Philippine men's national basketball team major competition results
The Philippines men's national basketball team (Filipino: Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas) represents the Philippines in international basketball competitions. It is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (Basketball Federation of the Philippines or simply SBP). A 1936 founding member of FIBA Asia, Philippines is one of the oldest teams and has one of Asia's longest basketball traditions. The team won a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship for men, the best finish by any team outside the Americas and Europe. Also, the team took a fifth-place finish in 1936 Summer Olympics, the best finish by any team outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania. The Philippines has the most wins in the Olympics among teams outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
FIBA ranking | Gilas Pilipinas: 30![]() Batang Gilas: 31 ![]() | ||
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Joined FIBA | 1936 | ||
FIBA zone | FIBA Asia | ||
National federation | Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas | ||
Coach | Tab Baldwin | ||
Nickname(s) | S:Gilas Pilipinas, Gilas Cadets J:Batang Gilas | ||
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Aside from the bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup and the fifth-place Olympic finish, the Philippines has won five FIBA Asia Cups (formerly FIBA Asia Championship), four Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, seven SEABA Championships, all but one Southeast Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, and has the most titles in Southeast Asia Basketball Association men's championship, being considered as the powerhouse team in Southeast Asia and one of Asia's elite basketball team. The country has also participated in five FIBA World Cups and seven Olympic Basketball Tournaments.
Gilas Pilipinas and the Gilas Cadets represent the current men's national team while Batang Gilas Pilipinas Under-19 and Under-17 represent the current junior's national team.
Gilas Pilipinas
FIBA Basketball World Cup

FIBA Basketball World Cup Record | |||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |||
![]() | Did not participate | ||||||
![]() | 3rd place | 9 | 6 | 3 | |||
![]() | 8th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
![]() | Suspended | ||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | 13th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | |||
![]() | 8th place | 8 | 0 | 8 | |||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Withdrew | ||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() ![]() | Suspended | ||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | 21st place | 5 | 1 | 4 | |||
![]() | 32nd place | 5 | 0 | 5 | |||
![]() ![]() ![]() | Qualified as Co-Host | ||||||
Total | 1 bronze | 40 | 13 | 27 |
By matches
Updated to matches played at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
List of FIBA Basketball World Cup matches | ||||
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Year | Round | Opponent | Score | Result |
1954 | Round 1 | ![]() | 64–52 | Win |
![]() | 62–99 | Loss | ||
Final | ![]() | 43–56 | Loss | |
![]() | 48–38 | Win | ||
![]() | 90–56 | Win | ||
![]() | 41–57 | Loss | ||
![]() | 83–76 | Win | ||
![]() | 66–60 | Win | ||
![]() | 67–63 | Win | ||
1959 | Round 1 | ![]() | 68–59 | Win |
![]() | 61–85 | Loss | ||
![]() | 63–76 | Loss | ||
Classification | ![]() | 66–65 | Win | |
![]() | 79–65 | Win | ||
![]() | 78–70 | Win | ||
1974 | Round 1 | ![]() | 85–135 | Loss |
![]() | 90–111 | Loss | ||
![]() | 85–117 | Loss | ||
Classification | ![]() | 101–100 | Win | |
![]() | 84–101 | Loss | ||
![]() | 112–119 | Loss | ||
![]() | 87–86 | Win | ||
1978 | Semifinal | ![]() | 101–117 | Loss |
![]() | 63–110 | Loss | ||
![]() | 72–119 | Loss | ||
![]() | 75–112 | Loss | ||
![]() | 52–97 | Loss | ||
![]() | 88–99 | Loss | ||
![]() | 70–100 | Loss | ||
Final | ![]() | 74–92 | Loss | |
2014 | Round 1 | ![]() | 78–81 OT | Loss |
![]() | 70–82 | Loss | ||
![]() | 81–85 | Loss | ||
![]() | 73–77 | Loss | ||
![]() | 81–79 OT | Win | ||
2019 | Round 1 | ![]() | 62–108 | Loss |
![]() | 67–126 | Loss | ||
![]() | 81–84 OT | Loss | ||
Classification | ![]() |
67–86 | Loss | |
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75–95 | Loss |
Head to head record
Updated to matches played at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Opponent | Played | Won | Lost |
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![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 40 | 13 | 27 |
Olympic Games
Summer Olympic Games Record | |||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | |||
![]() | 5th place | 5 | 4 | 1 | |||
![]() | 12th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
![]() | 9-16th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | |||
![]() | 7th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
![]() | 11th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | 13th place | 9 | 3 | 6 | |||
![]() | 13th place | 9 | 3 | 6 | |||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
![]() | Did not participate | ||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | ||||||
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Total | 52 | 25 | 27 |
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament
FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | Automatic Olympic qualifier | |||||||
![]() | 6th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
![]() | Automatic Olympic qualifier | |||||||
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![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
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![]() | 6th place | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Total | 11 | 4 | 7 |
FIBA Asia Championship/Cup
FIBA Asia Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 11 | 9 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 2nd place | 9 | 8 | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 3rd place | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 2nd place | 8 | 7 | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 10 | 10 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 5th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
![]() | 5th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 9th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 8th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
![]() | 7th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
![]() | 11th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 12th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
![]() | 9th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 11th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||
![]() | Suspended | |||||||
![]() | 15th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
![]() | Suspended | |||||||
![]() | 9th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 8th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 2nd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 2nd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 7th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Total | 5 golds 4 silvers 1 bronze | 211 | 140 | 71 |
FIBA Asia Cup/Challenge
FIBA Asia Challenge Results | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 8th place | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||||
![]() | Did not participate | |||||||
![]() | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 3rd place | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||
![]() | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | ||||
Total | 1 bronze | 30 | 13 | 17 |
Asian Games
Asian Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 6th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 5th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | ||||
![]() | 5th place | 9 | 4 | 5 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 10 | 6 | 4 | ||||
![]() | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 2nd place | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 3rd place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | Suspended | |||||||
![]() | 6th place | 9 | 5 | 4 | ||||
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7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
![]() |
5th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Total | 4 golds 1 silver 2 bronzes | 115 | 71 | 44 |
SEABA Championship
SEABA Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 4th place | |||||||
![]() | 2nd place | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
![]() | Suspended | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | Did not participate | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 8 golds 1 silver |
SEABA Cup
SEABA Cup | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | Did not participate | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 2 golds | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
![]() | 2nd place | – | – | – | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
![]() | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 2nd place | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
![]() | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 3 | 1 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | – | – | – | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | Suspended | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | Not held | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 5 | 5 | 0 | ||||
Total | 18 golds, 2 silvers | 62 | 59 | 3 |
Batang Gilas U-19
FIBA World U-19
FIBA Under-19 World Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 10th place | |||||||
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | 14th place | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||
Total |
FIBA Asia U-18
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 9 | 9 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | |||||||
![]() | 2nd place | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | |||||||
![]() | 3rd place | |||||||
![]() | 2nd place | |||||||
![]() | 3rd place | |||||||
![]() | 4th place | |||||||
![]() | 3rd place | |||||||
![]() | 6th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 6th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 7th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
![]() ![]() | Did not participate | |||||||
![]() | 13th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | ||||
![]() | Did not participate | |||||||
![]() | 7th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | ||||
![]() | 5th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 6th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 5th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 7th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 6 | 4 | 2 | ||||
Total | 6 golds 2 silvers 3 bronzes |
SEABA U-18
SEABA Under-18 Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 1st place | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | |||||||
![]() | Did not participate | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | |||||||
![]() | Did not participate | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | |||||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 6 | 6 | 0 | ||||
Total | 8 golds |
Batang Gilas U-17
FIBA World U-17
FIBA Under-17 World Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | 15th place | 7 | 1 | 6 | ||||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | 13th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | ||||
Total | 14 | 3 | 11 |
FIBA Asia U-16
FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 2nd place | 9 | 7 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 5th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 4th place | 6 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Total | 1 silver | 39 | 27 | 12 |
SEABA U-16
SEABA Under-16 Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | 4 golds | 16 | 16 | 0 |
FIBA 3x3 Senior
FIBA 3x3 World
FIBA 3x3 World Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | 9th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 11th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 11th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 12 | 6 | 6 |
FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals
FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Team | W | L | ||||
![]() ![]() | Did not participate | |||||||
![]() | 5th place | Manila West | 1 | 1 | ||||
![]() | 6th place | Manila North | 1 | 2 | ||||
Total | 2 | 3 |
FIBA Asia 3x3
FIBA Asia 3x3 Championship | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 7th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
FIBA 3x3 Junior
FIBA U-23 3x3 World
FIBA 3x3 Under-23 World Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 9th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 4 | 2 | 2 |
FIBA U-18 3x3 World
FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Cup Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() ![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | 18th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 17th place | 8 | 2 | 6 | ||||
![]() | 17th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | ||||
![]() | 7th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||
Total | 22 | 9 | 13 |
Youth Olympics
Youth Olympic Games Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 9th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | ||||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
![]() | Did not qualify | |||||||
Total | 7 | 4 | 3 |
FIBA Asia 3x3 U-18
FIBA Asia 3x3 Under-18 Championship Record | ||||||||
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Year | Position | Pld | W | L | ||||
![]() | 1st place | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||||
![]() | 2nd place | 7 | 5 | 2 | ||||
![]() | 7th place | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||
![]() | Did not compete | |||||||
![]() | 5th place | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||||
Total | 1 gold 1 silver | 20 | 14 | 6 |
References
- "Rankings". www.fiba.com.
- "Rankings". www.fiba.com.