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The PBA All-Star Dream Teams. See the All-Pro selections from the premiere league in the Philippines to represent the national tri-colors in the international competitions. From the silver medalists of the 1990 Asiad to the Centennial Dream Team, Selecta RP Team, The San Miguel RP Team and the Team Pilipinas selection. To see more, click here.
The SBP Dream Teams. See the All Amateur Selection RP Teams formed by SBP. This includes Smart Gilas, a developmental Philippine national basketball team sponsored by Smart Communications and formed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) To see more, click here.
Philippine Islanders. The amateur standouts in the 1910’s that started the Golden Era of Philippine Basketball. They swept the biennial Far Eastern Games Championships except for one Silver finish and copped the highest-ever Olympics finish by any Asian nation – 5th Place in 1936 Berlin, Germany. Click here.
National basketball teams formed not by the PBA. Although most if not all included some PBA professional stars, these line-ups also included many amateur stand-outs and those brilliant cagers who had proven their mettle to play internationally. This classification also includes those line-ups formed even before the PBA’s debut. Click here.
‘,’Roster’,”,’publish’,’open’,’open’,”,’roster’,”,”,’2010-09-29 02:27:44′,’2010-09-28 18:27:44′,”,0,’http://projectalpha.frihost.net/teampilipinas/?page_id=6′,8,’page’,”,0),(286,1,’2006-07-19 18:01:08′,’2006-07-19 10:01:08′,’The RP National Basketball teams won the ABC five times in 1960,1963,1967,1973 and 1986. The Junior (Under-19) Philippine basketball team won the Asian Junior Championships six times. The Philippines’ has won the Asian Games Gold four times in 1951, 1954, 1958 and 1962 during the exploits of Carlos Loyzaga and company. The best finish by a Philippine Team and any Asian Team in the World Championships is a Bronze Medal in 1954. Up to this time, no Asian nation has ever surpass this until the present time. The Philippines has won the biennial Southeast Asian Games Gold Medal 10 times since 1977 except in 1989 and at the last SEA Games in Manila in 2005 in which FIBA suspended RP NT from further representing the country.The recent best finish by a Philippine Team led by a PBA squad in the Asian Games is a Silver Medal in the 1990 Beijing Asian Games and a Bronze Medal finish in the 1998 Bangkok Asiad. The Philippine Junior Men’s Team last medal finish was with a bronze in the 1992 Asian Junior Men’s Championships. The Philippine (Under-22) National Men’s Team’s best finish was fourth in the 1993 (Under-22) Asian Championships.The PBA sends the best pro basketball squad during the Asian Games. One may call it synonymous to a dreamteam. The PBA was only allowed to send teams internationally after 1990. Not all Philippine national basketball teams are being represented by the elite professional ballers in the international games. BAP most of the times sent out the worst if not the most underpowered and unheralded teams against the best in Asia. Not to point an accusing finger, but it was the real scenario in Philippine basketball internationally until the BAP was condemned to be a defunct organization after the infamous loss of a SEABA bound national squad to the Paranaque All-Stars team. The PBA together with different NSAs including UAAP, NCAA and PBL should continue on pressing for the immediate replacement of the BAP from FIBA for the good of the nation. Though at present, RP is suspended by FIBA for the BAP-POC dispute, the newly formed PBF (Philippine Basketball Federation) or the Team Pilinas organization should hopefully help bring back the lost glory of the RP Team.%Trivia%’,’RP Team in the International scene’,”,’publish’,’open’,’open’,”,’rp-team-in-the-international-scene’,”,”,’2006-07-19
