00:00Congratulations to the Guilas Pilipinas for making it to the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup
00:08after defeating Hong Kong in their Window 2 game at the Mall of Asia Arena last night.
00:14Details on the match will be brought to you by teammate Rafael Vanderelle.
00:20The Guilas Pilipinas' match against FIBA Asia Cup qualifiers was still perfect
00:26after defeating Hong Kong in the competition.
00:30Coach Tim Cohn's record in closing the Window 2 was 4 wins with no losses.
00:37Because of that, they were already qualified for the FIBA Asia Cup
00:40which will be held in Saudi Arabia in August of next year.
00:44One of the youngest members of the national team, Carl Tamayo, made it to the next round.
00:50Tamayo posted 16 points and 6 rebounds to be the first Guilas to win 93-54.
01:21Even though the Guilas had a huge advantage in this match,
01:25some fans were still disappointed because star forward Dwight Ramos was not able to play.
01:32In the 4th quarter, we want Dwight! was the shout of the Guilas fans inside the arena.
01:42However, he wanted to play. Coach Tim explained.
01:51And I told him he was injured and I can't play him.
01:54And he still kept saying, we want Dwight, we want Dwight.
01:58Yeah, I mean, I love Dwight. I mean, I'm like all the girls, you know, I love Dwight.
02:03I just love him for different reasons, right? I mean, I love him for his basketball mind and his talent.
02:08He's got an incredible basketball mind.
02:10Girls like him for his looks. I can't like him for his looks.
02:15So, but I like him, I mean, I love him for his brain and basketball brain.
02:21For now, the Guilas members will be separated to play in their mother teams.
02:27But they will be back together in the action in the window 3 of the FIBA Asia Cup Qualifier in February of the next year.
02:36Rafael Bandairel for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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