# 2018 Philippines men's national basketball team results

The Philippines men's national basketball team, led by head coach Chot Reyes continues their campaign to advance from the first round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian qualifiers. The national team is set to face Australia in Melbourne and Bocaue, Japan in Pasay, and Chinese Taipei in an away game. After the first round of the World Cup qualifiers, Yeng Guiao took over as head coach of the national team.
The first training of the national team for 2018 commenced on January 8, as they prepare for the second window of the first round of the World Cup Asian qualifiers.

## Record

| Competition | Result | GP | W | L |
| Asian Games | Fifth place | 5 | 3 | 2 |

## Tournaments
### 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
#### First round

Phase: First round
* February 22 19:30 (UTC+11)
* Boxscore
| Australia | 84–68 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 18–13, 26–17, 21–19 |||
| Pts: Gliddon 16 Rebs: Creek 11 Asts: Cadee 5 | | Pts: Fajardo 15 Rebs: Blatche 7 Asts: Aguilar, Ravena 2 |
* Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne Referees: Ye Nan (CHN), Chan Owe Shiong (MAS), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
* February 25 19:30 (UTC+8)
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 89–84 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 25–19, 26–20, 17–23 |||
| Pts: Blatche 18 Rebs: Blatche 16 Asts: Ravena 5 | | Pts: Hiejima 23 Rebs: Brown 8 Asts: Shinoyama 4 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 10,422 Referees: Nicolas Fernandes (TAH), Duan Zhu (CHN), Ryan Jones (NZL)
* June 29 19:00 (UTC+8)
* Boxscore
| Chinese Taipei | 71–93 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 18–28, 23–24, 11–25 |||
| Pts: Davis 17 Rebs: Davis 7 Asts: Tseng, Yang 4 | | Pts: Fajardo 22 Rebs: Blatche 12 Asts: Romeo 6 |
* Taipei Heping Basketball Gymnasium (Taiwan) Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Budi Marfan (INA), Preeda Muongmee (THA)
* July 2 19:30 (UTC+8)
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 53–89 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 19–29, 16–37, game abandoned$^1$ |||
| Pts: Blatche 12 Rebs: Blatche 10 Asts: Romeo 5 | | Pts: Goulding 20 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: three players 4 |
* Philippine Arena, Bocaue Attendance: 22,181 Referees: Ahmed Al-Bulushi (OMA), Hatim Al-Harbi (KSA), Paul Skayem (LIB)
$^1$ A bench-clearing brawl broke out with 4:02 remaining in the third quarter, resulting in 13 players (nine from the Philippines and four from Australia) being ejected. The game was halted with 1:57 remaining in the third quarter when two of the remaining Philippines players fouled out, and awarded to Australia as a default. Potential penalties from FIBA are pending.

#### Second round

Phase: Second round
* September 13 17:00
* Boxscore
| Iran | 81–73 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–22, 19–16, 23–21, 18–14 |||
| Pts: Nikkhah 21 Rebs: Kazemi 11 Asts: Mashayekhi, Nikkhah 4 | | Pts: Standhardinger 30 Rebs: Standhardinger 12 Asts: Cabagnot 5 |
* Azadi Basketball Hall, Tehran Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR), Hwang In-tae (KOR)
* September 17 19:30
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 92–81 | Qatar |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 24–26, 28–12, 25–17 |||
| Pts: Aguilar, Cabagnot 16 Rebs: Aguilar 9 Asts: four players 3 | | Pts: Yousuf 26 Rebs: Ngombo 10 Asts: Yousuf, Ngombo 5 |
* Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City Attendance: 0 Referees: Rabah Noujaim (LIB), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ), Ryan Jones (NZL)
* November 30 19:30
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 88–92 | Kazakhstan |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 21–23, 23–25, 26–27 |||
| Pts: Pringle 29 Rebs: Fajardo 13 Asts: Pringle 4 | | Pts: Zhigulin 30 Rebs: Bykov 9 Asts: Murzagaliyev 6 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 16,798 Referees: Hwang In-tae (KOR), Harja Jaladri (INA), Ye Nan (CHN)
* December 3 19:30
* Boxscore
| Philippines | 70–78 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 19–16, 15–15, 16–28 |||
| Pts: Castro 19 Rebs: Standhardinger 8 Asts: Lassiter 7 | | Pts: Jamshidi 26 Rebs: Hassanzadeh, Mirzaei 8 Asts: Jamshidi 7 |
* Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 14,473 Referees: Duan Zhu (CHN), Rabah Noujaim (LBN), Marwan Egho (LBN)

### Asian Games

* 16 August 10:00
| Kazakhstan | 59–96 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 9–16, 11–25, 23–20, 16–35 |||
| Pts: Bykov 13 Rebs: Gavrilov 8 Asts: Murzagaliyev 6 | | Pts: Pringle 18 Rebs: Almazan 8 Asts: Tiu 5 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Mohammad Doust (IRI), Jun Horiuchi (JPN)
* 21 August 16:00
| Philippines | 80–82 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–20, 19–16, 26–23, 23–23 |||
| Pts: Clarkson 28 Rebs: Clarkson, Standhardinger 8 Asts: Clarkson 4 | | Pts: Zhou Q. 25 Rebs: Zhou Q. 12 Asts: Liu Z.X., Sun M.H. 5 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Hadi Salem (IRI), Imran Ali Baig (IND)
* 27 August 10:00
| South Korea | 91–82 | Philippines |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 20–26, 22–21, 27–17 |||
| Pts: Ra G.A. 30 Rebs: Ra G.A. 14 Asts: Kim S.H. 10 | | Pts: Clarkson 25 Rebs: Standhardinger 9 Asts: Lee 5 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Imran Ali Baig (IND)
* 28 August 16:00
| Philippines | 113–80 | Japan |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 30–20, 25–17, 31–16 |||
| Pts: Standhardinger 27 Rebs: Standhardinger 13 Asts: Clarkson 9 | | Pts: Nakamura 16 Rebs: Schafer 8 Asts: Nakamura 11 |
* Gelora Bung Karno Basketball Hall, Jakarta Referees: Yuen Chun Yip (HKG), Mohammad Doust (IRI), Kim Jong-kuk (KOR)
* 31 August 18:30
| Philippines | 109–55 | Syria |
| Scoring by quarter: 38–16, 22–18, 31–10, 18–11 |||
| Pts: Clarkson 29 Rebs: Standhardinger 15 Asts: Ahanmisi 7 | | Pts: Al-Jabi 23 Rebs: Al-Hamwi, Al-Osh 6 Asts: Al-Osh 4 |
* Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta Referees: Harja Jaladri (INA), Alexey Stepanenko (KAZ), Haryanto Sutaryo (INA)

## Exhibition games

* November 19
* Report
| Philippines | 92–99 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 31–21, 23–24, 25–28 |||
* Meralco Gym, Pasig
* November 21
* Report
| Philippines | 82–73 | Jordan |
| Scoring by quarter: –, –, –, –game abandoned$^2$ |||
* Meralco Gym, Pasig
* November 23
* Report
| Philippines | 68–74 | Lebanon |
* UP Epsilon Chi Center, Quezon City Attendance: 400
* November 25
* Report
| Philippines | 60–71 | Lebanon |
* Meralco Gym, Pasig
$^2$ The match was abandoned in the fourth quarter with 6:26 minutes remaining following arguments between Philippines coach Yeng Guiao and Jordan coach Joseph Steibing following a Jordanian player throwing a ball at Filipino player Scottie Thompson during a dead ball situation. Tensions began as early as the second quarter when Christian Standhardinger was hard fouled by a Jordanian player. Steibing called off the game.

## Rosters
### 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia) – First Round
#### February

Versus Australia A 14-man roster was revealed by head coach, Chot Reyes on February 18, 2018 for the Australia game to be held February 22 in Melbourne. A final lineup of 12 players is set to be announced. On February 21, Jayson Castro and Jio Jalalon were excluded from the final 12-man roster due to injury concerns.
Versus Japan Kevin Alas, Carl Brian Cruz and Abu Tratter, who played in the Australia game were replaced for the national team's match against Japan. The three were replaced by Jayson Castro, Jio Jalalon, and Troy Rosario, who were previously not fielded due to injuries.