18/08/2026
Here are the latest Gilas Pilipinas men’s basketball updates for the 2026 Asian Games:
🇵🇭 Gilas is aiming to defend its 2023 Asian Games gold medal. The men’s tournament is scheduled for September 19–October 4 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. �
Philstar.com +1
Tim Cone plans to use an all-PBA-based squad, plus naturalized player Justin Brownlee. Overseas-based players in Japan and Korea are unlikely to be released because the Asian Games aren't under FIBA's release framework. �
GMA Network +1
Philippines is grouped with China, Kazakhstan and Bahrain in the men's 5-on-5 competition. �
GMA Network +1
The SBP has already submitted a long list of at least 30 players from which the final 12-man Asian Games roster will be selected. Names added to the pool include Justin Arana and Mike Phillips, while Brandon Bates and Sedrick Barefield were also reported on the long list. �
Philippine News Agency +1
Bennie Boatwright's availability is doubtful. Cone recently said Gilas is still hoping, but it looks unlikely that Boatwright will be available for the Asian Games. �
GMA Network
The team is being handled as two separate Gilas squads: one for the FIBA World Cup qualifiers and another for the Asian Games. Cone will shift his focus to the Asiad team after the FIBA window. �
Inquirer Sports
Big picture: Gilas will have a very different look from the 2023 gold-medal team because of overseas-player availability, but Cone expects the all-PBA group plus Brownlee to be strong enough to challenge for another gold.
