Bennie Boatwright expected to join Gilas for November Fiba window

Inquirer.net - Oct 27, 2026

MANILA, Philippines–The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas expects Bennie Boatwright to be available for his much-awaited Gilas Pilipinas debut next month in the Fiba World Cup Asian Qualifiers after completing the process of his naturalization. Executive director Erika Dy said during Tuesday’s SBP Congress that Boatwright is “most likely” for the fifth window of qualification after

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