A Good Mix: 24 Man Pool for FIBA Asia Cup

24 Man Pool for FIBA Asia Cup

Arguably Gilas Pilipinas is the next big Pinoy identity that is being followed in the Philippines right now, and with the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup just around the corner, the basketball crazy country is just as centered as ever in the development of our team.

2017 FIBA Asia Cup is formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship will be held in Lebanon on  August 8 to 20, 2017. The tournament is basically is one of the Philippines sought after event, as this is the stage where we are able to compete with the best within the Asian region and really find out if we the team we are sending is ready for the world stage. 16 best Asian teams will play in this tournament.

The initial list of the Gilas Pilipinas roster bolster young players with the age limit of 30 years old but looks like they have added one that is over that age in Gabe Norwood who is now at 32.

Gabe is one of the most efficient and consistent as his game and his size matches that of international player standards, he can score and also was one of the most dependable defenders on most of his stint as a Gilas Player.

Wit the recently announced 24 man pool, Gilas Pilipinas is looking like the best Gilas team that will be assembled in awhile.

Check out the current list of players below.

1. Abueva, Calvin

2. Aguilar, Japeth

3. Almazan, Raymond

4. Blatche, Andray

5. Cruz, Carl Bryan

6. Alas, Kevin Louie

7. Fajardo, June Mar

8. Ferrer, Kevin

9. Amer, Baser

10. Belo, Rey Mark

11. Paras, Kobe

12. Jalalon, Jiovani

13. Maliksi, Allein

14. Parks, Bobby Ray Jr.

15. Ravena, Kiefer

16. Pogoy, Roger

17. Norwood, Gabriel

18. Romeo, Terrence

19. Rosario, Troy

20. Tolomia, Cris Michael

21. Torres, Norbert

22. Standhardinger, Christian

23. William, Jayson

24. Wright, Matthew

Who do you think will make it to the final cut and why?