‘100% national team’: Revival of Gilas 1.0 program being considered

With the sudden withdrawal of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas from the 2018 Asian Games, the thought of reviving the program that started the Gilas 1.0 came into the picture. This was the idea that popped up after Philippine Olympic Committee President Ricky Vargas said that they are looking into the future of the national basketball team program. Vargas said they considering developing a group whose sole focus is international tournaments instead of plucking players from the PBA to form a national team. "We really have to put up a national team that will be 100 percent national team, the development of a real national team," said Vargas Friday in a media conference ca...

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