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The Philippines men's national basketball team (Filipino : Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas ) represents the Philippines in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (Basketball Federation of the Philippines or simply SBP). A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia , Philippines is one of the oldest teams and has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. The team won a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship for men, the best finish by any team outside the Americas and Europe. Also, the team took a fifth-place finish in 1936 Summer Olympics , the best finish by any team outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania. The Philippines has the most wins in the Olympics among teams outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
Aside from the bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup and the fifth-place Olympic finish, the Philippines has won five FIBA Asia Cups (formerly FIBA Asia Championship), four Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, seven SEABA Championships , all but two Southeast Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, and has the most titles in Southeast Asia Basketball Association men's championship, being considered as the powerhouse team in Southeast Asia and one of Asia 's elite basketball team. The country has also participated in seven FIBA World Cups and seven Olympic Basketball Tournaments .
Gilas Pilipinas and the Gilas Cadets represent the current men's national team while Batang Gilas Pilipinas Under-19 and Under-17 represent the current junior's national team.
FIBA Basketball World Cup [ edit ]
Philippines v. Croatia at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
FIBA World Cup Record
Qualification
Year
Position
1950
Did not participate
1954
3rd place
9
6
3
1959
8th place
6
4
2
1963
Suspended
1967
Did not qualify
1970
1974
13th place
7
2
5
See 1973 ABC Championship
1978
8th place
8
0
8
Qualified as hosts
1982
Did not qualify
See ABC/FIBA Asia Championship records
1986
Withdrew
1990
Did not qualify
1994
1998
2002
Suspended
2006
2010
Did not qualify
2014
21st place
5
1
4
2019
32nd place
5
0
5
12
7
5
2023
24th place
5
1
4
Qualified as co-hosts
2027
To be determined
Total
1 bronze
45
14
31
12
7
5
Updated to matches played at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Head to head record [ edit ]
Updated to matches played at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
FIBA World Olympic qualifying tournament [ edit ]
FIBA Asia Cup Record
Qualification
Year
Position
1960
Champions
9
9
0
Qualified as hosts
1963
Champions
11
9
2
1965
Runners-up
9
8
1
1967
Champions
9
9
0
1969
3rd place
8
6
2
1971
Runners-up
8
7
1
1973
Champions
10
10
0
Qualified as hosts
1975
5th place
9
5
4
1977
5th place
9
4
5
1979
4th place
7
4
3
1981
4th place
7
4
3
1983
9th place
5
3
2
1985
Champions
6
6
0
1987
4th place
7
4
3
1989
8th place
7
2
5
1991
7th place
9
5
4
1993
11th place
6
3
3
1995
12th place
7
2
5
1997
9th place
6
3
3
1999
11th place
6
2
4
2001
Suspended
2003
15th place
7
2
5
2005
Suspended
2007
9th place
7
5
2
2009
8th place
9
4
5
2011
4th place
9
6
3
2013
Runners-up
9
7
2
Qualified as hosts
2015
Runners-up
9
7
2
See 2015 SEABA Championship
2017
7th place
6
4
2
See 2017 SEABA Championship
2022
9th place
4
1
3
6
6
0
Total
28/30
215
141
74
6
6
0
FIBA Asia Challenge [ edit ]
Asian Games Record
Year
Position
Pld
W
L
1951
1st place
4
4
0
1954
1st place
6
6
0
1958
1st place
7
6
1
1962
1st place
7
7
0
1966
6th place
7
4
3
1970
5th place
8
4
4
1974
4th place
6
2
4
1978
5th place
9
4
5
1982
4th place
10
6
4
1986
3rd place
4
2
2
1990
2nd place
6
4
2
1994
4th place
6
3
3
1998
3rd place
7
4
3
2002
4th place
7
4
3
2006
Suspended
2010
6th place
9
5
4
2014
7th place
7
3
4
2018
5th place
5
3
2
2022
1st place
7
6
1
Total
5 golds 1 silver 2 bronzes
122
77
45
SEABA Championship Record
Year
Position
Pld
W
L
1994
4th place
1996
2nd place
1998
1st place
5
5
0
2001
1st place
5
5
0
2003
1st place
3
3
0
2005
Suspended
2007
1st place
4
4
0
2009
1st place
4
4
0
2011
1st place
4
4
0
2013
Did not participate
2015
1st place
5
5
0
2017
1st place
6
6
0
Total
8 golds 1 silver
SEABA Cup
Year
Position
Pld
W
L
2012
1st place
4
4
0
2014
Did not participate
2016
1st place
5
5
0
Total
2 golds
9
9
0
SEA Games record
Year
Position
Pld
W
L
1977
1st place
–
–
–
1979
2nd place
–
–
–
1981
1st place
4
3
1
1983
1st place
–
–
–
1985
1st place
–
–
–
1987
1st place
5
5
0
1989
2nd place
4
3
1
1991
1st place
5
5
0
1993
1st place
–
–
–
1995
1st place
7
7
0
1997
1st place
4
3
1
1999
1st place
–
–
–
2001
1st place
5
5
0
2003
1st place
5
5
0
2005
Suspended
2007
1st place
4
4
0
2009
Not held
2011
1st place
5
5
0
2013
1st place
6
6
0
2015
1st place
5
5
0
2017
1st place
5
5
0
2019
1st place
5
5
0
2021
2nd place
6
5
1
2023
1st place
5
4
1
Total
19 golds, 3 silvers
80
75
5
SEABA Under-18 Championship Record
Year
Position
Pld
W
L
1996
1st place
1998
1st place
2002
Did not participate
2004
1st place
4
4
0
2006
Did not participate
2008
1st place
2010
1st place
2012
1st place
4
4
0
2014
1st place
3
3
0
2016
1st place
6
6
0
Total
8 golds
FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament [ edit ]
FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Year
Position
Pld
W
L
2021
20th place
4
0
4
Total
4
0
4
Asian Games record
Year
Position
Pld
W
L
2018
Did not enter
2022
8th place
6
4
2
Total
6
4
2
Asian Indoor Games 3x3 Record
Year
Position
Pld
W
L
2007
4th place
4
2
2
2009
Did not enter
Total
4
2
2
SEA Games 3x3 record
Year
Position
Pld
W
L
2019
1st place
8
8
0
2021
3rd place
8
5
3
2023
2nd place
5
4
1
Total
1 gold 1 silver 1 bronze
21
17
4
FIBA 3x3 U-23 World [ edit ]
FIBA 3x3 U-18 World [ edit ]
FIBA 3x3 U-18 Asian [ edit ]
General Results World Cup Olympics Asian Games Other teams
Youth
National teams as club
Other