The Philippines men's national basketball team, led by head coach Yeng Guiao secured their qualification in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the second round of the Asian qualifiers. The national team were drawn in Group D for the group phase of the FIBA Basketball World Cup with Serbia, Italy, and Angola.^[1]

A squad with a different composition from the FIBA Basketball World Cup team will also participate in the 2019 Southeast Asian Games to be hosted at home in the Philippines.^[2]

Phase: Second round

February 21 19:00

Boxscore

Qatar	46–84	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 10–16, 9–31, 16–22
Pts: Saeed 10 Rebs: Saeed 8 Asts: Suliman 3		Pts: Blatche 17 Rebs: Blatche 15 Asts: Blatche 7

Al-Gharafa Sports Club Multi-Purpose Hall, Doha Attendance: 3,272 Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Yu Jung (TPE), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)

February 24 20:30

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Kazakhstan	75–93	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–23, 20–26, 15–22
Pts: Clemmons 27 Rebs: Murzagaliyev, Yergali 6 Asts: Clemmons 9		Pts: Blatche 41 Rebs: Blatche 13 Asts: four players 3

Saryarka Velodrome, Astana Attendance: 2,392 Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Ye Nan (CHN), Park Kyoung-jin (KOR)

31 August 2019 19:30 v t e

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Philippines	62–108	Italy
Scoring by quarter: 8–37, 16–25, 15–23, 23–23
Pts: Blatche, Perez 15 Rebs: Blatche 10 Asts: Perez 3		Pts: Datome, Della Valle 17 Rebs: Tessitori 8 Asts: Vitali 5

Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan Attendance: 10,500 Referees: Steve Anderson (USA), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Yu Jung (TPE)

2 September 2019 19:30 v t e

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Serbia	126–67	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 28–13, 34–22, 37–13, 27–19
Pts: Bjelica 20 Rebs: Jokić 7 Asts: Jokić, Micić 7		Pts: Perez 16 Rebs: Fajardo 6 Asts: Blatche 6

Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Yu Jung (TPE), Yohan Rosso (FRA)

September 4 15:30

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Angola	84–81 (OT)	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 17–14, 18–12, 17–27, Overtime: 11–8
Pts: Joaquim 20 Rebs: Moreira 15 Asts: Paulo 6		Pts: Blatche 23 Rebs: Blatche 12 Asts: Ravena 4

Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Scott Beker (AUS)

September 6 20:00

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Tunisia	86–67	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 27–10, 19–14, 21–15, 19–28
Pts: Abada 16 Rebs: Mejri 12 Asts: Roll 4		Pts: Blatche 24 Rebs: Blatche 11 Asts: five players 2

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Boris Krejić (SVN), Harja Jaladri (IDN)

September 8 20:00

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Iran	95–75	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 18–10, 27–16, 20–25
Pts: Haddadi 19 Rebs: Haddadi 7 Asts: Jamshidi, Yakhchali 5		Pts: Bolick 15 Rebs: Blatche 5 Asts: Blatche 5

Wukesong Arena, Beijing Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Nicolas Fernandes (TAH)

The Philippines participated at a pocket tournament in the port city of Málaga in Spain as part of their preparations for the World Cup.^[3]

August 9 22:00

Report

DR Congo	82–71	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 18-21, 14-12, 26-22, 24-16
Pts: Mvouika 21		Pts: Bolick 21

Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga

August 10

Report

Ivory Coast	63–73	Philippines
Scoring by quarter: 13-17, 26–22, 27–27, 21–21
Pts: Thompson 20		Pts: Bolick 19

Palacio de Deportes José María Martín Carpena, Málaga

To be announced

August 6

Report

DR Congo

80–102

Philippines

Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara

August 7

Report

Ivory Coast

83–94

Philippines

Palacio Multiusos de Guadalajara, Guadalajara

August 23

Report

Philippines	92–83	Adelaide 36ers
Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 25–33, 23–19, 19–15
Pts: Blatche 19		Pts: Moore 16

Meralco Gym, Pasig

August 25

Report

Philippines	75–85	Adelaide 36ers
Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 17–15, 18–23, 27–18
Pts: Blatche 16		Pts: Johnson 16

Meralco Gym, Pasig

Philippines national basketball team – 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup roster v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Age – Date of birth Height Club Ctr. C 1 Andray Blatche (NP) 33 – (1986-08-22)August 22, 1986 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) Tianjin Gold Lions PG 3 Paul Dalistan 30 – (1989-02-14)February 14, 1989 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) Magnolia Hotshots PG 4 Kiefer Ravena 25 – (1993-10-27)October 27, 1993 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) NLEX Road Warriors SF 5 Gabe Norwood (C) 34 – (1985-02-09)February 9, 1985 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Rain or Shine Elasto Painters SG 8 Robert Bolick 23 – (1995-09-13)September 13, 1995 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) NorthPort Batang Pier PG 14 Mark Barroca 33 – (1986-04-25)April 25, 1986 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Magnolia Hotshots C 15 June Mar Fajardo 29 – (1989-11-17)November 17, 1989 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) San Miguel Beermen SG 16 Roger Pogoy 27 – (1992-06-16)June 16, 1992 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) TNT KaTropa SG 17 CJ Perez 25 – (1993-11-17)November 17, 1993 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Columbian Dyip SF 18 Troy Rosario 27 – (1992-01-20)January 20, 1992 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) TNT KaTropa PF 20 Raymond Almazan 30 – (1989-08-02)August 2, 1989 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) Meralco Bolts PF 25 Japeth Aguilar 32 – (1987-01-25)January 25, 1987 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel	Head coach Yeng Guiao Assistant coach(es) Ford Arao Caloy Garcia Ryan Gregorio Legend (C) Team captain Club – describes last club before the tournament Age – describes age on 31 August 2019

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