The
SEABA meets then served as qualifiers for the Asian jousts.
Two teams who will qualify from this year's
SEABA Championship, and either one of them can be placed in Bahrain's group.
"Our lapses (in the
Seaba) were caused mostly by unfamiliarity with each other."
The Philippine team, composed mainly of its gold-medal winning
SEABA team, will be announced week.
'If you notice, we have the
SEABA veterans in the lineup,' said team manager Wilbert Loa.
Last year, the Nationals and the Mindanao All-Stars battled to a draw before sweeping their games against the Luzon and Visayas All-Stars in their preparation for the 2017
SEABA Championship.
Kiefer has been a staple in the Philippine national team, having won five gold medals in the Southeast Asian Games and
Seaba Championships, while Thirdy has yet to wear the Philippine tricolor.
Winning the
SEABA Cup and Southeast Asian Games titles.
Sotto is no stranger to donning the national team colors, suiting up for the Batang Gilas crew which saw action in the 2017
SEABA Under-16 Championship.
He's a multiple-time gold medalist for the Philippines in the Southeast Asian Games,
Seaba Championship while also becoming a two-time UAAP champion and two-time MVP.
First was in the Southeast Asian Basketball Association Championship, or the
Seaba Championships, in May wherein the Philippines just flat out dominated.