[3][1][4] The Philippines under English coach Fransien Howarth entered the 2015 SEA Games in Singapore, their first tournament with modest expectations.

They also experienced a 112–11 defeat at the hands of the national team of Malaysia on June 1.

[5][3][6] The Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) allowed the national team to participate at the 2017 SEA Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia despite the team's dismal performance in the previous edition.

They continued to drawing basketball players into the squad and taking advantage of Singaporean assistance.

[9] Ten players were selected to participate at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.