Fil-Am Nation Select
Basketball team
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Fil-Am Nation Select is a sports agency based in the United States. It also maintains a basketball team which plays in the Philippine-based NBTC League.
Cris Gopez
- Los Angeles, United States
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| Formation | December 2019 |
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| Founders | Alex Cabagnot Cris Gopez |
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Region served | Australia, North America, Europe, United Arab Emirates |
Parent organization | Fil-Foreign Nation Select |
| Affiliations | Fil-Can Nation Select (Canada) |
Background
Fil-Am Nation Select was established by former Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) player Alex Cabagnot along with his cousin Cris Gopez in December 2019. It was set up as a means to provide a platform for United States-based players with Filipino lineage, male or female, to showcase their skills so they could be scouted by leagues or possibly play for the Philippine national team.[1][2]
Fil-Am Nation in partnership with the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the Philippines' national basketball federation, has been scouting players for the Philippine women's national team via try-outs since 2020.[3][4][5]
They also recruit players for baseball, ice hockey, and volleyball.[6][7][8] The organization also do consultancy services for players as well as assistance in Philippine passport acquisition-related processes.[9]
In basketball leagues
| Fil-Am Nation Select | |
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| League | NBTC League |
| Head coach | Byron Scott (men's) |
| Championships |
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The Fil-Am Nation Select women's team won the 2023 Smart-NBTC Girls Have Next title at the expense of NU Nazareth School.[10]
The Fil-Am Nation Select men's team lost the 2022–23 NBTC League season finals against NU Nazareth School.[11] However in the 2023–24 NBTC League season, they won the title defeating Adamson Baby Falcons in the finals.[12]
The 2025 squad coached by Byron Scott,[13] retained the title.[14]
Affiliated organizations
A bigger organization, the Fil-Foreign Nation Select is meant to serve Filipinos of foreign descent. As of 2020, there are two subsidiary organizations; Fil-Am Nation Select and a Fil-Can Nation Select with the latter catering to Filipino Canadians.[1]