Philippines
FIBA ranking37 Increase 5 (August 21, 2023)[1]
Joined FIBA1936
FIBA zoneFIBA Asia
National federationSBP
CoachPatrick Aquino
Nickname(s)Gilas Pilipinas
Asia Cup
Appearances17

The Philippines women's national basketball team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP).

Compared to the men's national team, the women's national team receives less reception from local basketball enthusiasts. Locally based players has no national league to play in after college which has a few leagues such as the WNCAA, Filoil Premier Cup, and Fr. Martin's Cup. The women's national team has been playing at Level II at the FIBA Asia Championship for Women for the past few editions of the tournament. Again in contrast of their men counterpart who were often describe as powerhouses in the Southeast Asia region, the women's national team has been behind Thailand and Malaysia in the past few years.[2]

History

Early history

Filipino women in Dagupan playing basketball as depicted in a 1910 postcard.

Women's basketball in the Philippines dates back as early as the 1910s. Basketball was first introduced to the Philippine public school system by the Americans as a women's sort in 1910 and was played in Interscholastic meets in 1911 until 1913. The sport used by Americans to promote good health and motherhood and citizenry grew in popularity among women. Women's basketball met opposition from conservative groups, particularly the Catholic Church who view bloomers worn by women basketball players as inappropriate. By the time skirts were allowed to be worn above bloomers as a compromise, women's basketball is already in the decline and is only played in provincial and local interscholastic meets. Indoor softball and as well as volleyball became the more preferred sport for Filipino women.[3]

SBP era (2007–present)

Perlas Pilipinas 1.0 (2007–2015)

On 2007, Discovery Suites, a hotel brand, became the main sponsor of the women's national team.[4] On 2008, Haydee Ong was appointed as head coach of the women's national team[5] replacing Matthew "Fritz" Gaston, who guided the team to a bronze medal finish at the 2007 Southeast Asian Games in Thailand and a silver medal finish at the 2007 SEABA Championship for Women.[6] Under Ong, the team won the gold medal at the 2010 SEABA Championship for Women, the country's first medal at the said tournament. The team previously won silver during the 1995, 1997, and 2007 editions of the tournament.

The team pushed for the naturalization of 6'3" tall Chinese, Zheng Xiaojing, a move parallel to the naturalization of American-born Marcus Douthit for the men's national team. Zheng's naturalization process started with the filing of House Bill 02683 by Congressman Roberto Puno of Antipolo in August, about the same time as Douthit's. Head coach Ong lobbied the SBP and the Philippine Congress to hasten the naturalization process of Zheng so that she can join the national team for the 2011 editions of the FIBA Asia Championship and the Southeast Asian Games[7] While Douthit was eventually naturalized, Zheng's naturalization was in limbo. In August 2014, team manager, Cynthia Tiu said that the team will focus on developing homegrown players than resort to naturalizing players. Tiu said that Zheng was disappointed but also said that a re-filing of her petition for naturalization cannot be done since Zheng is already married.[8]

Perlas Pilipinas 2.0 (2015–2019)

The SBP appointed Patrick Aquino as the new head coach of the national team. His first task will be to guide the national team at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games. Ever Bilena Cosmetics, Inc. has been made the new sponsor of the national team.[9][10] SBP executive director Sonny Barrios pointed out the decision to make changes in the coaching staff of the women's team was made after discussions among members of the search and screening committee, which is composed of several basketball stakeholders.[11]

In a historic run, Perlas officially promoted in the Level 1 of the FIBA Asia Women's Championships that will held in 2017, after the win against India, 82–76.[12]

Gilas Pilipinas Women (2019–present)

In May 2019, the SBP announced that the Gilas Pilipinas name would be used across all its sporting programs for the men's, men's youth (men's under-19 and men's under-17), men's 3x3 and women's teams.[13][14] Aquino assumed responsibility over the Gilas Pilipinas Women program.

Gilas Women attained their best finish at the FIBA Women's Asia Cup in the 2023 edition. They avoided the relegation playoff for the very first time by at least one group stage game at the expense of Chinese Taipei – also their first group stage win since their promotion to the first division in 2015.[15][16] They finished sixth overall in a tournament of eight teams.[17]

Fixtures and results

Medal count

Event Editions 1st edition Total Notes
Tot.
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0
Olympic Games 0 0 0 0 0 0
FIBA Women's Asia Cup 16 1965 0 0 0 0
Asian Games 2 1998 0 0 0 0
SEABA Championship for Women 7 1995 2 2 2 6
Southeast Asian Games 18 1981 2 7 5 14

Competitions

World Cup

The Philippines' FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Record
Year Position Pld W L
Chile 1953did not participate
Brazil 1957
Soviet Union 1959
Peru 1964
Czechoslovakia 1967did not qualify
Brazil 1971did not participate
Colombia 1975
South Korea 1979did not qualify
Brazil 1983
Soviet Union 1986did not participate
Malaysia 1990
Australia 1994did not qualify
Germany 1998did not participate
China 2002
Brazil 2006Suspended
Czech Republic 2010did not qualify
Turkey 2014
Spain 2018
Australia 2022
Germany 2026to be determined
Total000

Olympic Games

The Philippines' Olympic Games Record
Year Position Pld W L
Canada 1976did not participate
Soviet Union 1980Boycotted
United States 1984did not qualify
South Korea 1988did not participate
Spain 1992
United States 1996did not qualify
Australia 2000did not participate
Greece 2004did not qualify
China 2008did not participate
United Kingdom 2012
Brazil 2016did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024
United States 2028To be determined
Australia 2032
Total000

Asia Cup

The Philippines' Asian Cup Record
Year Division A Division B
Year Position Pld W L Position Pld w l
South Korea 19654th place826No Division B / Level II
Taiwan 19686th place725
Malaysia 1970did not participate
Taiwan 1972
South Korea 1974
Hong Kong 19766th place615
Malaysia 19788th place826
Hong Kong 1980did not participate
Japan 19828th place413
China 19844th place844
Malaysia 1986did not participate
Hong Kong 1988
Singapore 1990did not participate
South Korea 1992No Division B / Level II
Japan 199410th placeLevel II5th place523
Japan 19959th place3rd place532
Thailand 1997did not participatedid not participate
Japan 1999
Thailand 2001
Japan 20048th placeLevel II3rd place312
China 200511th place6th place514
South Korea 2007did not participatedid not participate
India 200910th placeLevel II4th place532
Japan 2011did not participatedid not participate
Thailand 201310th placeLevel II4th place532
China 20157th place1st place651
India 20177th place615Division A
India 20197th place413
Jordan 20217th place413
Australia 20236th place514
Total601644341816

Asian Games

The Philippines' Asian Games Record
Year Position Pld W L
Iran 1974did not participate
Thailand 1978
India 1982
South Korea 1986
China 1990
Japan 1994
Thailand 19986th place303
South Korea 2002did not participate
Qatar 2006Suspended
China 2010did not participate
South Korea 2014
Indonesia 2018[18]
China 20225th place422
Japan 2026To be determined
Total725

SEABA Championship

The Philippines' Southeast Asian Championship Record
Year Position Pld W L
Thailand 19952nd place
Thailand 19972nd place
Malaysia 19993rd place
Thailand 20023rd place
Singapore 2004did not participate
Thailand 20072nd place651
Philippines 20101st place550
Indonesia 2014did not participate
Malaysia 20161st place660
Total2 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze16–1 (incomplete)

Southeast Asian Games

The Philippines' Southeast Asian Games Record
Year Position Pld W L
Malaysia 1977did not enter
Indonesia 1979did not enter
Philippines 19812nd place532
Singapore 19832nd place431
Thailand 19852nd place321
Indonesia 19873rd place532
Malaysia 19894th place413
Philippines 19914th place633
Singapore 19935th place404
Thailand 19952nd place642
Indonesia 19974th place523
Brunei 1999Not held
Malaysia 20013rd place422
Vietnam 20033rd place532
Philippines 2005Suspended
Thailand 20073rd place312
Laos 2009Not held
Indonesia 20112nd place431
Myanmar 20132nd place431
Singapore 20154th place532
Malaysia 20174th place642
Philippines 20191st place330
Vietnam 20211st place541
Cambodia 20232nd place651
Total2 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze875235

Other tournaments

The Philippines' Other tournaments Record
Year Position Pld W L
Philippines 2011 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational1st440
Philippines 2013 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational1st440
Philippines 2015 Discovery Women's Basketball Invitational1st440
Taiwan 2019 William Jones Cup6th place[19]505
Taiwan 2023 William Jones Cup5th place514

Team

Current roster

Philippines roster at the 2022 Asian Games.[20]

Philippines women's national basketball team roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameAge – Date of birthHeightClubCtr.
G 0 Khate Castillo 26 – (1996-10-05)5 October 1996 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
F 3 Afril Bernardino 27 – (1996-04-03)3 April 1996 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
4 Camille Nolasco 18 – (2005-02-26)26 February 2005 UP Lady Maroons Philippines
G 6 France Cabinbin 29 – (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
G 7 Janine Pontejos (C) 30 – (1992-10-29)29 October 1992 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
G 9 Louna Ozar 19 – (2004-05-09)9 May 2004 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) UP Lady Maroons Philippines
G 11 Stefani Berberabe 23 – (2000-07-13)13 July 2000 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Westmont Warriors United States
G 12 Monique del Carmen 25 – (1997-12-21)21 December 1997 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
F 13 Katrina Guytingco 26 – (1997-08-22)22 August 1997 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
G 18 Marizze Tongco 27 – (1995-10-18)18 October 1995 1.57 m (5 ft 2 in)
G 18 Mikka Chaco 25 – (1998-01-19)19 January 1998 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Head coach
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Club – describes last
    club before the tournament
  • Age describes age
    on 26 June 2023

Past rosters

  • Note: Olympics, World Championships, Asian Games, Asian Championships only.

Coaches

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Ranking Presented by Nike". FIBA. August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ Verora, Levi (March 25, 2014). "Only for men? When will women's hoops ring the bell in PH?". Rappler. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ Antolihao, Lou (2015). "Spheroid of Influence: Sports, Colonization, Modernity – Ballers in Bloomers:Sports, Gender, Participation". Playing with the Big Boys: Basketball, American Imperialism, and Subaltern Discourse in the Philippines (Illustrated ed.). University of Nebraska Pres. ISBN 978-0803278516. Retrieved September 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ De Leon, Job (April 11, 2014). "A league of their own: Discovery-Perlas and women's basketball in the Philippines". GMA News. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Velasco, Bill (March 3, 2008). "No longer the poor sisters". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ Olivares, Rick (February 12, 2017). "SBP at 10". Bleacher's Brew. BusinessMirror. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
  7. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (April 21, 2011). "Women's cage team pushes for own naturalized player". The Philippine Star. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ Ramos, Josef (August 14, 2013). "Women's basketball coach prefers homegrown talent to naturalized players". The Manila Times. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (January 22, 2015). "NU coach Patrick Aquino to call shots for PH women's basketball team in SEA Games". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
  10. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (February 12, 2015). "Perlas Pilipinas manager cries foul over SBP decision to disband national women's cage team, call for new tryouts". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  11. ↑ Terrado, Reuben (February 14, 2015). "SBP's Barrios says revamp of women's cage program, Perlas disbandment went through proper process". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  12. ↑ Terrado, Reuben; Ramos, Gerry (September 7, 2015). "Perlas Pilipinas finds SEA Games letdown a major motivation for Fiba-Asia success". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  13. ↑ Leyba, Olmin (May 9, 2019). "It's all Gilas Pilipinas for SBP programs". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  14. ↑ "SBP restructures, unveils new Gilas Pilipinas logo". ESPN5. May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  15. ↑ Dalupang, Denison Rey A. (July 1, 2023). "Pat Aquino sees big impact of Fiba Asia feat on Gilas Women program". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Gilas Women avoid relegation after breakthrough win vs. Chinese Taipei in FIBA Asia Cup". CNN Philippines. June 28, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  17. ↑ "Gilas Women finish sixth overall in FIBA Asia Cup". GMA News. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  18. ↑ Ventura, Sid (June 7, 2018). "Patrick Aquino wants his women's team to show their worth in FIBA 3x3 World Cup". ESPN. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  19. ↑ Li, Matthew (April 30, 2019). "Patrick Aquino faces good problem as Perlas Pilipinas has stacked pool". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
  20. ↑ "Team Roster: Philippines" (PDF). fiba.basketball. June 26, 2023. p. 7. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  21. ↑ 2013 squad
  22. ↑ |tab=roster Team Philippines – 2015 FIBA Asia Women's Championship
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