Gilas Women climb five spots in FIBA rankings

The Philippine women's national basketball team climbed five spots in the latest world rankings made public by FIBA on Wednesday.

Gilas Pilipinas Women are now 37th in the overall ranking and the seventh best team in Asia.

The development came after Gilas Women finished sixth overall in the 2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup last July where it had its first win against Chinese Taipei.

The United States, China, Australia, Spain, and Canada remained steady in the first five spots of the rankings.

Thailand was the top climber as it climbed 39 spots to no. 62, while Iran followed suit after going up 26 spots to no. 52.

The Virgin Islands, meanwhile, dropped 15 spots to no. 55.

The update was made by FIBA on August 21, according to its website.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News