Flag of the Philippines.svg San Miguel Beermen 50-60 (20-33)LElimination Round
September 11 Flag of the Philippines.svg Ginebra San Miguel 72-89 (44-40)LElimination Round
September 15 Flag of the Philippines.svg Mobiline Phone Pals 50-65 (20-30)LElimination Round
September 18 Flag of the Philippines.svg Purefoods Tender Juicy Hotdogs 59-79LElimination Round
September 20 Flag of the Philippines.svg Alaska Milkmen 57-85 (27-42)LElimination Round
September 26 Flag of the Philippines.svg Sta. Lucia Realtors 78-72 (36-39)WElimination Round
September 29 Flag of the Philippines.svg Shell Turbo Chargers 57-73 (19-35)LElimination Round
October 2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Pop Cola 800's 58-75 (33-44)LElimination Round

1998 Asian Games

DateOpponentsScoresW/LRound
December 8 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 53-52 (27-28)WElimination Round Group
December 9 Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg Kyrgyzstan 91-50 (41-27)WElimination Round Group
December 14 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates 93-57 (49-29)WQuarterfinals Group B
December 15 Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand86-60 (36-36)WQuarterfinals Group B
December 16 Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea 83-103 (36-49)LQuarterfinals Group B
December 18 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China 73-82 (32-44)LSemi-Final
December 19 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan 73-68 (36-36)WBronze medal game

Members

PosNo.PlayerHeightPBA Team
PF4 Alvin Patrimonio 6'4" Purefoods
C5 Andy Seigle 6'10" Mobiline
SG6 Jojo Lastimosa 6'2" Alaska
PF7 Dennis Espino 6'6" Sta. Lucia
SG8 Allan Caidic 6'3" San Miguel
PF9 Jun Limpot 6'6" Sta. Lucia
SG/SF10 Vergel Meneses 6'4" Pop Cola
C11 Edward Joseph Feihl 7'1" Purefoods
PG12 Olsen Racela 5'10" San Miguel
C13 Marlou Aquino 6'9" Ginebra
PG14 Johnny Abarrientos 5'7" Alaska
SG/SF15 Kenneth Duremdes 6'3" Alaska

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