FIBA ​​inflicts penalties on baby boomers, Philippines

"We talked to our players and undertook a legal review and asked for legal advice on the process and prospects of an appeal under the rules of FIBA," Holmes told Fairfax Media.

Basketball Australia General Manager Anthony Moore said that Goulding 's suspension and fine could be challenged if the BA board of directors wanted to do so. They have 14 days to appeal.

FIBA ​​has suspended 10 Filipino players and their head coach and badistant coach, while the national team will play its next home game in camera and that the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas will be fined 250,000 Swiss francs ($ 337,208). 19659008] A continual battle between Goulding and Philippine goalkeeper Roger Pogoy appeared to trigger the fight with Pogoy hitting Goulding out of the ball before Kickert ran in and knocked Pogoy down with an elbow in his face.

Goulding had a number of players from the Philippines "

" The FIBA ​​panel [disciplinary] estimated that [trash talk] may have contributed to the third quarter incident, " Moore said on T Thursday night.

"All in all, this is a topic we will talk about as a board of directors. Given all that we have seen with Chris under the basket with 20 players, that's all we're talking about. is a bit hard to swallow. "

BA will also begin an internal review that will examine the fight and the incidents that lead to it.

Pogoy was suspended for five games for his driving in this game and in the fight with nine other banned teammates, including Calvin Abueva (six games), Carl Cruz (five games), Jio Jalalon (five games), Terence Romeo (three games), Jayson Castro William (three games), Andray Blatche (three games), Jeth Rosario (three games), Japeth Aguilar (one match) and Matthew Wright (one match).

Joseph Uichico, badistant coach of the Philippines Coach Chot Reyes was suspended for a match and fined 10,000 Swiss francs ($ 13,521).

The Philippines, known as Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, will play their next home game in camera and will be barred from another two games for the next three years.

Moore FIBA ​​qualifying matches were played only once every three months, but they were long.

"It's important to put the context of six games in relation to AFL or to the league." I saw someone applying Daniel Kickert's charge to the AFL [rules] it's an international game so a suspension of five or six games gets them out of the next round of qualifying for the World Cup or for Daniel does not play in the windows of September or November and, s & # 39; it is chosen, it will only play in part of the February window.

"It's a big piece of qualifying." It's not a weekly competition so four, five or six matches are not insignificant, it's an important period. "

Basketball Australia fined 100,000 Swiss francs ($ 134,887) for "unsportsmanlike conduct during the match" FIBA ​​took the heaviest hand with the three referees (from China, Korea and Malaysia ) after evaluating their performance in the match, the FIBA ​​Secretary General deciding to withdraw them from the competition. his elite group and declaring that they will not be selected for any international match organized by FIBA ​​for a year.

FIBA ​​gave the two bodies a full report on the results of the fight but kept it confidential despite the request of Basketball Australia

Moore hinted that BA could appeal the claim. 39, fine since 25 per cent 100 of this penalty was for Boomers officials ripping a court sign slipping the day before the game.

"The fine is the Moore says," We believe we have addressed the issue of decal [court sign] we have made a formal apology and it was accepted before the match, so it's something we're going to talk about with FIBA. "

Moore will not comment on Philippines penalties, but says FIBA found no racist remarks from Australia during the match.

"FIBA has made it clear that the allegations of racism made by certain sections of the Australian media were absolutely unfounded," he said. said Moore.

Baby boomers Nathan Sobey and Jason Cadee, who were on the field when the fight started, will not be punished. Australian Gabe Norwood will not play the record of 5-1 wins and defeats in the second qualifying round for the FIBA ​​World Cup, so he will still need some victories to qualify for the World Cup FIBA 2019 in China. The Philippines (4-2) have Kazakhstan, Japan and Qatar at hand, losing so many players who could miss the tournament.

Australia and the Philippines will not meet unless they meet at the FIBA ​​World Cup or the next Asian Cup

The FIBA ​​Sanctions

Australia [19659030] Daniel Kickert (five matches)
Thon Maker (three games)
Chris Goulding (one match)
Basketball Australia fined 100,000 Swiss Francs ($ 134,887.20)