CEBUANO wingman Roger Ray Pogoy was named to the Gilas Pilipinas squad that will represent the country in the Fiba Asia Cup 2021 qualifier match against Indonesia this Sunday, February 23, 2020.
Pogoy, the pride of Talisay City and one of the stars of Talk N Text in the PBA, will be joined by six other PBA players, namely team captain Kiefer Ravena, CJ Perez, Troy Rosario, Poy Erram, Justin Chua and Abu Tratter.
There were also five amateur standouts named to the team. These are Thirdy Ravena, Juan Gomez De Liano, Isaac Go, Dwight Ramos and Matt Nieto.
Former Cesafi MVP Rey Anthony Suerte was named a reserve along with Javee Mocon and Jaydee Tungcab.
“The SBP extends its appreciation to all the players who were part of the pool for all the hard work they put in. We also thank the PBA teams that selflessly released the players requested by our coaching staff,” said Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) president Al Panlilio in a statement.
“Our unit is one that features balance between youth and experience as we have seven PBA players, six of whom already have international basketball experience. Joining them are a group of hungry young players who are raring to represent the country and introduce themselves to the international basketball scene.”
“It will be a long journey to the FIBA Asia Cup but we’re confident that our team will once again show the region what Philippine basketball is all about,” Panlilio said. (JNP)