With less than two months left for Gilas Pilipinas to prepare for the upcoming international tiffs, coach Chot Reyes has already sent his message loud and clear to cadet members and a number of amateurs to join the national team practices to begin on June 20.
In a short tweet on his Twitter account @coachot, the veteran mentor called up 15 names to participate in the Gilas practices.
Gilas resumes practice June 20 & we’re calling in Jio,Mike,Almond,Ed,RR,Matt,Von,Kev,Carl,Mac,Fonz,Kief,Reymar, Kobe & Christian to action
— Chot Reyes (@coachot) June 9, 2017
Pool members Jio Jalalon, Mike Tolomia, Ed Daquioag, Roger Pogoy, Matt Wright, Von Pessumal, Kevin Ferrer, Carl Bryan Cruz, Mac Belo, Fonzo Gotladera, and practice player Almond Vosotros were named in the post.
Also included in Reyes’ tweet were Kiefer Ravena, Raymar Jose, Kobe Paras, and Fil-German forward Christian Standhardinger to suit up in the sessions two weeks from now.
Gilas is gearing up for the upcoming 2017 Fiba Asia Cup in Lebanon and 2017 Southeast Asian Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) and the PBA have yet to reach an agreement when it comes to the availability of the pool members in the coming international tournaments.