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Itinalaga ng Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) si dating Alaska coach Alex Compton bilang fulltime assistant coach ng Gilas Pilipinas habang patuloy pa rin sila sa paghahanap ng magiging fulltime headcoach ng Nationals.
“Alex Compton has agreed to be a fulltime assistant coach for the meantime.
We have very young players that we wanted to develop. We want somebody to just hone them and be with them with this journey,” ayon kay SBP president Al Panlilio na siyang naghayag ng appointment ni Compton. Isa si Compton sa mga itinalagang bahagi ng coaching staff ng interim coach na si Mark Dickel na siyang gumabay sa koponan sa unang window ng FIBA Asia Cup 2021 qualifiers.
Ayon kay Panlilio, inaasahan ng SBP na makakakita sila ng full-time coach na siya gagabay sa Gilas Pilipinas sa mga susunod na windows ng ginaganap na FIBA Asia qualifiers.
“Our track is to find a full-time coach for the national team. That’s the next step. Since February was very close to the World Cup and the SEA Games, we didn’t have enough time to really search for a new coach.”
Marami na ani Panlilio na mga coaches na nag-apply na sa kanila para maging fulltime coach ng Gilas. “There are a lot of people raising their hands, sending the CVs. I don’t have the whole list but one thing to at least take the crack of taking the job as national coach for Gilas and the Philippine team.
I will work with chairman (Ricky) Vargas and I told him, we have to do an official search. Hopefully, before November, that’s my desire, to be able to identify a coach that can be fulltime for the national team,” pagtatapos nito.