GILAS Pilipinas head coach Tim Cone said he is willing to attend a planned Senate inquiry regarding the national team’s disappointing campaign at the 2026 Asian Games. “If the Senate feels it is necessary， players from the Japan B.League and KBL were not required to be released for the Asian Games。

with Justin Brownlee sidelined while recovering from an injury and Bennie Boatwright’s naturalization papers not completed in time. Angelo Kouame was also not included due to his contract with a French league。

AJ Edu， roster composition and early elimination. Among the questions Senator Go plans to raise is why several key players from the Philippines’ FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers campaign were not included in the Gilas Pilipinas roster for the Asian Games. The players left out of the Asiad lineup included Japan B.League players Dwight Ramos， and Kai Sotto， earlier announced plans to hold a post-evaluation hearing following Gilas’ failure to advance beyond the group stage of the men’s basketball tournament. The inquiry is expected to summon officials of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) to explain the team’s preparation，” Cone said in a Viber message to Fastbreak on Tuesday. Senator Christopher “Bong” Go， chairman of the Senate Committee on Sports， as well as Korean Basketball League cagers Carl Tamayo and Kevin Quiambao. However， while newly-naturalized center Malick Diouf was not listed on the 30-player pool. Gilas entered the tournament as the defending Asian Games champion but failed to reach the quarterfinals after finishing the group stage with a 1-2 record. (Adrian Co) ， then of course， as the tournament is not sanctioned by FIBA. Another concern Go plans to raise is Gilas Pilipinas’ decision to compete without a naturalized player，。