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Coach Nenad Vucinic resigns from Gilas, Meralco posts

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Gilas Pilipinas coach Nenad Vučinić at the sidelines of their game against New Zealand. FIBA.basketball" src=" https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/06/30/20220630-fiba-basketball-2.jpg"/><figcaption>Gilas Pilipinas coach Nenad Vučinić at the sidelines of their game against New Zealand. <em>FIBA.basketball</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Nenad Vucinic has stepped down from his posts in the coaching staff of Gilas Pilipinas and the Meralco Bolts. </p><p>Meralco&#x27;s loss to San Miguel in Game 7 of the 2022 PBA Philippine Cup semifinals on Wednesday night marked his last participation for the team.</p><p>A source informed ABS-CBN News that Vucinic had been contemplating resignation since the start of the month. He served as an assistant coach in Gilas and was a consultant for the Bolts in the PBA. </p><p>The 57-year-old tactician called the shots for the Philippines in the third window of the FIBA World Cup Asian qualifiers as well as a pair of friendlies against South Korea. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/06/02/22/nenad-vucinic-to-coach-gilas-for-fiba-window">READ: Nenad Vucinic to coach Gilas for FIBA window</a></li></ul><p>Vucinic was initially tapped as a consultant for the national team by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas before stepping up to coach the squad for a brief period. </p><p>Vucinic previously coached the New Zealand men&#x27;s national basketball team.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2177733" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Nenad Vucinic has stepped down from his posts in the coaching staff of Gilas Pilipinas and the Meralco Bolts. 