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Cone seeks to ‘continually elevate’ Gilas as short training camp starts
Gilas Pilipinas has officially commenced its training camp for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers at the Inspire Sports Academy in Laguna.
The national squad is preparing for their upcoming games against New Zealand on November 21 and Hong Kong on November 24, both to be held at the Mall of Asia Arena.
Head coach Tim Cone leads the camp, which will run until November 18, with practices at the Mall of Asia Arena scheduled for November 19 and 20.
13 of the 15 pool players are in attendance, including June Mar Fajardo, Dwight Ramos, Kai Sotto, Japeth Aguilar, AJ Edu, Scottie Thompson, Chris Newsome, CJ Perez, Calvin Oftana, Ange Kouame, Mason Amos, and Kevin Quiambao.
Carl Tamayo will join the team on Friday night after a break from his stint in the Korean Basketball League, while Justin Brownlee is sidelined due to stomach flu.
AJ Edu is still nursing a right knee injury, and Jamie Malonzo will miss the qualifiers due to an injury.
Kai Sotto, who was previously under concussion protocol, has joined the camp.
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