🇵🇭 🏀 Are Filipino basketball players getting taller? | Al Jazeera English 

Not its not just the height... its mostly talent. Most kids or almost all dont learn the basics. Kids learn street ball. Training and practice the right way is extremely important.

I stayed with Filipino family, The son plays basketball his height is a big disadvantage in moving forward but his shooting ability is so good. His father doesn't play basketball at all he shoots like throwing but his basket percentage will be 95. We went for bowling it was their first time, for me its second time. I am a state level player had played multiple sports professionally for me the strike percentage was 40-50 percentage even with full concentration and control in release and spin but their casual strike percentage was 80-95 percent on their first time. Some Fillipinos are extraordinary in aiming the target, If they concentrate on archery, riffle shooting like sports I am sure they will succeed compared to basketball.

filipino players height are improving yet the system of coaching is still primitive compare to europeans and americans.

In a way, I believe more Filipino kids are getting taller than their parents. It's about genes and nutrition. The middle class population is increasing so more families can buy more food. More and more Filipino parents can afford to provide their kids proper nutrition, therefore more likely they can maximize their growth potential. Plus, access to basketball training is better nowadays with the way people use social media. We may have tall kids before but weren't exposed to basketball training at an early age making them useless in thw sport.

I think all basketball players are getting taller. It literally is natural selection.

This kind of sport is the nearest to the heart of every filipino

Basketball is a tall person sport,made for tall people. And this obsession with a tall person sport(in a country which is the average male height is 5'4 ) is not the right sport for us .much better to train our youths in football which doesn't requires height .

Kai Sotto is tall because his father is 6 ft. 7 inches and his mother height is 6 ft.2 inches. a lot of tall players in the NBA that married shorter wives has short er children.

yeah, probably. however, the development of filipino basketball is not really hindered by filipino's height. rather, it's hindered by the stunted thinking of basketball commissioners in the phil. just look at PBA, what's the average of age of the players? probably older compared to NBA and euroleague. excellent young players in the collegiate are funneled through the pro league, becauase the commissioners don't want to make an effort to improve the level of game play. that's just one case. how about the NCAA banning foreign players? you might argue that collegiate tournaments have become akin to pro league, since they try to lure the foreign players with lavish amenities, but that's a small price compared to providing the local players the experience to play against international level players.

wish him luck 7ft at 16, your already a walking millionaire

PBA was the hindrance in the Philippines quest in Olympics since in inception of PBA in 1975, only in 2005 that the PBA was convinced to finally send professional players in ABC(Fiba Asia) yet the Philippines suspended during that year because of internal conflict between BAP and SBP (two national federations vying for power). It is clear that PBA was the major reason of the decline of Philippine basketball. Thankfully the PBA now supports national cause but not wholeheartedly due to its schedule that does not allow enough preparation for the national team.

it's not that filipinos are getting taller but the scouts and our basketball organizations are getting better at finding taller players who can play ball

Yes they have indeed on all positions: G Forth Padrigao 6'0 16 G Gian Mamuyac 6'1 19 G Harold Alarcon 6'1 16 G Jed Colonia 6'1 19 G Juan G'z de Liaño 6'1 18 G Ricci Rivero 6'1 20 G Harvey Pagsanjan 6'1 19 G/F RC Calimag 6'2 17 G/F Kenji Duremdes 6'2 15 G/F Dave Ildefonso 6'3 18 G/F Kobe Paras 6'6 21 F Derek Domangcas 6'2 13 F Echo Laure 6'4 15 F Rhayyan Amsali 6'4 17 F Javi G'z de Liaño 6'4 20 F Jonell Policarpio 6'4 16 F Ryan Calamaan 6'4 19 F Joshua Lazaro 6'5 16 F Yukien Andrada 6'5 17 F Lebron Lopez 6'5 15 F JB Bahio 6'5 20 F Boga Jamjam 6'5 17 F Carl Tamayo 6'7 17 F/C Kevin Quiambao 6'6 18 F/C Raven Cortez 6'7 16 F/C Kemark Cariño 6'8 20 F/C Matthew Aquino 6'9 21 C Rafael Reyes 6'6 15 C Justin Palacielo 6'6 15 C Justine Baltazar 6'7 21 C Ladis Lepalam 6'8 19 C Erlan Umpad 6'8 19 C Jimly Lantaya 6'9 18 C Geo Chiu 6'9 17 C JR Pangalanan 6'10 20 C Kai Sotto 7'1 16

5 years from now Uncle Ramon and Tito Chua are shaking your hand to their Teams...

As U see they are now exceptionally tall this time ... LUCKY

I don't think it's just the height. Angola is also a short team, sometimes they have like 6'7 centers but they still compete in the Olympics.

Growing up most of the best basket ball players in school were short Filipinos dudes.

Galen casida 7 foot 2 22 years old from Philippines

football is far better sport for filipinos. ..

Who has seen the University of Cebu Dunk competition? It's going to be a while.

Totoo yan. Filipino youth today playing basketball are considerably getting taller, in my time when I played college ball during the early 70's in the not so big school our starting center was just 5' 11 and no one from the team was standing over 6 feet. During also that time when it was still the MICAA days before the PBA the Mariwasa team which was one the rivals of Meralco, Y co, Crispa, Yutivo, Toyota among others came up with their rookie center named Escobar from San Sebastian which we we were awed because of his height, "pare Ang laki ng Centro nila 6'3", laking laki na kami sa 6'3 noon. Much more when Ed Carvajal who played for Crispa came he stands at 6'6 dinadakdakan kami. You should have seen him played mabagal at lanky unlike the tall guys now who can dribble, jump high and can run as fast as the guards and small forwards ,there was another big man then named Boni de Jesus who's monicker was the original Mong was 6'8 he played for Manila Bank but boy kampag na kampag he can hardly run and jump and seldom saw playing time. During those times it was only Jimmy Mariano from Meralco was standing 6'4 unfortunately he was not a center and not a bruiser because of his lame body but what he lacks compensates for his outside shooting ala Shin Dong Pa of the famed Korean National team. Let us support this big young boys it's the future of our national team which I find that we are getting abreast with the other powerful nations in international basketball we are having greater chance of giving them good game. In my opinion of homegrown Filipino getting in the NBA I see only Kai Sotto as having the greater chance of making it but it surely it entails a lot of hard work. As of the moment seriously his chances are fifty fifty. Let's just hope and pray it's for us and the future the Philippine basketball. Let's be supportive wag natin syang i-bash baka madiscourage sayang as far as I can observe sya lang ang may malakin chance na makarating sa NBA.

natural selection is doing its work

In The 27th pick of the 2021 NBA draft the Brooklyn nets select Kai Sotto from the Philippines

1:50 NBA G-League now, NBA soon. He is definitely on the right track.

Baseball would be a better sport for Filipinos

Masyado tayong minamaliit kaya, tama lang na maglakihan na sila, LOL... 2020 mlakas na malakas na ang Pilipinas sa International at World competitions!!

They are always tall eversince the 90s but the Philippines style of play is most advantageous if they use small guards, ( small, being 6feet ) because the faster the player the better.

From the days of my grandparent Filipinos are taller before than nowadays.

All Filipinos are getting taller

I am 184 cm or 6'0 and still growing, I feel like a giant in my village hahaha. Filipinos are evolving and time will come, Filipinos will have the average height of 5'10 or 5'11 or 6'0

Taller is not a matter but physique does matter

A lot of tall Filipinos that I see tend to look abnormally lanky, I want to see a tall Filipino that has a regular body type.

1:49 NBA? i admire your determination but you have to have the passion and persistence in order to get that level

i think its not about the height i think its about the training program of the philippines in basketball the philippines is lagging behind in the advance training of other countries. and we lack experience in other countries so the Filipinos can no longer keep up

Next generation of Filipinos will be more taller idk how and why but to think im already 5'10 and just turned 15 last week maybe the environment nowadays is diff..

Im a basketball player. I started playing when i was 8. I have not grown well i am 134cm tall. ive grown only 10cm for the past 4years. Now im 12y.o going to 13 serious.

He cazn, and he has the height and talent for it, but he needs more training and muscle

I'm not sure if this bloke will make it to the NBA. It's not just height. U need skills, physicality and IQ. There's many players who are 7 ft that did not make it in the NBA

Kai Sotto is taller because his father who is 6 feet 7 inches in height married his mom who is 6 feet tall. a lot of NBA superstar who are tall but married shorter wife, their children is not tall. Yao ming father is 6' 8" his mother is 6'4", Yao ming height is 7' 7".

Dat basketball Australia shirt of kai. Haha

I'm Filipino height of 5'10. I grew up not eating much in my life, but I'm the tallest in my family my parents are Hella short like my dad's 5'4.

1:05 - not a single shot made smh. All talk and getting comfy willing to be taken with some seriousness...

not only filipino but every kids in the world are getting taller, seacrh the average heright in europe in 1800 you would be surprised most europeans that time have small height/

I'm a pg but I want to be able to dunk one day!🙏🤪🏀

Yeah we are not that tall but i believe a team of filipino basketball players will be in the nba

Give Philippine a chance of not living in Poverty and let them live like how first world countries live their lives, and you’ll see how that’ll impact their physical growth.

Holla at me where in here holding it down in Canada make it too Edmonton Alberta .. !!!!! dont get LEFT behind!!!! amen... Flipino women holla at me.

our height in reality is 5'6 for males and 5'1 for females, but according to google, our height is 5'4 for males and 4'11 for females.

tumangkad c kai dahil 6'7 tatay nya 6'0 nanay nya..

Pati po mga bilihin tulad nang bigas at isda.😁

Yup my cousins "pure Pinoy" average height is 5'11 to 6'3

PBA team owners is the problem, they dont let the national team borrow their playyers.

7'1FT??? NAH IMA BE JACK HANMA IF I HAVE BROS GENES!

Tell food that he is the one who won't last in the NBA since he won't get even in a local league

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How about a basketball program wherein tall PBA players donate their sperm to tall (6 footers) women of any nationality? Train while they young and all they do is just basketball their whole life. What do you think?

Manny pacquiao is the future of philippine basketball...XD

the Philippines' need to use that money towards the millions of poor people and natural disasters in their country.

He doesn’t look 7 feet tall.

My D is 7”8 but my height is only 5’8” I wish I could switch.

pati bigas is getting taller

Nagkaroon lang ng isang matangkad na player ang pinas “ArE FiLiPiNO BaSKeTBaLL PLaYeRs GeTtIng TAllEr ?”

The difference between north Americans and Asians is diet. Asians live longer. North Americans grow bigger and taller. I believe the Philippines needs more than just rice and fish in their diet. This is just a theory I came up with.. When ever I'm in the Philippines, all they feed me is rice and fish. This is just my opinion

Lol.. i have 3 friends the one is 6'4 and 6,6 and 6,8.. they are tall.. and im the smallest im 6'3.. and we are pinoys!

Some of them have the blood of foreigners running in their veins, that's why they're tall.

No only half blood Filipino getting taller

Tatangkad pa yan pag tinuli.

this kid needs to eat 10k caloriesa. Day to grow, he'll het there

NAH 7'1FT??????

Yeah no doubt height is a great advantage in PBA aka Philippines 🇵🇭 Basketball 🏀 Association. But don’t forget that it’s not the slam dunk that’s the in thing to account for but rather it’s the ability of individual basketball 🏀 players and the skills of dribbling and shooting wherever you’re on the basketball 🏀 court ok 👍 today’s basketball 🏀 players thinks that height advantage and the ability to dunk a basketball 🏀 into the hoop high above ☝️ is the in thing this millennium. The reality is it’s all bullshit man !!!!!! 👀 back into the life story of former Chicago Bulls basketball 🏀 point guard Michael Jordan himself and his team mates : Scottie Pippen and The worm 🐛 Dennis Rodman both. Seeing is believing ok 👍

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Height doesn't matter..if you work hard and be your best..why many black american have 5'7 even 5'4 can dunk and play better than taller player coz they are work hard to make them improve.

Ang daming tolonges na mga analyst na nag si lutangan nanaman, those player are selected all over the PH, finding talents with potential check nyo yun under 18 andun ba si EDU??may mga fil foreign ba dun??kai sotto,dave Ildefonso, Carl tamayo ang ang line up dun ah, matangkad??matangkad na pinoy pa..one big fight lan lage sya pinas Di yun mga ungas kung ano ano ang pino punto..

G L O X I

So racist lol.. But i love filipino player because i am filipino

boxing is better

Ilalampaso ka lang ng anak ni lebron kahit d hamak na matangkad ka sa kanya..

Mia khalifa is the only key

way too skinny.

They kidnap tall Africans and take their bones

Wala nang makuwento ang Al Jazeera. Lmao

They are always tall eversince the 90s but the Philippines style of play is most advantageous if they use small guards, ( small, being 6feet ) because the faster the player the better.