FIBA ranking | Gilas Pilipinas: 37 1 [1] Batang Gilas: 25 2 [2] | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1936 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
National federation | Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas | ||
Coach | Tim Cone | ||
Nickname(s) | S: Gilas Pilipinas, Gilas Cadets J: Batang Gilas | ||
The Philippines men's national basketball team (Filipino : Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas) represents the Philippines in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (Basketball Federation of the Philippines or simply SBP). A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Philippines is one of the oldest teams and has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. The team won a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship for men, the best finish by any team outside the Americas and Europe. Also, the team took a fifth-place finish in 1936 Summer Olympics, the best finish by any team outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania. The Philippines has the most wins in the Olympics among teams outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
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 Basketball Association men's championship, being considered as the powerhouse team in Southeast Asia and one of Asia's elite basketball team. The country has also participated in seven FIBA World Cups and seven Olympic Basketball Tournaments.
Gilas Pilipinas and the Gilas Cadets represent the current men's national team while Batang Gilas Pilipinas Under-19 and Under-17 represent the current junior's national team.
FIBA World Cup Record | Qualification | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | ||
1950 | Did not participate | ||||||||
1954 | 3rd place | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||||
1959 | 8th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||||
1963 | Suspended | ||||||||
1967 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1970 | |||||||||
1974 | 13th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | See 1973 ABC Championship | ||||
1978 | 8th place | 8 | 0 | 8 | Qualified as hosts | ||||
1982 | Did not qualify | See ABC/FIBA Asia Championship records | |||||||
1986 | Withdrew | ||||||||
1990 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
1994 | |||||||||
1998 | |||||||||
2002 | Suspended | ||||||||
2006 | |||||||||
2010 | Did not qualify | ||||||||
2014 | 21st place | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||||
2019 | 32nd place | 5 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 5 | ||
2023 | 24th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | Qualified as co-hosts | ||||
2027 | To be determined | ||||||||
Total | 1 bronze | 45 | 14 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 5 |
Updated to matches played at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
List of FIBA Basketball World Cup matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
1954 | Round 1 | Paraguay | 64–52 | Win |
Brazil | 62–99 | Loss | ||
Final | United States | 43–56 | Loss | |
Formosa | 48–38 | Win | ||
Israel | 90–56 | Win | ||
Brazil | 41–57 | Loss | ||
Canada | 83–76 | Win | ||
France | 66–60 | Win | ||
Uruguay | 67–63 | Win | ||
1959 | Round 1 | Uruguay | 68–59 | Win |
Bulgaria | 61–85 | Loss | ||
Puerto Rico | 63–76 | Loss | ||
Classification | United Arab Republic | 66–65 | Win | |
Canada | 79–65 | Win | ||
Uruguay | 78–70 | Win | ||
1974 | Round 1 | United States | 85–135 | Loss |
Argentina | 90–111 | Loss | ||
Spain | 85–117 | Loss | ||
Classification | Australia | 101–100 | Win | |
Mexico | 84–101 | Loss | ||
Czechoslovakia | 112–119 | Loss | ||
Central African Republic | 87–86 | Win | ||
1978 | Semifinal | Yugoslavia | 101–117 | Loss |
Soviet Union | 63–110 | Loss | ||
Brazil | 72–119 | Loss | ||
Italy | 75–112 | Loss | ||
Australia | 52–97 | Loss | ||
Canada | 88–99 | Loss | ||
United States | 70–100 | Loss | ||
Final | Australia | 74–92 | Loss | |
2014 | Round 1 | Croatia | 78–81 OT | Loss |
Greece | 70–82 | Loss | ||
Argentina | 81–85 | Loss | ||
Puerto Rico | 73–77 | Loss | ||
Senegal | 81–79 OT | Win | ||
2019 | Round 1 | Italy | 62–108 | Loss |
Serbia | 67–126 | Loss | ||
Angola | 81–84 OT | Loss | ||
Classification | Tunisia | 67–86 | Loss | |
Iran | 75–95 | Loss | ||
2023 | Round 1 | Dominican Republic | 81–87 | Loss |
Angola | 70–80 | Loss | ||
Italy | 83–90 | Loss | ||
Classification | South Sudan | 67–86 | Loss | |
China | 96–75 | Win |
Updated to matches played at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Opponent | Played | Won | Lost |
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Angola | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Argentina | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Brazil | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Central African Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 |
China | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Czechoslovakia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Egypt | 1 | 1 | 0 |
France | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Greece | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Mexico | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Puerto Rico | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Sudan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Yugoslavia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 45 | 14 | 31 |
Summer Olympic Games Record | |||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |||
1936 | 5th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
1948 | 12th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
1952 | 9-16th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
1956 | 7th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
1960 | 11th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
1964 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1968 | 13th place | 9 | 3 | 6 | |||
1972 | 13th place | 9 | 3 | 6 | |||
1976 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1980 | Did not participate | ||||||
1984 | Did not qualify | ||||||
1988 | |||||||
1992 | |||||||
1996 | |||||||
2000 | |||||||
2004 | |||||||
2008 | |||||||
2012 | |||||||
2016 | |||||||
2020 | |||||||
2024 | |||||||
Total | 52 | 25 | 27 |
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
1960 | Automatic Olympic qualifier | |||||||
1964 | 6th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
1968 | Automatic Olympic qualifier | |||||||
1972 | ||||||||
1976 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1992 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2016 | 6th place | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
2020 | 5th place | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
2024 | 3rd place | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
Total | 16 | 5 | 11 |
FIBA Asia Cup Record | Qualification | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | Pld | W | L | ||
1960 | Champions | 9 | 9 | 0 | Qualified as hosts | ||||
1963 | Champions | 11 | 9 | 2 | |||||
1965 | Runners-up | 9 | 8 | 1 | |||||
1967 | Champions | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||||
1969 | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | |||||
1971 | Runners-up | 8 | 7 | 1 | |||||
1973 | Champions | 10 | 10 | 0 | Qualified as hosts | ||||
1975 | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||||
1977 | 5th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||||
1979 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||
1981 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||
1983 | 9th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||||
1985 | Champions | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||||
1987 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | |||||
1989 | 8th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||
1991 | 7th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | |||||
1993 | 11th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
1995 | 12th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||
1997 | 9th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | |||||
1999 | 11th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | |||||
2001 | Suspended | ||||||||
2003 | 15th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||||
2005 | Suspended | ||||||||
2007 | 9th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | |||||
2009 | 8th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | |||||
2011 | 4th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||||
2013 | Runners-up | 9 | 7 | 2 | Qualified as hosts | ||||
2015 | Runners-up | 9 | 7 | 2 | See 2015 SEABA Championship | ||||
2017 | 7th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | See 2017 SEABA Championship | ||||
2022 | 9th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 28/30 | 215 | 141 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
FIBA Asia Challenge Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2004 | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
2008 | Did not participate | |||||||
2010 | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
2012 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
2014 | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||
2016 | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Total | 1 bronze | 30 | 13 | 17 |
Asian Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
1951 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
1954 | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
1958 | 1st place | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||
1962 | 1st place | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||
1966 | 6th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
1970 | 5th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
1974 | 4th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||
1978 | 5th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
1982 | 4th place | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||
1986 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
1990 | 2nd place | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
1994 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
1998 | 3rd place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
2002 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
2006 | Suspended | |||||||
2010 | 6th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
2014 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
2018 | 5th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
2022 | 1st place | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||
Total | 5 golds 1 silver 2 bronzes | 122 | 77 | 45 |
SEABA Championship Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
1994 | 4th place | |||||||
1996 | 2nd place | |||||||
1998 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2001 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2003 | 1st place | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2005 | Suspended | |||||||
2007 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2009 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2011 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2013 | Did not participate | |||||||
2015 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2017 | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 8 golds 1 silver |
SEABA Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2012 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2014 | Did not participate | |||||||
2016 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 2 golds | 9 | 9 | 0 |
SEA Games record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
1977 | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
1979 | 2nd place | – | – | – | ||||
1981 | 1st place | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1983 | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
1985 | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
1987 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
1989 | 2nd place | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1991 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
1993 | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
1995 | 1st place | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||
1997 | 1st place | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
1999 | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
2001 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2003 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2005 | Suspended | |||||||
2007 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2009 | Not held | |||||||
2011 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2013 | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
2015 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2017 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2019 | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
2021 | 2nd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||
2023 | 1st place | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Total | 19 golds, 3 silvers | 80 | 75 | 5 |
FIBA Under-19 World Cup Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
1979 | 10th place | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||
1983 | Did not qualify | |||||||
1987 | ||||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1995 | ||||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2009 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2013 | ||||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2017 | ||||||||
2019 | 14th place | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||
2021 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 15 | 3 | 12 |
FIBA Under-18 Asian Championship Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
1970 | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
1972 | 1st place | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||||
1974 | 1st place | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||||
1977 | 1st place | |||||||
1978 | 1st place | |||||||
1980 | 2nd place | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||||
1982 | 1st place | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||||
1984 | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
1986 | 2nd place | |||||||
1989 | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
1990 | 4th place | |||||||
1992 | 3rd place | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
1995 | 6th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
1996 | 6th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
1998 | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
2000 | Did not participate | |||||||
2002 | ||||||||
2004 | 13th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
2006 | Did not participate | |||||||
2008 | 7th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
2010 | 5th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
2012 | 6th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
2014 | 5th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
2016 | 7th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||
2018 | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
2022 | 6th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
2024 | 10th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
Total | 6 golds 2 silvers 3 bronzes |
SEABA Under-18 Championship Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
1996 | 1st place | |||||||
1998 | 1st place | |||||||
2002 | Did not participate | |||||||
2004 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2006 | Did not participate | |||||||
2008 | 1st place | |||||||
2010 | 1st place | |||||||
2012 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2014 | 1st place | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
2016 | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
2024 | 1st place | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 9 golds |
FIBA Under-17 World Cup Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2010 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2014 | 15th place | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||
2016 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2018 | 13th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2024 | Qualified | |||||||
Total | 14 | 3 | 11 |
FIBA Under-16 Asian Championship Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2009 | 4th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
2011 | 4th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
2013 | 2nd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||
2015 | 5th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
2017 | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
2019 | Cancelled | |||||||
2022 | 7th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
2023 | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
Total | 1 silver | 52 | 34 | 18 |
SEABA Under-16 Championship Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2011 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2013 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2015 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2017 | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2023 | 1st place | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 5 golds | 19 | 19 | 0 |
Summer Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2020 | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total |
FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2021 | 20th place | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||
Total | 4 | 0 | 4 |
FIBA 3x3 World Cup Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2012 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2014 | ||||||||
2016 | 9th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
2017 | 11th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
2018 | 11th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2022 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 12 | 6 | 6 |
FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2013 | 7th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
2017 to 2018 | Did not enter | |||||||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2022 | 4th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||||
2023 | 10th place | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
2024 | 11th place | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Total | 13 | 4 | 9 |
Asian Games record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2018 | Did not enter | |||||||
2022 | 8th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Total | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Asian Indoor Games 3x3 Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2007 | 4th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
2009 | Did not enter | |||||||
Total | 4 | 2 | 2 |
SEA Games 3x3 record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2019 | 1st place | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||||
2021 | 3rd place | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
2023 | 2nd place | 5 | 4 | 1 | ||||
Total | 1 gold 1 silver 1 bronze | 21 | 17 | 4 |
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2018 | 9th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2020 | Cancelled | |||||||
2022 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 4 | 2 | 2 |
FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2012 | ||||||||
2013 | 18th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
2015 | 17th place | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||
2016 | 17th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
2017 | 7th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
2019 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2021 | ||||||||
2022 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 22 | 9 | 13 |
Youth Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2010 | 9th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
2014 | Did not qualify | |||||||
2018 | ||||||||
Total | 7 | 4 | 3 |
FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asian Championship Record | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
2013 | 1st place | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||
2016 | 2nd place | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
2017 | 7th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
2018 | Did not participate | |||||||
2019 | 5th place | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
2022 | Did not participate | |||||||
Total | 1 gold 1 silver | 20 | 14 | 6 |
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