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To further clarify, even though ""club team""  San Miguel-Philippines is composed of the exact same lineup as that of national team, Team Pilipinas (Philippines national basketball team), they are technically two different teams on paper. San Miguel-Philippines is supposed to be a club team coming from the Philippines (examples of club teams = San Miguel Beermen, Barangay Ginebra Kings etc.) They participate only in events like the FIBA Asia Champions Cup for Clubs (not FIBA Asia Championship for national teams) SEABA Champions Cup and other tournaments for clubs. Newspapers continue to refer to the national team as the SMC-RP (San Miguel-Philippines) squad, leading to some confusion. That is acutally ""the Philippine national team sponsored by San Miguel"", not the San Miguel-Philippines club team."