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The Gilas Pilipinas or the Philippine national men’s basketball team will return to the FIBA world tournament for the first time in 36 years.
What is FIBA?
FIBA technically stands for Fédération Internationale de Basketball. What it really means is the International Basketball Federation.
Philippines are drawn into Group B for the FIBA World Cup 2014, to be held in Seville, Spain, which also includes Senegal, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Greece and Croatia - with the teams playing each other in round robin fashion of five games in six days.
Below is the team's roster, games schedule, games results, live stream, TV info, and other updates.
Gilas Pilipinas Full Roster
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Club |
| PG | 4 | Alapag, Jimmy | 5 ft 9 in | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| PG | 5 | Tenorio, LA | 5 ft 9 in | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| SG | 6 | Chan, Jeffrei | 6 ft 2 in | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| PG | 7 | William (Castro), Jayson | 5 ft 10 in | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| SG | 8 | David, Gary | 6 ft 2 in | Meralco Bolts |
| SF | 9 | de Ocampo, Ranidel | 6 ft 5 in | Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters |
| SF | 10 | Norwood, Gabe | 6 ft 5 in | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| C | 11 | Blatche, Andray | 6 ft 11 in | Free agent |
| C | 12 | Fajardo, Junmar | 6 ft 10 in | San Miguel Beermen |
| SG | 13 | Dalistan (Lee), Paul | 6 ft 0 in | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters |
| PF | 14 | Aguilar, Japeth | 6 ft 9 in | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel |
| PF | 15 | Pingris, Marc | 6 ft 5 in | San Mig Super Coffee Mixers |
| Chot Reyes | Coach | |||
| Josh Reyes | Assistant | |||
| Jong Uichico | Assistant | |||
Group B: Gilas Pilipinas Games Schedules, Live Stream and Results
| Date | Time | Opponent | Live Stats | Live Stream | Final Score |
| August 30 | 6:30 p.m. | Croatia | Click Here | Click Here | CRO 81-78 PHI |
| September 1 | 2:00 a.m. | Greece | Click Here | Click Here | GRE 82 - 70 PHI |
| September 1 | 11:30 p.m. | Argentina | Click Here | Click Here | ARG 85 - 81 PHI |
| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Puerto Rico | Click Here | Click Here | PUR 77 - 73 PHI |
| September 4 | 8:00 p.m. | Senegal | Click Here | Click Here | SEN 79 - 81 PHI |