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Gilas Pilipinas maintains place in latest FIBA rankings

Gilas Pilipinas maintains place in latest FIBA rankings

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Gilas Pilipinas won both of their games in the November 2020 window of the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers. FIBA.basketball

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippines remains at No. 31 in the latest edition of the FIBA World Rankings presented by Nike, released after the most recent window of the continental cup qualifiers.

Gilas Pilipinas remains unbeaten in the FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers, having booked two victories over Thailand in a bubble held in Manama, Bahrain.

They remain the sixth ranked team in the Asia-Oceania region, behind Australia, Iran, New Zealand, China, and rivals South Korea. Thailand dropped two places to No. 101 globally after losing three games in the November 2020 qualifiers.

Indonesia, meanwhile, rose to No. 89 worldwide, thanks to their victory over Thailand in Bahrain.

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The United States, reigning Olympic gold medalists, are still at No. 1 ahead of Spain. Australia, Argentina, and Serbia round out the Top 5.

Due to the suspension of FIBA competitions, an adjustment was made to the algorithm for the rankings by extending the expiration date of past results by eight months in order to ensure that results from two Olympic Games are at all times included in the calculations which weigh data from the past eight years.

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UAAP: Maroons, now 2-0, eye further improvement as they target more wins, says Bocboc

UAAP: Maroons, now 2-0, eye further improvement as they target more wins, says Bocboc

Kennedy Caacbay,

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UP women's volleyball coach Benson Bocboc. UAAP Media

MANILA, Philippines – UP Fighting Maroons have already surpassed their win output last season, gaining back-to-back wins at the expense of the FEU Lady Tamaraws, 23-25, 25-23, 25-17, 25-23, in the UAAP Season 87 women's volleyball tournament on Wednesday at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan.

They only had one win in Season 86 — but this time, the Katipunan-based squad made sure to overcome themselves quickly in just the first two games.

Not just that, the Maroons scored their first win against the Lady Tams in two years.

Coach Benson Bocboc, who joined the UP crew just October last year after a long stint as part of La Salle's coaching staff, stressed that the Maroons are just getting started.

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Bocboc said their goal is to improve further this season in all aspects of the game — in defense, blocking, among others.

"Ang goal namin, dire-diretso. 'Yung depensa na 'yan, 'yung block na 'yan, lahat 'yan tuloy-tuloy. Ayon 'yung tinatrabaho namin," said the winning coach.

Bocboc also lauded the defensive-minded Maroons during their contest against the Lady Tams, saying that the youthful squad would do anything to keep the ball alive.

"Sa tingin ko natural sila, pagdating ko 'di naman ako nahirapan kasi humahabol talaga sila ng bola at dumedepensa talaga sila. Gusto nila maglaro ng volleyball — 'yon naman nakakatuwa sa mga young(er) generation na upcoming, talagang wala silang pakialam kung masaktan sila, basta maitaas 'yung bola."

They also intend to make it three wins in row as they face a depleted but motivated Ateneo side this Saturday.

"Nakita ko kanina 'yung Ateneo laban sa NU. So, matibay 'yung Ateneo. 'Di rin naman bumibigay hanggang dulo. So kami rin, magtatrabaho rin kami laban sa Ateneo — 'di rin kami titigil," Bocboc said.

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