Despite Fall In Latest FIBA Ranking, Gilas Remains Top 5 In FIBA Asia Pacific Zone
Gilas Pilipinas got a rare downgrade in its FIBA World Men’s
Rankings as the latest update was released on Thursday, October 12.
Gilas dropped three spots from 27th to 30th overall as eight
nations ranked below the Filipino squad in the previous FIBA rankings moved up
significantly.
Four of them, Italy, Ukraine, Georgia, and Czech Republic,
each moved up by a whopping 19 spots, while a fifth country, Latvia, blitzed by
17 places.
The early exit of Gilas in the FIBA Asia Cup last August
greatly affected its ranking.
Despite the fall, Gilas remains in the Top 5 in the FIBA
Asia-Pacific Zone as longtime rival South Korea, which was 30th overall in the
last update, dropped four spots to 34th in the world.
New Zealand now holds the 27th spot – and fourth in the
Asia-Pacific – after zooming by seven notches, enough to overtake Gilas.
USA, Spain, Serbia, and France remain the top four nations
in the world respectively, but Argentina moved back to Number 5 after switching
places with Lithuania, which moved to sixth place.
In the Asia-Pacific region, Australia (ninth overall) and
Iran (22nd overall) both occupy the top two spots, while China slipped to third
after dropping 10 spots in the world rankings to 24th overall.
Expect the world rankings to be updated more often from
hereon as the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers will begin next month.
Source: Philippine News Agency
Despite Fall In Latest FIBA Ranking, Gilas Remains Top 5 In FIBA Asia Pacific Zone
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