Basketball’s World Cup starts on Friday, spread out over three nations. The Philippines, Japan and Indonesia all will be hosts. It’ll be centered in Manila. That's where the medal rounds ...

Hannah Hidalgo isn’t the only Notre Dame women’s basketball player getting international experience this summer. Duke transfer Vanessa de Jesus will be a member of Team Philippines in the FIBA ...

Basketball’s World Cup starts on Friday, spread out over three nations. The Philippines, Japan and Indonesia all will be hosts. It’ll be centered in Manila. That's where the medal rounds ...

Vanessa de Jesus is representing Team Philippines in the FIBA Asia Cup this summer before finishing her college career at Notre Dame in 2025-26. Big year ahead for the Duke transfer.

Coming from the Philippines, where the average height of men is 5’4”, one might wonder how Filipinos came to be obsessed with a sport usually played by the tallest people on the planet.