Naismith Trophy goes on tour in the Philippines

The Naismith Trophy, the highest prize in basketball’s largest worldwide competitors, will likely be toured across the Philippines forward of the nation’s internet hosting of the 2023 FIBA World Cup on August 25.

The trophy will likely be flown to Cebu, Davao, Manila, and Ilocos Norte with former Gilas Pilipinas gamers serving as ambassadors of the occasion.

The Naismith Trophy, named after basketball inventor James Naismith, arrived in Cebu on Monday and will likely be concerned in actions across the Mactan Shrine, CCLEX, and Fort San Pedro within the morning of August 15. It will then be in full show on the SM Seaside City Cebu within the afternoon with ex-Gilas shooters Gary David and Jeff Chan gracing the festivities.

On August 18, the trophy will arrive in Davao with Jayson Castro becoming a member of David within the actions earlier than it travels to Manila on August 19. It could have stops on the Philippine Arena, Smart Araneta Coliseum, and SM Mall of Asia Arena, all of which would be the venues for the World Cup.

Larry Fonacier and different Gilas Ambassadors will likely be becoming a member of the occasion on the SM Mall of Asia Atrium on August 20.

Its final cease will likely be in Ilocos Norte with stopovers on the EDC Wind Farm, Kapurpurawan Rock Formation, and Suba Sand Dunes from August 21 to 23.

The Naismith Trophy tour kicked off forward of the Philippines’ marketing campaign on the international conclave, the place Gilas Pilipinas will tackle Angola, Italy, and Dominican Republic.

—Bea Micaller/JKC, GMA Integrated News