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Joseph Enrique “Jong” Uichico will be in charge of Gilas Pilipinas in the second window of the Asian Cup qualifiers of the International Basketball Federation (Fiba) from November 27 to 30 in a bubble atmosphere in Manama, Bahrain.
Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) announced the appointment of the national head coach at an online press conference on Thursday.
“The national team director is Tab Baldwin and the head coach is Jong Uichico,” said SBP President Al Panlilio, who was joined by President Manuel V. Pangilinan, Baldwin, Special Assistant Ryan Gregorio and Uichico during the press conference organized by Paolo Del Rosario. .
Uichico, 58, coached the non-professional national team that won the gold medal at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Panlilio also announced the appointments of San Beda Red Lions head coach Boyet Fernandez and TNT Tropang Giga assistant coach Alton Lister as substitutes for Uichico.
Uichico will coach an amateur team in Bahrain.
“We may lack experience. Yes, we may be lacking in size, but the energy they will give us will be a positive advantage that we can use in our games. They will give us the energy we need, ”said Uichico, who also made the decisions for the national team at the 2002 Busan Asian Games.
The 16-player pool is composed of Kobe Paras, brothers Mike and Matt Nieto, Angelo Kouame, Isaac Go, Justine Baltazar, Dave Ildefonso, Juan and Javi Gomez de Liaño, Calvin Oftana, Will Navarro, Dwight Ramos, Kenmark Carino, Jaydee Tungcab , Rey Suerte and Allyn Bulanadi.
The Philippines is in bracket A with South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand. Gilas will play Thailand on November 27 and then South Korea, Indonesia and Thailand again for the next three days. The team flies to Bahrain on Sunday.
