MANILA, Philippines -- As impressive as the Gilas Cadets were during the November 2020 window of the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers, the country's basketball governing body is looking to field an even "tougher" team in the next qualifying window.
"Having young players come together at such a short time and still perform tremendously gives me so much excitement for what the future holds for Philippine basketball," Panlilio said in a statement on Tuesday, after the national team wrapped up their assignments in Bahrain. "I'm sure we'll try to experiment for the second window, especially we're playing Korea, Indonesia. So we wanna be a bit tougher," Panlilio said last Friday, after the elections of the Philippine Olympic Committee wherein he was elected as first vice president.
"Walang PBA noong time na 'yun," Panlilio said of the February window. "So maybe some players from this team that's playing in Bahrain and maybe some PBA veterans."
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