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Philippines men's national under-18 basketball team

Philippines Philippines
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FIBA ranking 27 Increase4
Joined FIBA 1936
FIBA zone FIBA Asia
National federation Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas
Coach Michael Oliver
Nickname(s) Batang Gilas Pilipinas
Under-19 World Championships
Appearances 1 (First in 1979)
Medals None
Under-18 Asian Championships
Appearances 17 (First in 1970)
Medals

Gold medal asia.svg Gold: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982
Silver medal asia.svg Silver: 1980, 1986

Bronze medal asia.svg Bronze: 1984, 1989, 1992
Uniforms
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Light jersey
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Team colours
Light
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Dark jersey
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Team colours
Dark

Gold medal asia.svg Gold: 1970, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1982
Silver medal asia.svg Silver: 1980, 1986

The men's national under-19 basketball team of the Philippines represents the country in junior men's under-18 and under-19 FIBA tournaments. It is governed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP, Basketball Federation of the Philippines). Michael Ray Jarin was the most recent coach of the team. Under-16 head coach Michael Oliver is inclined to handle the team in 2016, since he announced tryouts for aspirants for the upcoming SEABA Under-18 qualifiers and FIBA Asia Under-18 tournament last December 2015.

The team has won 6 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championships making them second with the most wins in the tournament next to China.

The team is also the perennial powerhouse at Southeast Asia, representing the subzone in the FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship, except in 2000, 2002 and 2006. Since 2008, they haven't lost any single game at the SEABA Under-18 Championship, winning their fourth straight title and seventh overall since the subzone organized the tournament in 1996.


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