SBP president Al Panlilio is setting lofty goals for the national basketball teams at every level with the hope of improving their FIBA world rankings to signify progress in the country’s development ...

FIBA ranks the Philippines men’s team 40th globally and the women’s 42nd. Spain and the United States are in the top two spots. Basketball first came to the Philippines in the 1910s ...

For Gilas men, Panlilio said he’s aiming for a podium finish in the FIBA Asia Cup on Aug. 5-17 in ... If the Philippines finishes within the top six, it will qualify for the FIBA Women’s ...