Manila, Nov. 13 -- The official training for Gilas Pilipinas' preparation for the fifth window of the FIBA World Cup qualifiers won't begin until all players are accounted for in Seremban, Malaysia.

National coach Tim Cone said overseas Filipino players, including naturalized player Bennie Boatwright who is an import at the Chinese Basketball Association, won't be available at least until Nov. 20.

The bulk of the team departs Nov. 21 for the Malaysian city, some 50 kilometers away from the capital Kuala Lumpur, giving the nationals just a week to practice together.

"Everybody else comes on the 19th or on the 20th. We won't have a full team until we get down to Kuala Lumpur," Cone told pba.ph.

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