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Gilas Pilipinas young star Kevin Quiambao in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. Photo from FIBA Basketball.

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1754427717407IMG_7932.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Gilas Pilipinas young star Kevin Quiambao in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. Photo from FIBA Basketball."/>Gilas Pilipinas young star Kevin Quiambao in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup. Photo from FIBA Basketball.</div>MANILA — Kevin Quiambao was one of the few bright spots in Gilas Pilipinas&#x27; loss in its 2025 FIBA Asia Cup opener.The De La Salle University product provided energy off the bench for the Nationals in their 95-87 defeat at the hands of Chinese Taipei, with Quiambao putting up 17 points (3/6 3pts), four rebounds, and two assists.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/basketball/2025/8/5/fiba-rude-awakening-for-gilas-vs-chinese-taipei-in-asia-cup-opener-0406">READ: Rude welcome for Gilas vs. Chinese Taipei in Asia Cup opener</a></div>Only Justin Brownlee (19 points) scored more than the Goyang Sono Skygunners forward, and it was Quiambao who stepped up most when the Barangay Ginebra import was dealing with foul trouble and eventually fouled out.&quot;He came out and played with a lot of energy,&quot; hailed Philippines head coach Tim Cone of Quiambao who made all of his points in the second half. &quot;Kevin played really well.&quot;The NBA hopeful also drained all of his threes in the fourth canto and was the one who kept Gilas within seven until the last minute. Unfortunately, Quiambao&#x27;s efforts were not enough to outshine the Nationals&#x27; struggles on both ends.&quot;He was the highlight of our team, but we still came up short,&quot; maintained Cone. &quot;We were playing from our heels, took a lot of ill-advised shots, made a lot of ill-advised fouls.&quot;Gilas committed 26 fouls which resulted in Chinese Taipei going 27-of-35 from the foul line, and the Philippines&#x27; efforts on the defensive end fell short of stopping the hot-shooting Taiwanese who went 12-of-27 from beyond the arc.However, even with the disappointing performance of Gilas, Cone wants his troops to instead focus on how they can redeem themselves after this loss considering the short time in between games.&quot;This team has shown a lot of bounce back in the past, and I think we have a really good chance to play a better game our next time out,&quot; he said. &quot;We got New Zealand coming in two days, so we gotta get ready for them.&quot;The Philippines will face New Zealand on Thursday, August 7, at 11:00 p.m., Manila time.

Kevin Quiambao was one of the few bright spots in Gilas Pilipinas’ loss in its 2025 FIBA Asia Cup opener.

Kevin Quiambao was one of the few bright spots in Gilas Pilipinas’ loss in its 2025 FIBA Asia Cup opener.

FIBA: Quiambao earns praises for being Gilas’ spark despite loss to Chinese Taipei

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FIBA: Quiambao earns praises for being Gilas’ spark despite loss to Chinese Taipei

Rom Anzures,

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Published Aug 06, 2025 05:09 AM PHT

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