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‘The Beast’ out of Gilas Pilipinas magic 12

MANILA: Gilas Pilipinas finally picked the final roster of players who will compete for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

Troy Rosario who was among those chosen said he has bittersweet feelings because his buddy and roommate Calvin Abueva didn’t make it to the magic 12, reported GMA News.
‘The Beast’ was dropped from the 12-man roster along with veteran point guard LA Tenorio just before the team’s tune-up game against China in Italy last week.

“Nung gabi palang pinag-uusapan na namin paano kung isa sa amin mawala. Sana kung may matanggal dalawa na lang kami. O ‘di kaya kung mapili, dalawa rin kaming mapili,” Rosario told reporters after the national team’s closed door practice in Saturday at Mall of Asia Arena.

“Pero hindi talaga nangyari ‘yung gusto namin. Malungkot ako para sa roommate ko na ‘yun nga, isa siya sa mga natanggal,” he added.

The two have developed a close bond since playing for the FIBA Asia Championship last year, even sharing a room in their European training camp last month.
Though Abueva wasn’t happy with his cut off from the final roster, he remains optimistic about his basketball career in the future.

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