GILAS Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes is leaving his future to the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) after the national team was ousted from qualifying for the Olympics through the 2023 Fiba Basketball World Cup.
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Reyes said it will be up to SBP top management if he is staying on or not as Gilas head coach following the team’s fourth straight defeat in a World Cup that the country is hosting, with one final game to play.
Calls for his resignation as Gilas head coach have grown even louder following the dismal performance of the national team in the Fiba Basketball World Cup where they failed to make it past the second round.
When asked what the future holds for him and the Gilas team following the 87-68 setback against South Sudan, Reyes said: “With regards to my personal future, that really is in the hands of the federation.”
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“But for me, myself, you all know that I’ve already retired and left this job several times. But when I’ve been asked to come back, I could not turn my back to the call of service for flag and country,” he added.
“As to what the future holds, it’s up to the federation. They know my feelings. We are in constant communication. That’s why I cannot answer your second question on what is the future of this Gilas team,” said Reyes.
Reyes will have one more game for Gilas in this year’s World Cup when the Nationals take on China on Saturday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
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