BOCAUE — Gilas Pilipinas coach Chot Reyes was disappointed that the team wasn’t able to match the country’s record-breaking crowd with a win over the Dominican Republic and Karl-Anthony Towns in their opening game Friday at at Philippine Arena in Bulacan.
A new record of 38, 115 fans attended the Fiba World Cup and Reyes rued not being able to deliver a win, which would’ve been a great gift after the Philippines surpassedthe 1994 gold medal match between the USA and Russia in Toronto witnessed by 32,616 spectators.
“Such a downer, a letdown that we could have pulled it out. It could have been a great gift to the record number of people who came out,” Reyes said in the postgam…
Keep on reading: Chot Reyes regrets ‘downer’ Gilas loss in front of Fiba World Cup record crowd
