Philippines men's national wheelchair basketball team

The Philippines men's national wheelchair basketball team is the wheelchair basketball side that represents Philippines in international competitions for men as part of the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation.

Philippines
IWBF zoneIWBF Asia+Oceania
National federationWheelchair Basketball Federation of the Philippines
CoachPhilippines Vernon Perea
Nickname(s)Pilipinas Warriors
Paralympic Games
AppearancesNone
World Championships
AppearancesNone

History

The Philippines already has a national wheelchair basketball team as early as the 2000s. The country's national team which was directly under the auspices of the Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled—National Paralympic Committee (PHILSPADA-NPC) competed in the inaugural edition of the ASEAN Wheelchair Basketball Championship in 2003 where it had a second-place finish.[1]

The Philippines has also competed in the ASEAN Para Games in some occasions, having cliched the silver medal at the 2005 ASEAN Para Games.[2] and settling for bronze in the 2014[3] and 2015 editions.[4][5]

The Wheelchair Basketball Federation of the Philippines was established in 2019 as part of the Philippine Paralympic Committee's plan to have a National Para-Sport Associations (NPSAs) for parasports, or the equivalent of the National Sport Associations (NSAs) of the Philippine Olympic Committee which handles abled-bodied sports. The Philippine national team went in Thailand to compete in the Asia-Oceania qualifiers for the 2020 Summer Paralympics using wheelchair bought days prior to the tournament. They planned to compete in the 2020 ASEAN Para Games at home which was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] In the 2022 edition, they clinched a silver medal.[7]

Current roster

The team's current roster as of the 2022 Asian Para Games[8]

Philippines men's national wheelchair basketball team – 2022 Asian Para Games roster
PlayersCoaches
No.NameAge – Date of birthPts.


4Mark Vincent Aguilar23 – (2000-06-23)23 June 20004.0
5John Rey Escalante31 – (1992-08-29)29 August 19924.0
6Kenneth Christopher Tapia28 – (1995-04-05)5 April 19953.5
8Alfie Cabañog33 – (1990-02-20)20 February 19904.0
10Jannil Cañete33 – (1990-01-19)19 January 19901.0
11Cleford Trocino36 – (1987-05-04)4 May 19871.0
12Marlon Nacita41 – (1982-09-24)24 September 19822.0
13Freddie Magdayo32 – (1990-10-20)20 October 19903.5
14Jefferson Legacion43 – (1980-07-13)13 July 19804.0
16Kyle Carlo Carandang21 – (2002-08-29)29 August 20021.5
17Anthony Aze Demesa19 – (2003-10-25)25 October 20033.5
18Moises Escobar38 – (1985-05-04)4 May 19854.0
Head coach
  • Vernon Perea
Assistant coach(es)
  • Yolanda Hernandez
  • Juanito Mingarine
  • Harry Solanoy
Legend
  • Age – describes age
    on 19 October 2023

Competitions

Philippines v. Thailand at the 2017 ASEAN Para Games.

The Philippines men team has not competed at the Wheelchair Basketball World Championship or at the Summer Paralympics.

YearPositionWL
2016Did not qualify
2020
2024

Asia-Oceania Championship

YearPositionWL
201511th place15
2017Did not enter[9]
2023[10]3rd place42
2024To be determined
YearPositionWL
2010Did not participate
2014
2018Did not enter[11][12]
202210th place14
YearPositionWL
20052nd
20143rd
201521
2017
2020Cancelled
20222nd32

ASEAN Championship

YearPositionWL
20032nd31

Other

YearPositionWL
2012 Kuwait International Invitational Tournament[13]5th place
2013 Kuwait International Invitational Tournament[14]32

References