Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas president Al Panlilio wants the Southeast Asian Games Federation Council to review its eligibility rules following the influx of naturalized players in the 32nd SEA Games last week.

In a message to Daily Tribune, Panlilio said the SEA Games Federation Council should follow the guidelines set by the International Basketball Federation when it comes to athletes who were born abroad.

Based on the FIBA rules, athletes who were born abroad must obtain the passport they wish to represent before turning 16. Otherwise, they will be treated as naturalized players in FIBA-sanctioned tournaments.

The SEA Games Federation Council, meanwhile, has a more relaxed set of eligibility rules.

In the SEA Games, anybody who holds a passport of the country they want to represent are free to compete.

That's why during the biennial meet, the host country jacked up its roster with athletes who were born outside Cambodia, especially in the basketball events.

Cambodia, which is not known to be a basketball powerhouse, paraded five United States-born athletes in Dwayne Morgan, Sayeedalkabir Pridgett, Darrinray Dorsey, Brandon Jerome Peterson and Darius Henderson.

In the 3×3 women's basketball event, Cambodia was represented by a team composed of naturalized players in Brittany Binkins, Mariah Cooks, Kimberly Hanlon and Meighan Simmons.