20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan(Sept. 19 - Oct. 4, 2026)

[BJ_Reloaded]

What will be our lineup in 3 years time on some sports that we think we are capable of producing? How many World Champion we will produce( in 3 years time) and number of athletes we will parade before the start of the actual games? Does we had the capabilities of barging into top 10 overall standing by tying or surpassing the medals we’ve won 69 years ago at the 3^rd AG in Tokyo with 47 medals(the most productive Asian Games edition for Team RP so far)? If we were based on the speech of Pres. BBM during the awarding ceremony at Rizal Stadium, his government grand plan on Philippine Sports up to the end of his term in 2028, as a sports fan myself I am very very optimistic that we could produce more and the impression that, “Truly, Filipinos Lives and Breath Anything About Sports”.

Pres. BBM speech on Athletes during the victory ceremony for the heroes of the 19^th Asian Games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69Z48O8Vudk

(to be continue)

[JAMSKIE]

The good thing about the Asian Games basketball competition is that this has become the competition for Asian basketball supremacy since the FIBA Asia Cup includes non-Asian countries Australia & New Zealand.

Yes I know that in the recent Asian Games, there are a No. of Asian teams which didn't participate like Lebanon, while Japan sent only its developmental team. But I think the teams that participated in the recent Asian Games like Gilas, Jordan, China, Taiwan, Iran, South Korea, etc., sent pretty decent rosters.

[BJ_Reloaded]

The good thing about the Asian Games basketball competition is that this has become the competition for Asian basketball supremacy since the FIBA Asia Cup includes non-Asian countries Australia & New Zealand.

Yes I know that in the recent Asian Games, there are a No. of Asian teams which didn't participate like Lebanon, while Japan sent only its developmental team. But I think the teams that participated in the recent Asian Games like Gilas, Jordan, China, Taiwan, Iran, South Korea, etc., sent pretty decent rosters.

Sir Jams,

The reality is that the possible participation of the Asia-Oceania team like AUS, NZL, Guam, Tonga, Samoa among others on the next edition will indeed bring more challenges to Team Pinas...also if rumors are true that Russia and Belarus may somehow change their permanent address to Asia due to some political issues in EU..well future Asian Games will truly be very competitive.

[JAMSKIE]

Sir Jams,

The reality is that the possible participation of the Asia-Oceania team like AUS, NZL, Guam, Tonga, Samoa among others on the next edition will indeed bring more challenges to Team Pinas...also if rumors are true that Russia and Belarus may somehow change their permanent address to Asia due to some political issues in EU..well future Asian Games will truly be very competitive.

I'm really against the idea of including Australia & New Zealand (as well as Russia & Belarus), which are non-Asian countries, in the Asian Games. Not because New Zealand & Australia is part of the FIBA Asia-Oceania Continental zone (which is actually a merger of FIBA Asia & FIBA Oceania zones), we also have to include Australia & New Zealand in the Asian Games.

I say Asian Games is for Asian countries "only". Australia & New Zealand joins the quadrennial Commonwealth Games in which participants are former British colonies as well as the UK itself. Meaning NZ & Australia have their own quadrennial games to participate to. Let them play there while keeping the Asian Games exclusively for Asian countries only.

[BJ_Reloaded]

I'm really against the idea of including Australia & New Zealand (as well as Russia & Belarus), which are non-Asian countries, in the Asian Games. Not because New Zealand & Australia is part of the FIBA Asia-Oceania Continental zone (which is actually a merger of FIBA Asia & FIBA Oceania zones), we also have to include Australia & New Zealand in the Asian Games.

I say Asian Games is for Asian countries "only". Australia & New Zealand joins the quadrennial Commonwealth Games in which participants are former British colonies as well as the UK itself. Meaning NZ & Australia have their own quadrennial games to participate to. Let them play there while keeping the Asian Games exclusively for Asian countries only.

Despite being approved by OCA during their March 2019 meeting in Thailand wherein those Oceania are allowed only to play on few discipline like basketball, football, volleyball and fencing, the time wherein the world was still 8(?) months away when that Wuhan virus was first detected that change the life of all countries, rich or poor for 3 years. Can’t blame the AUS and NZL for the sudden change of heart despite former AOC John Coates a well respected Sports Administrator 20 years of courtship to lobby the Oceania to participate. I think one of the main reason for being cold feet all of the sudden is the fact that the AUS government’s very critical on CHI on some political issues esp. on WPS, human rights and that Wuhan virus among others.

Anyway, now that Japan will host the event and being an Allied country of the AUS and NZL the possibility that they may somehow field some athletes in 2026..

That’s inevitable.

[BJ_Reloaded]

There are several sports discipline that I think Team RP can deliver for as long as those NSA, PSC, POC and those stakeholders from the private sectors are working hand in hand without any toxicity from their ranks and the National Government grand plans on Philippine Sports thru it’s National Academy of Sports situated in Capas, Tarlac.

et’s begin with the obvious part and our narrative is that all our sports stakeholders had a right frame of mind in their respective grassroot development, training/nurturing of potential high-level athletes, participating, competing to different high-end tournaments, very active in recruiting players with Filipino lineage from different diaspora and naturalize only who are willing to represent the country,also, the NG provided all the financial muscles to make sure that all sports program are taken care of therefore no financial issues, contract dispute amongst the players.

Note: those athletes that I will mention/post on this thread is just an initial list therefore the possibility of adding some more or omit some more will depend on the current sports landscape because surely there would be an emerging world-class talents that will pop up down the line considering that were talking about a 3 year journey here before the start of the actual tournament proper.

Mens Basketball
If indeed rules on “only passport holders and OCA’s “3 years residency rules” will simultaneously implement moving forward then concern on eligibility for those hafus may not be a concern anymore and the possibility that the Cadet program may push thru after several attempts to implement it. In 3 years time varsity players like KQ, Mike Philips, Kai Ballugay, Chris Koon, Francis Lopez, Raven Cortez, Jonel Policarpio, Mark Belmonte and others may somehow be part of the training pool hoping no major injury may occur. Overseas based like Caellum Harris, Jayden Harper, QMB(if interested), Zain Mahmood, Jacob Bayla, Alex Konov, Dylan Harper(if interested to play in our Sr. team), JJ Mandaquit with Dwight Ramos, Jordan Heading, AJ Edu, Kai Sotto, Carl Tamayo, Rhenz Abando, Dwight Ramos, Sedrick Barefield, JGDL with local based Junemar Fajardo, CJ Perez, Robert Bolick, Justine Baltazar, Will Navarro, Xavier Lucero, Stephen Holt, James Laput, Calvin Oftana and with the likes of Justine Brownlee, Angelo Koume(local exemption), Jordan Clarkson(availability), Ron Harper Jr(if intererested and available), Jalen Green(if interested and available) and Malik Diouf(if interested to change allegiance).. I didn’t include some players especially in the 6’0 and below category(both in the PBA, UAAP and NCAA) because currently I haven’t seen any special about them unless they’ve shown some tremendous skillset in 3 years time.

Womens Basketball
With the emerging talents like Jack Animam, Kacey Dela Rosa, Vanessa De Jesus among others I think it’s hightime that our stakeholders may consider establishing a genuine 5x5 Womens Professional League in the country in the same breath as the PBA. I’ve seen and watched some games from the NBL tournament and I would say the level of the game is quiet competitive and the skillset of the players are quite impressive same observation while watching the current UAAP Womens League wherein teams UP, DLSU, UST are giving NU a run for their money. What really inspiring is that there’s also some overseas talent that could somehow play for the Gilas Women in 3 years time, 6’1 Mai-Loni Henson, 5’10 Malia Bambrick, 6’1 Chinew Ezeonu, 6’0 Lexi Mark, 5’9 Kayla Padilla, 5’7 Aurea Gingras, 6’5 Jenesis Perrin with our U16 and U18 alumni like 5’9 Kristan Yumul, 6’0 Gabriella Ramos, 6’1 Sam Medina, 5’11 Emaleena Elson, 5’9 Sierra Patricio, 6’0 Sydney Heyn 5’10 Candace Udal, 5’8 Sumayah Sumagpong may possibly included in the Senior lineup in 3 years time. It’s really just a matter of time before we could compete mano-a-mano on the likes AUS, CHI, NZL, JAP and CTE in the Asia-Oceania region wherein we are only a one WNBA level big woman to be on the next level.

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[reamily]

So that makes fiba asia cup another tuneup tournament for asian games

[BJ_Reloaded]

So that makes fiba asia cup another tuneup tournament for asian games

Sir, I hope it's not..the essence here is that the FIBA tourney is the ultimate goal while AG as important and significant as well, will be the additional merits to those ineligible for now but had a strong chance to be exempted moving forward. Also AG is also a good exposure to our young Cadets in preparation for a possible FIBA call-up in the near future.

The mindset of the SBP should be that way but we all know the line of thinking of Lolo Al P. and Lolo Ricky V. towards our basketball program as whole.

[Butata]

Hopefully the 2026 Asian Games is scheduled during the off-season of the major pro and school leagues or else we will have some talents (especially on the women's side where a lot of prospects are playing in the US NCAA) who won't be able to join due to club or school commitments.

[JAMSKIE]

Hopefully the 2026 Asian Games is scheduled during the off-season of the major pro and school leagues or else we will have some talents (especially on the women's side where a lot of prospects are playing in the US NCAA) who won't be able to join due to club or school commitments.

Problem with Asian Games is that it is usually held in October or December

[ARMIR]

Problem with Asian Games is that it is usually held in October or December

August or September,before the NBA season,so that Japan can use their NBA and NCAA players.

[Sikatrix]

2026 is a long time from now but the BLeague will be trying to screw us if they dont release their guys when Japan is hosting.

[C2Hamm]

2026 is a long time from now but the BLeague will be trying to screw us if they dont release their guys when Japan is hosting.

can SBP plan in advance? sure, primary players can be b league but they can also "pool" in young'ish PBA players or projected to be in the PBA in the next year or 2. Datu, Carino, eventually Villegas is no where near JMR of Japeth but can be building blocks. KQ, Kobe Paras, Balti, can play at the wings same with Balunggay maybe Justine Sanchez? there are loads of guards who will finish college this year and next who can be considered together with Tuffin , Lucero, Winston, with LJ gonzales, koon, cabanero, among others. again, PBA should be able to build a team without "outside" help but better if they plan ahead.

[Sikatrix]

can SBP plan in advance? sure, primary players can be b league but they can also "pool" in young'ish PBA players or projected to be in the PBA in the next year or 2. Datu, Carino, eventually Villegas is no where near JMR of Japeth but can be building blocks. KQ, Kobe Paras, Balti, can play at the wings same with Balunggay maybe Justine Sanchez? there are loads of guards who will finish college this year and next who can be considered together with Tuffin , Lucero, Winston, with LJ gonzales, koon, cabanero, among others. again, PBA should be able to build a team without "outside" help but better if they plan ahead.

If you want the SBP to plan this early then you have to take away KBL and BLeague talents since they have been proven to be unreliable Asian Games wise. Same with ineligibles since who knows what rules Japan decides to implement.

[IPC]

can SBP plan in advance? sure, primary players can be b league but they can also "pool" in young'ish PBA players or projected to be in the PBA in the next year or 2. Datu, Carino, eventually Villegas is no where near JMR of Japeth but can be building blocks. KQ, Kobe Paras, Balti, can play at the wings same with Balunggay maybe Justine Sanchez? there are loads of guards who will finish college this year and next who can be considered together with Tuffin , Lucero, Winston, with LJ gonzales, koon, cabanero, among others. again, PBA should be able to build a team without "outside" help but better if they plan ahead.

If you want the SBP to plan this early then you have to take away KBL and BLeague talents since they have been proven to be unreliable Asian Games wise. Same with ineligibles since who knows what rules Japan decides to implement.

The SBP need to develop a younger, locally-available Team B and even Team C so that we can call upon them when the time comes. The team that competed in the past Asiad is old. By September 2026, here are the ages and birth years of those who were chosen last time:

Ross (FIBA-ineligible): 41 (1985)
Japeth (retired): 39 (1987)
Marcio: 39 (1987)
Abueva: 38 (1988)
Brownlee (NP): 38 (1988)
Tautuaa: 37 (1989)
June Mar: 36 (1989)
Newsome: 36 (1990)
Alas: 34 (1991)
Terrence: 34 (1992)
Pogoy: 34 (1992)
Perkins (FIBA-ineligible): 34 (1992)
Scottie: 33 (1993)
Perez: 32 (1993)
Arvin: 30 (1995)
Oftana: 30 (1996)
Kouame (NP): 28 (1997)

Also, the PBA need to adequately accommodate the FIBA windows and tournaments like they did for the past World Cup, as well as pocket tournaments like the Jones Cup, since that's the way to go if we want our PBA guys to build chemistry for Gilas in the Asian Games and international tournaments.