Gilas Pilipinas women's 3x3 to compete for France leg

The participation of Gilas Pilipinas women in the FIBA 3x3 Women's Series 2024 was already a "win" for women's basketball in the country despite their quarterfinal exit in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The Philippines bowed out of contention in the tournament’s quarterfinal round against Austria, 18-12, last Friday. They ended the event at sixth place.

Kaye Pingol expressed that their participation was an amazing experience playing at that kind of level. She also added that there are a lot of things they realized playing in that kind of an event overseas.

"The physicality of the game is different. We are smaller, so we see the disadvantage, but, with that experience, at least we now know and feel that the level overseas is not usual,” the Philippines' top-ranked women's 3x3 player stressed.

The team consists of Kaye Pingol, Allana Lim, Hazelle Yam and Sam Harada will be working harder in the next stops of the Women’s Series.

"We fell short of our goal that we wanted, but we are just getting started. We will be more ready in the next stops.”

The series will shift to Clermont-Ferrand next from June 14-15.

Gilas women is also expected to participate in Orléans from June 20-21 and in Wuhan from June 29-30.