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| First season | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Folded | 2024 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Confederation | FIBA Asia |
| Number of teams | 11–14 |
| Last champion(s) | Meralco Bolts 3x3 |
| Most championships | TNT Triple Giga (6 titles) |
| Website | 3x3 |
PBA 3x3 was the men's3x3 basketball league of thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA).
The proposal to form PBA 3x3, a men's3x3 basketball league, was a result of a joint partnership between thePhilippine Basketball Association (PBA) and theSamahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP), the national sports association for basketball in the Philippines, as a means to help thePhilippine national 3x3 team qualify for the2024 Summer Olympics and subsequent editions after 3x3 became a regular discipline in the2020 Summer Olympics.[1] The concept for a PBA 3x3 league was proposed byTerrafirma governor Bobby Rosales in an annual board meeting.[2] PBA 3x3 is proposed as a stand-alone program, similar to thePBA D-League which means that the 3x3 league is distinct from the main 5-a-side men's professional league of the PBA.[1]
The PBA had prior involvement in 3x3. In 2014 and 2015, it has allowed some of its players to join Philippine-based teams to participate in masters tournaments of theFIBA 3x3 World Tour and organized the short-livedPBA Women's 3x3 which had one season in 2015, following thePhilippines women's national team's promotion to Division I of theFIBA Asia Women's Championship.[2]
The SBP also had partnered withBounty Agro Ventures to organize theChooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3, a men's 3x3 league, which helped garner enough FIBA 3x3 ranking points for the Philippine men's national team to earn a berth in theOlympic Qualifying Tournament for the2020 Summer Olympics. Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 has publicly welcomed the possible formation of a 3x3 league by the PBA[2] and the SBP said that the existence of more competitive 3x3 tournaments is within its interest.[3] There are plans to revive the women's 3x3 league as of February 2020.[4]
The inaugural season was supposed to be held in 2020 but was postponed to 2021 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic with the PBA preoccupied with plans to resumethe season of its main league during that time.[5]
The PBA 3x3 committee was formed in August 2020, withAlaska Aces governor, Richard Bachmann as its chairman.[6] The committee held its first meeting on August 13, 2020.[7]Eric Altamirano was also named as the league's first commissioner.[8]
The PBA 3x3 inaugural season was initially scheduled to be held in parallel with the2021 PBA season, which opened on April 11, 2021,[9] but was further postponed. The inaugural PBA 3x3 season commenced on November 20, 2021.[10]
Following the exodus of almost a third of players to theMaharlika Pilipinas Basketball League at the conclusion of the 2023–24 Third Conference, the PBA in May 2024 decided to shelf it's 3x3 league. With the disbandment of theChooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 in November 2023, the Philippines is left without a FIBA sanctioned men's 3x3 league.[11]
The PBA 3x3 committee is leaning on scheduling games of the PBA 3x3 in between conferences of the main PBA league, to allow the franchise teams to field their top players in 3x3 matches.[12]
Under FIBA 3x3 classification the league is a Level 4 tournament.[13]
Among the franchise teams of the PBA since the 3x3 league's inception, only theConverge FiberXers (Alaska Aces in 2021 season) has not fielded a team.Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters andRain or Shine Elasto Painters have fielded teams in the past but their respective teams would went on leave.
| Team | Company | PBA affiliate | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 2021 |
| Blackwater Smooth Razor | Ever Bilena | Blackwater Bossing | 2022 |
| Cavitex Braves | Metro Pacific Investments Corporation | NLEX Road Warriors | 2021 |
| Limitless Appmasters | Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc. | Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters | 2021 |
| Meralco Bolts 3x3 | Manila Electric Company | Meralco Bolts | 2021 |
| NorthPort Batang Pier | Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. | NorthPort Batang Pier | 2021 |
| Purefoods TJ Titans | San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. | Magnolia Hotshots | 2021 |
| San Miguel Beermen | San Miguel Brewery, Inc. | San Miguel Beermen | 2021 |
| Sista Super Sealers | Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc. | Rain or Shine Elasto Painters | 2021 |
| Terrafirma 3x3 | Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation | Terrafirma Dyip | 2021 |
| TNT Triple Giga | Smart Communications | TNT Tropang Giga | 2021 |
| Team | Company | Joined |
|---|---|---|
| J&T Express | Jet Express Co., Ltd. | 2022 |
| Master Sardines Fishing Champs | Universal Canning Inc. | 2021 |
| MCFASolver Tech Centrale | MCFASolver Tech Centrale | 2023 |
| Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | Pioneer Epoxy Adhesives Inc. | 2021 |
| Platinum Karaoke | Vismay International Corporation | 2021 |
| Wilcon Depot 3x3 | Wilcon Depot Inc. | 2023 |
| Zamboanga Valientes | MLV Group | 2021 |
| Season | Conference | Final | Third place game | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | |||
| 2021 | First | Limitless Appmasters | 18–16 | Platinum Karaoke | TNT Tropang Giga | 22–14 | Terrafirma 3x3 | |
| Second | Pioneer Pro Tibay | 12–10 | Sista Super Sealers | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 21–16 | TNT Tropang Giga | ||
| Third | TNT Tropang Giga | 21–19 | Purefoods TJ Titans | Sista Super Sealers | 21–20 | San Miguel Beermen | ||
| 2022–23 | First | TNT Tropang Giga | 20–17 | Platinum Karaoke | Cavitex Braves | 16–11 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | |
| Second | TNT Tropang Giga | 19–17 | Cavitex Braves | J&T Express | 20–14 | Platinum Karaoke | ||
| Third | TNT Tropang Giga | 21–18 | San Miguel Beermen | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 21–18 | J&T Express | ||
| 2023–24 | First | TNT Triple Giga | 21–18 | Cavitex Braves | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 18–14 | Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | |
| Second | TNT Triple Giga | 21–20 | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | 16–15 | Cavitex Braves | ||
| Third | Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 21–17 | TNT Triple Giga | Cavitex Braves | 22–19 | Blackwater Smooth Razor | ||
| Franchise | Championships | Runners-up | Third places | Total trophies | Last championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNT Triple Giga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2023–24 Second |
| Meralco Bolts 3x3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2023–24 Third |
| Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2021 Second |
| Limitless Appmasters | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2021 First |
| Cavitex Braves | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Platinum Karaoke | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sista Super Sealers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Purefoods TJ Titans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| San Miguel Beermen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Barangay Ginebra San Miguel | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| J&T Express | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Bold denotes active franchise
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