Gilas Pilipinas Women 3×3 is set to bring the spotlight to Cebu as the national team headlines the inaugural Cebu Hustle 3×3 tournament this June.
With some of the country’s top women’s players converging in the Queen City of the South, the event is shaping up to be more than just another 3×3 competition — it could become a defining moment for women’s basketball in Cebu.
The two-day international invitational tips off June 20-21 at SM Seaside City Cebu, featuring 12 teams from the Philippines and overseas in what organizers are calling one of the strongest women’s 3×3 fields assembled locally.
Bannering the tournament are Gilas Pilipinas Women 3×3 U23 standouts Louna Ozar and Amyah Espanol, who will lead the charge for the host country against six foreign squads eager to spoil the home showcase.
For Cebu basketball fans, the tournament offers a rare chance to watch the national women’s program up close while also seeing local teams test themselves against elite competition.
Joining Gilas Women in the Philippine contingent are Uratex Dream, Pilipinas Aguilas, TOL Patriots, UP Cebu Fighting Maroons, and MOVE Lilo-an.
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The Gilas Pilipinas 3×3 Women pool continue their training for the FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2026, with Afril Bernardino, Mikka Cacho, Camille Clarin, and Kacey Dela Rosa leading the squad set to compete from June 1 to 7. | via Luisa Morales/One Sports pic.twitter.com/Akddeo0SRd
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The arrival of a national team-led international tournament in Cebu carries deeper meaning for the local basketball community, especially after several previous attempts to establish a women’s league in the region failed to gain traction.
SBP Zone 8 director Popoy Navarro believes Cebu Hustle 3×3 could finally give women’s basketball the platform it has long needed.
“Cebu Hustle 3×3 is such a breakthrough for women’s basketball for Cebu. After recent failed attempts to put up a women’s league, Cebu women’s basketball finally gets an avenue to showcase their talents and see what the best looks like,” said Navarro.
“The talent level of the tournament is a level that I’m very happy to see and I’m excited for our women and our fans to be exposed to what I believe is the best women’s 3×3 tournament in the country.”
Beyond the prestige, there is also plenty at stake competitively, with the champion set to receive USD 3,000, while the runner-up and third placer will earn USD 2,000 and USD 1,000, respectively.
Backed by Uratex, Smart, and the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas, the tournament not only gives Gilas Women another major stage — it also signals Cebu’s growing role in the future of Philippine women’s basketball.
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