FIBA 3x3 World Cup veteran Kacey Dela Rosa will banner the Gilas women’s team competing in the 20th Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.
Dela Rosa is joined in the squad by Kennan Elizabeth Ka, Amyah Espanol, and Victoria Pasilang, with Anton Altamirano calling the shots.
The 22-year-old Dela Rosa, the two-time UAAP MVP from Ateneo, was part of the Gilas 3x3 unit that saw action in the World Cup last June in Warsaw, Poland where she teamed up with Afril Bernardino, Micca Cacho, and Camille Clarin.
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Now she’ll try to lead the country’s bid for the gold that hit a snag in the 2022 edition of the Asiad when the Philippines withdrew from the tournament after two of its four players were barred by the Asiad Organizing Committee in Hangzhou, China.
The 22-year-old Ka is a 6-foot Fil-Am playing for the University of the Philippines; the 5-foot-8 Espanol, also a Fil-Am, is from Far Eastern University, while Pasilang, 22, from Cebu, also plays for the Lady Tamaraws.
Espanol and Ka were with the Gilas quartet that secured a spot in the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup in Wuhan, China.
The two however, won’t be suiting up in the FIBA 3x3 U23 World Cup set Sept. 15-19, as the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) opted to send a different set of players, according to 3x3 program director Ryan Gregorio.
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