Chris Newsome FIBA PHOTO(UPDATE) MERALCO veteran Chris Newsome said last year's failure to secure the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games men's basketball is enough motivation for Gilas Pilipinas to make an all-out effort in reclaiming the region's basketball throne that the country has held for decades. "It's something we can't take for granted because every team has been leveling up their skills and their players," he said. "Competition has definitely been rising in Southeast Asia and we definitely can't take it for granted. "We've got a good mixture of veterans and young guns here," said the 32-year-old former PBA Rookie of the Year. Newsome will be making his SEA Games men's basketball debut since first seeing action in the SEA Games 3x3 tournament, which he helped win the gold in the 2019 edition held in Manila.
