Vincent “Chot” Reyes is back in mentoring the Team Gilas Pilipinas as he was being recalled to be the head coach of the men’s national team.
Reyes, who spearheaded the former Gilas pool to a silver finish in the FIBA Asia Championship in 2014, replaced Ateneo head coach Tab Baldwin, who was named as the team Consultant.
He even tweeted about being back in coaching the Gilas, in which he refer to as “hot seat”.
Online reports have stated that Reyes’ top requirement for the players who will be representing the country must have an experience in the professional league, which is the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
However, this will affect current roster of the national team, as most of them are being pulled out from the UAAP and the NCAA right after they ended their stints in college basketball.
In 2005, Reyes was hired by the PBA as the head coach of the Gilas Pilipinas, leading them to several victories outside the country like the Brunei Sultan Cup, William Jones Cup, and FIBA-Asia Champions Cup.
But in 2014, he was removed from the post and was replaced by Tab Baldwin, to lead the new set of players representing the Philippines in the international stages.
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