Will the team change its name, too?
“The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) on Thursday, Oct 30, said it is currently searching for a new coach and a new Gilas Pilipinas team as it announced the selection of a formation committee that will oversee the assembly of the next national basketball squad,” reports ABS-CBNnews.com.
The report explained that “the announcement effectively disbanded the national team that finished second in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship and removed Chot Reyes as national team coach.”
According to the report, SBP president, Manny V. Pangilinan, proposed a “participative and consultative approach” in the initial selection process for future national teams to address at least nine international tournaments scheduled for 2015.
The SBP statement indicated that “elite tournaments like the FIBA Asia Qualifying, World Cup, Asian Games, which involve PBA players, will go through the committee composed of SBP Board members from the PBA, PBA D-League, and the SBP.”
We wonder what the fans have to say about this.
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