A VACANT spot will be filled in the Gilas Pilipinas national men’s team roster following Japeth Aguilar’s decision to retire after their stint in the recent FIBA Asia Cup 2025 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Gilas coach Tim Cone is considering former University of the Philippines Fighting Maroons’ cager Quentin Millora-Brown to fill in the spot vacated by Aguilar.
“My hats off to Japeth. He answers the country’s call time and time again. I believe he’s already retired three times,” said Cone when he discussed the fate of Gilas during Saturday’s program of Noli Eala’s Power & Play.
Aguilar came in after Kai Sotto became unavailable because of an ACL injury.
In total, Aguilar played 80 matches for Team Philippines in a 16-year span.
One of the new choices is Millora-Brown, who is with the Macau Black Bears in the East Asia Super League.
The 25-year-old Millora-Brown has officially been reclassified as a local player for the Philippines in FIBA competitions.
Millora-Brown received confirmation on his new status on Thursday evening.
Confirmation came from FIBA after it had in its possession proof that Millora-Brown had his Philippine passport before the age of 16.
The FIBA’s official player portal has also listed Millora-Brown as a local player for the Philippines.
