SEA Games 31: Philippines aims to defend SEA Games men’s basketball title
Head coach of the Philippine men’s basketball team Chot Reyes has affirmed the goal of defending the country’s championship title at SEA Games 31 in Vietnam, which, if realized, would be the 14th time in a row.
The Philippine men’s basketball team (Photo: bworldonline.com)
Hanoi (VNA) - Head coach of the Philippine men’s basketballteam Chot Reyes has affirmed the goal of defending the country’s championship titleat SEA Games 31 in Vietnam, which, if realized, would be the 14th timein a row.
Reyes, however, said Indonesia and Vietnam will be formidable rivals on theroad to realize the goal.
“We’re very seriously looking at thecompetition,” Reyes told CNN Philippines, noting that Indonesia has a strongline-up with a former NBA player who is over 2.1m tall, shot blocker and athletic, and that’s going to be a problem.
Accordingto him, Vietnam, with four Viet-American players, is also going to be a problemand Thailand has always been tough. “So we’re not taking anyone for granted,”he said.
Reyes has named manyfamiliar faces to SEA Games 31, such as June Mar Fajardo, Mo Tautuaa, RR Pogoy,Kevin Alas, Troy Rosario, Kib Montalbo, Isaac Go and Matthew Wright,Japan-based Kiefer and Thirdy Ravena, and cadets Will Navarro and FrancisLopez.
The Philippines has dominated regional men’sbasketball, winning 18 of the 20 men's events since the sport wasplayed except in 1979 and 1989 when Malaysia won./.
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The Philippine men’s basketball team (Photo: bworldonline.com) 
