The Philippines launches its quest to retain supremacy in basketball Friday, May 13 with the 3×3 competitions of the 31st Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam. Rosser, Napoles, Caduyac and Hayes were tapped to don the Gilas Pilipinas jersey after the four joined forces to give Limitless the inaugural PBA 3×3 crown last December. The Philippines ruled the first men’s 3×3 event in 2019, with PBA players CJ Perez, Chris Newsome, Mo Tautuaa and Jason Perkins taking the gold. Bernardino, Pontejos and Castro were holdovers of the 2019 team that also ruled the distaff side, with Surada taking the place of Jack Animam. Meanwhile, the standard 5-on-5 event won’t start until Monday, with the Filipinos looking to also sweep the men’s and women’s division.

Source: Manila Times May 12, 2022 18:46 UTC