Philippines women's national 3x3 team

The women's national 3x3 team of the Philippines represents the country in international 3x3 basketball matches and is controlled by the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas.

Philippines

FIBA ranking	49^[1]
Joined FIBA	1936
FIBA zone	FIBA Asia
National federation	SBP
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Appearances	1 (first in 2018)
FIBA Asia 3x3 Cup
Appearances	3 (first in 2019)
Home Away

History

In multi-sport Asian tournaments (2009–2016)

One of the Philippines' initial participation in women's 3x3 was at the 2009 Asian Youth Games in Singapore where it managed to advance from the preliminary round only to lose to South Korea in the quarterfinal.

The Philippine women's 3x3 also participated at the Asian Beach Games, particularly in the 2012, 2014, and 2016 editions.

2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup

As the consequence of the Philippines hosting the 2018 edition of the FIBA 3x3 World Cup, the women's team was automatically qualified to play in the international tournament.^[2][3] The Philippines made their debut at the women's 3x3 debut after their men's team made their debut in the 2016 edition. It was the first time that a women's team will participate in a 3x3 tournament organized by FIBA.^[4] The national team was coached by Patrick Aquino and intended their stint to promote women's basketball in general in the country.^[5]

The lost their first match against the Netherlands, 11–21 and Germany, 10–12. Coach Aquino attributes the defeats to inexperience of the players in 3x3 basketball though he thought that team could potentially compete with European countries.^[5] They lost their remaining games to Spain, 17–21,^[6] and Hungary, 15–18 and finished at the bottom of Pool D.^[7] Their coach hoped that the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas could lobby for the women's 3x3 participation in the 2018 Asian Games after their FIBA 3x3 World Cup stint.^[8] However the Philippines did not enter any team in 3x3 basketball in the continental games.

The Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the country's national association, plans to come up with a road map to help the Philippines qualify a team in 3x3 basketball in the 2020 Summer Olympics following the national team's stint in the 2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup. The SBP plans to create a pool of players which will be dedicated to the 3x3 variant of basketball.^[9]

2019 FIBA Asia 3x3 Cup

The women's national team entered the 2019 FIBA Asia 3X3 Cup but had to participate in the qualifying draw in order to progress to the tournament proper. They managed to do so after topping their group in the qualifying draw which consisted of Samoa, Vanuatu and Chinese Taipei. In the group stage of the qualifying proper they suffered a defeat to Japan but won over Sri Lanka to progress to the quarterfinals. They ended their bid when they lost their quarterfinal tie against Australia.^[10]

2019 FIBA U18 World Cup

The Philippines' qualified to send a women's team in the 2019 FIBA U18 World Cup in Ulanbataar, Mongolia and is set to make a debut in the international youth tournament.^[11]

In other tournaments

The Philippine national team had two squads (Gilas A and Gilas B) participate at the 2024 PBA Women's 3x3 Invitational.^[12]

Senior competitions

World Cup

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
2012	Did not qualify
2014
2016
2017
2018	17th place	4	0	4
2019	Did not qualify
2022
2023
Total	1/8	4	0	4

Asia Cup

Year	Position	Pld	W	L
2013	Did not enter
2017
2018
2019	7th place	3	1	2
2022	Did not enter
2023	Quarterfinals	3	1	2
2024	Quarterfinals	3	2	1
Total	3/7	9	4	5

Youth competitions

U18 World Championships Year Position Pld W L   2011 did not qualify   2012   2013   2015   2016   2017   2019 Total

Asian Games Year Position Pld W L   2018 did not enter   2022 Withdrew Total 0 0 0 Asia U18 Cup Year Position Pld W L   2013^[13] Quarterfinals 5 3 2   2016^[14] 9th place 4 0 4   2017^[15] 5th place 5 3 2   2018 did not enter   2019^[16] 3rd place 5 3 2 Total 1 bronze 19 9 10

Squad

Previous

Senior

Tournament	Players	Reference
2018 FIBA 3x3 World Cup	Afril Bernardino Janine Pontejos Jack Animam Gemma Miranda	^[17]
2019 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup	Afril Bernardino Janine Pontejos Jack Animam Clare Castro	^[18]
2023 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup	Afril Bernardino Ana Alicia Katrina Castillo Claire Castro Janine Pontejos	^[19]
2024 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup	Mikka Cacho Camille Clarin Jhazmin Joson Kaye Pingol	^[20]

Youth

Tournament	Players	Reference
2019 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asia Cup	Camille Clarin Kristine Cayabyab Ella Fajardo Angel Surada	^[21]

References

1. "Federation – FIBA 3x3". FIBA. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
2. Li, Matthew (29 April 2018). "Afril Bernardino headlines Philippine 3×3 World Cup team". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
3. "Philippines announce star-studded rosters for FIBA 3x3 World Cup". FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018. FIBA. 29 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
4. Ventura, Sid (7 June 2018). "Patrick Aquino wants his women's team to show their worth in FIBA 3x3 World Cup". ESPN. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
5. Lising, Charmie (9 June 2018). "PH 3x3 team calls for more support for women's basketball". ESPN 5. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
6. Lising, Charmie (10 June 2018). "FIBA 3x3 World Cup: Pontejos drops 13 but PH women's team falls to Spain, bows out of contention". ESPN 5. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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8. "FIBA PH women's basketball gears up for more international tourneys". Rappler. 11 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
9. Beltran, Nelson (14 June 2018). "SBP mulls battle plan for Olympic 3x3". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
10. Pamintuan, Carlo (26 May 2019). "Gilas 3x3 women's falls short vs. Australia, but gains much-needed experience". ESPN. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
11. Li, Matthew (24 December 2018). "Perlas U18 3X3 to make World Cup debut, Gilas U18 do not qualify". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved 29 December 2018.
12. "Two Gilas women teams join WPBA Invitational 3x3". BusinessWorld Online. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
13. (PDF). FIBA Asia. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
14. "Final Standings". 2016 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asian Championships. FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
15. "Final Standings". 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asian Championships. FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
16. "Final Standings". 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup. FIBA. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
17. "Philippines - FIBA 3x3 World Cup 2018". FIBA. Retrieved June 10, 2018.
18. "Philippines (Women) - FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2019". FIBA. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
19. "Philippines | FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2023". FIBA. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
20. "Philippines | FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2024". FIBA. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
21. Leongson, Randolph (24 August 2019). "Gilas Women finish strong vs China to claim bronze in Fiba 3x3 U18 Asia Cup". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 24 August 2019.