Gilas Pilipinas 15-man pool for the 2019 SEA Games (5x5 Men's Basketball)

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Philippines men's national basketball team 'Gilas Pilipinas' 15-man pool for the Southeast Asian Games 2019 in Manila for the men's basketball 5x5 event.

Six Ginebra players are included in coach Tim Cone’s Gilas Pilipinas pool for the 2019 SEA Games. Jayson Castro, Chris Ross, and Vic Manuel are also part of the 15-man pool.https://t.co/EeL4whyXc0

— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) September 26, 2019

Team Philippines 15-man pool for the Southeast Asian Games 2019 :
(Men's Basketball 5x5)

1. Greg Slaughter (Ginebra)
2. Japeth Aguilar (Ginebra)
3. Scottie Thompson (Ginebra)
4. LA Tenorio (Ginebra)
5. Stanley Pringle (Ginebra)
6. Art Dela Cruz (Ginebra)
7. June Mar Fajardo (SMB)
8. Marcio Lassiter (SMB)
9. Chris Ross (SMB)
10. Christian Standhardinger (SMB)
11. Roger Pogoy (TNT)
12. Jayson Castro (TNT)
13. Troy Rosario (TNT)
14. Vic Manuel (Alaska)
15. Matthew Wright (Phoenix)

Head Coach: Tim Cone

Cone calls Castro the "missing link" for Gilas. He also named the TNT guard as the first player to bolster the Ginebra core.

A coaching staff has yet to be formed. The 15-man pool will hold practice for 8 weeks.

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— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) September 26, 2019

.@manilacone explained why he went for six of his Ginebra players to go along with a number of veterans, and why he chose to omit Robert Bolick and CJ Perez from the Gilas Pilipinas 15-man pool for the #SEAGames2019.

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— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) September 26, 2019

.@pbaconnect Board of Governors and @officialSBPinc President @APan9 together with Gilas Pilipinas head coach @manilacone bare their plans for the 2019 SEA Games.

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— ESPN5 (@Sports5PH) September 26, 2019

Woke up to news that I’m part of the Gilas pool for the SEA Games! WOW! What an honor to be included!! Truly grateful for this opportunity!! 🙌🙌🙌

— Chris Ross (@cmross6) September 26, 2019