Category — FIBA

2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Men started last Thursday August 06, 2009 in Tianjin, China. And the Philippine team started strong with its 2 win – 0 loss card as they seek to qualify for the 2010 FIBA World Championship.

They defeated Sri Lanka on a 115–31 lead and just recently gave the japanese its 2nd loss with a 69–78 margin.

They will be up against the koreans this saturday battling for the first spot in their Group.

It has been 3 decades since the Philippine Team made its mark in the World Championships

See the full schedule of the ongoing 2009 FIBA Asia Championship for Men.