02/08/2022
The PBA, Asia’s pioneering professional league, is going all out in supporting the SBP and Gilas Pilipinas. The PBA will only stage two conferences next season to give way for Gilas Pilipinas’ preparation for the World Cup so that the team will be able to train for three months to build chemistry and familiarity.
The UAAP and NCAA have also committed to make sure that players selected from their leagues will be able to join the national team for the same period.
To further strengthen the program, SBP added Tim Cone, head coach of Barangay Ginebra and the winningest coach in PBA history with 24 championships, and UAAP champion coach Goldwyn Monteverde of the UP Fighting Maroons as assistant coaches. With Reyes at the helm, two other veteran international coaches, Nenad Vucinic and Jong Uichico, complete a solid coaching team.
Read more here: http://sbp.ph/articles/sbp-goes-all-in-on-fiba-basketball-world-cup-2023-preparations