FIBA approves Millora-Brown's appeal to play as local for Gilas Pilipinas

Gilas Pilipinas is set to receive a significant boost in its frontcourt with the addition of Quentin Millora-Brown, whose appeal to be recognized as a local player has been approved by FIBA.

Millora-Brown, a former University of the Philippines center, has attended his first practice session with the team.

He is set to play for his first two games for the national team after a process in which he was initially ruled by FIBA as a naturalized player but won his appeal.

Another new addition, Juan Gomez de Liano, has been included in the Gilas pool to bolster the team's backcourt depth.

Coach Tim Cone noted that Millora-Brown and Gomez de Liano are the only new players who will need to learn the team's system from scratch.

The inclusion of Millora-Brown is particularly crucial as Gilas will be playing without the injured Kai Sotto.

Kai Sotto is expected to join the team for the first match against Guam on November 28, but his participation in the second game on December 1 is uncertain.

Veteran player June Mar Fajardo will be available for Gilas, but Carl Tamayo's status is questionable due to visa problems, and AJ Edu will be getting married before the qualifying window.