The PBA Women's 3x3 was a
women's
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3x3 basketball
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competition organized by the
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
.
History
Following the promotion of the
Philippine women's national team to Division I of the
FIBA Asia Women's Championship due to their finish in the Division II tournament of the
2015 edition, the
Philippine Basketball Association
The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) is a men's professional basketball league in the Philippines composed of twelve company-branded franchised teams. Founded in 1975, it is the first professional basketball league in Asia and is the se ...
announced on September 24, 2015 that they would host a women's 3x3 tournament in the
2015–16 PBA season
The 2015–16 PBA season was the 41st season of the Philippine Basketball Association. The league continued to use the three-conference format, starting with the Philippine Cup. The Commissioner's Cup and the Governors' Cup were the second and ...
. The tournament was meant as a "test market" for women's basketball. Among the regulations imposed on the players, is that they are not allowed to sport a "boy's cut" hairstyle.
2015–16 PBA season
The tournament was officially launched on October 23, 2015 as the PBA Dickies Women's 3x3 Challenge as part of the
2015-16 PBA Philippine Cup. The first games of the tournament were also played as part of the launch.
Blackwater Elite claimed the inaugural title by beating
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel
The Barangay Ginebra San Miguel is a professional basketball team in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). The most popular team in the league, it is owned by Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. (formerly, La Tondeña Distillers, Inc.), a subsidia ...
in the best of three finals while
NLEX Road Warriors
The NLEX Road Warriors is a professional basketball team owned by NLEX Corporation, a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation, currently playing in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) since the 2014–2015 season.
The Roa ...
claimed third place by winning over the
Alaska Aces.
For the second conference, the
2016 PBA Commissioner's Cup
The 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner's Cup, also known as the 2016 Oppo-PBA Commissioner's Cup for sponsorship reasons, was the second conference of the 2015–16 PBA season. The tournament allowed teams to hire forei ...
, the tournament featuring 12 teams was known as the PBA Tag Heuer Women’s 3×3 Tournament. Ginebra placed third at the expense of
TNT KaTropa
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while NLEX claimed the title in Game 2 of their best of three finals against the
Rain or Shine Elasto Painters
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.
In the
2016 PBA Governors' Cup
The 2015–16 PBA season, 2016 Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) PBA Governors' Cup, Governors' Cup, also known as the 2016 Oppo Electronics, Oppo-PBA Governors' Cup for sponsor (commercial), sponsorship reasons, was the third and last confe ...
conference, the
GlobalPort Batang Pier clinched the title by beating Ginebra in the best of three series.
Results
See also
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PBA 3x3
PBA 3x3 refers to the men's 3x3 basketball league of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).
History
The proposal to form PBA 3x3, a men's 3x3 basketball league, was a result of a joint partnership between the Philippine Basketball Assoc ...
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Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3
Chooks-to-Go Pilipinas 3x3 is a professional 3-on-3 basketball league in the Philippines and is organized by the country's national basketball federation, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP). It was formed in 2018 as a bid to get the Phil ...
References
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Women's 3x3
3x3 basketball competitions
3x3 basketball in the Philippines