Forty teams from 37 different countries will join and compete in the event, which runs from today up to the Philippine independence day on June 12. Serbia and Russia are expected to defend their men’s and women’s titles they won at the 2017 staging of the tournament in France. Both teams together with host Philippines are automatically qualified for the event.
The host country Philippines will field an all-pro team in the men’s competition coming from the country’s premier professional league, the Philippine Basketball Association, composed of 2017 first overall pick christian standhardinger from the San Miguel Beermen, Globalport’s Stanley Pringle and TNT Katropa teammates Troy Rosario and Roger Pogoy. Ronnie Magsanoc will be coaching the squad. They will be in a tough group c crowd of world number 3 Russia, number 6 Brazil, 11th-ranked Mongolia and number 14 Canada.
The Philippine women’s team will be composed of Afril Bernardino, Jack Danielle Animam, Gemma Miranda and Janine Pontejos and will battle Hungary, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands in group d. All games of the FIBA 3×3 world cup will be played on the same court inside the Philippine Arena with 20 men’s and 20 women’s teams competing in the event.
Officially the world’s largest indoor arena, the cavernous and ultra-modern Philippine Arena lies just north of the capital manila in the town of Bocaue, Bulacan province and can seat up to 55,000 fans. It is the centerpiece of the ciudad de victoria complex which also includes the Philippine Sports Stadium, the largest stadium in the country which can house up to 30,000 fans. Set to make its debut as an official olympic sport at the 2020 Tokyo games, both FIBA and the SBP are confident that passion and interest for 3×3 basketball and the Filipinos’ unmatched love for the game will result in a record-breaking attendance for the event.
Win: Philippines 19 – 12 Russia :Loss
Day 4 June 11,2018
Mens
Loss: Philippines 19 – 20 Canada :Win
Mens
Win: Philippines 15 – 7
Mens
Loss: Philippines 17 – 21 Mongolia :Win
