Troy Rosario returns to the training pool in Gilas for the final window of the FIBA ​​Asia Cup Qualifiers

REMPATION is the name of the game as Troy Rosario is full of hunger and excitement for his surprise return to Gilas Pilipinas training camp in the final window of the 2025 FIBA ​​Asia Cup Qualifiers next month.

Almost three years since he last played in the national team, Mr. Rosario was called by Gilas coach, Tim Cone, who is his mentor in Ginebra, to the Gilas camp to replace the injured Kai Sotto (ACL). ) and Kevin Quiambao (sprain).

And Mr. Rosario can’t wait to get back into action with hopes of redemption after being part of the infamous Gilas team that claimed silver for the first time in 33 out of 31 years.^St Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Hanoi.

Mr. Rosario was also part of Mr. Cone of the home SEA Games in 2019 and the FIBA ​​World Cup under Yeng Guiao in the same year before playing under Chot Reyes since then.

With a renewed team led by rising stars and under the tutelage of Mr. Cone, Gilas improved by leaps and bounds since then highlighted by the Asian Games title for the first time in 61 years, a tough stand in the FIBA ​​Olympic Qualifying Tournament and an unbeaten record in the Asia Cup Qualifying Games.

Nothing is thrown down about it in the installation of Mr. Rosario is in the Final 12 but what motivates him is the challenge of riding with the new legs of Gilas youth led by Carl Tamayo, AJ Edu, Mason Amos, Calvin Oftana and Dwight Ramos – and the outgoing Sotto and Quiambao.

Mr. Rosario and the company will be joined by Mr. Cone at the Doha training camp early next month as Asia Cup-bound Gilas (4-0) will face Chinese Taipei and New Zealand on Feb. 20 and 23, respectively. , sweep of Group B. – John Bryan Ulanday