With the tournament under a single-elimination round format from the third game onwards, the Philippines won their first three games only to face the United States in their fourth game. Also in the same year, the BAP sent a team nicknamed "the Islanders" that participated in the first Olympic basketball tournament in Berlin. The Basketball Association of the Philippines (BAP) was founded in 1936, and became a part of FIBA later that year. The games were not under the supervision of FIBA as the organization was founded in 1932. The Philippines won all but one (1921) championship until 1934. The Philippines defeated China in what was the first international game in Asia. The Philippines first participated in international basketball in the Far Eastern Championship Games in 1913. The Philippine national team competing against China at the 1917 Far Eastern Games in Tokyo. The country has also participated in six FIBA World Cups and seven Olympic Basketball Tournaments. The Philippines has the most wins in the Olympics among teams outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania.Īside from the bronze medal at the FIBA World Cup and the fifth-place Olympic finish, the Philippines has won five FIBA Asia Cups (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship), four Asian Games men's basketball gold medals, eight SEABA Championships, all but two 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 teams. Also, the team took a fifth-place finish in 1936 Summer Olympics, the best finish by a men's team outside the Americas, Europe and Oceania. The team won a bronze medal in the 1954 FIBA World Championship, the best finish by any team outside the Americas and Europe. The team is managed by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (Basketball Federation of the Philippines or simply SBP). The Philippines men's national basketball team ( Filipino: Pambansang koponan ng basketbol ng Pilipinas), commonly known as Gilas Pilipinas, is the basketball team representing the Philippines.
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