Gilas Pilipinas will face Thailand in the opening day of the basketball competition of the 29th Southeast Asian Games at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia today. The 6’8 Filipino-German Christian Standhardinger is expected to arrive Saturday night to fortify Gilas’ lineup. Thailand won the bronze medal in the Southeast Asia Basketball Association (SEABA) Championship in Manila in May. The Philippines won 80-75 over Thailand in the semifinals then beat Indonesia, 72-64, in the finals of the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore. The Philippines lost to Malaysia in the finals of the 1989 SEA Games that the Malaysians hosted.

Source: Manila Times August 19, 2017 14:48 UTC