Means makes debut as Gilas women take on Kazakhstan

Inquirer.net - Sep 17, 2026

Elizabeth Means is set for her national team debut on Thursday when Gilas Pilipinas opens its women’s basketball 5-on-5 campaign in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games minus some notable names. Means, whose naturalization was completed a few months earlier, will be a prominent figure for Gilas in the 3 p.m. matchup (Manila time) with Kazakhstan at

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