2023–24 PBA 3x3 season

The 2023–24 PBA 3x3 season is the third and last season of the PBA 3x3, the 3x3 basketball league of the Philippine Basketball Association.

2023–24 PBA 3x3 season
DurationJuly 3, 2023 – February 19, 2024
Number of teams11
1st Conference championsTNT Triple Giga
  1st Conference runners-upCavitex Braves
2nd Conference championsTNT Triple Giga
  2nd Conference runners-upMeralco Bolts 3x3
3rd Conference championsMeralco Bolts 3x3
  3rd Conference runners-upTNT Triple Giga
Seasons

Teams

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All 12 franchise teams of the main 5-a-side Philippine Basketball Association are eligible to field a 3x3 team for the 2023–24 PBA 3x3 season,[1] although the Converge FiberXers, Phoenix Super LPG Fuel Masters, and Rain or Shine Elasto Painters did not field a team.[2] The Blackwater Bossing Red President changed their name into Blackwater Smooth Razor before the season.[2] Two guest teams (Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays and Wilcon Depot 3x3) participated, with Wilcon Depot 3x3 debuting this season, committing to play for at least one conference.[3] Guest teams J&T Express and Platinum Karaoke, who both appeared during the previous season, took a leave of absence for this season.[2]

Wilcon Depot 3x3 eventually became defunct after the first conference and was replaced by MCFASolver Tech Centrale starting from the second conference.[4]

Team Company Coach
Barangay Ginebra San Miguel Ginebra San Miguel, Inc. Kirk Collier
Blackwater Smooth Razor Ever Bilena Junjie Ablan
Cavitex Braves Metro Pacific Investments Corporation Kyles Lao
Meralco Bolts 3x3 Manila Electric Company Patrick Fran
MCFASolver Tech Centrale[a] MCFASolver Tech Centrale Anton Altamirano
NorthPort Batang Pier Sultan 900 Capital, Inc. Alfredo Jarencio II
Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays Pioneer Epoxy Adhesives Inc. Lester del Rosario
Purefoods TJ Titans San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. Tony Boy Espinosa
San Miguel Beermen San Miguel Brewery, Inc. Boycie Zamar
Terrafirma 3x3 Terrafirma Realty Development Corporation Raymond Tiongco
TNT Triple Giga Smart Communications Mau Belen
Wilcon Depot 3x3[a] Wilcon Depot Inc. Anton Altamirano

Format

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The season's format will be highly similar to that of the previous season. The season will have three tournaments or conferences.[5] Each conference will have six two-day legs and a grand final. The 11 teams will be divided into four pools, with pool A having three teams while pools B and C having four each. Teams within their pools will play in a single round-robin format. The top two teams of pool A and the top three teams of pools B and C will directly qualify for the quarterfinals. The knockout stage will be a single-elimination tournament and a third place game will also be held. The winner of each leg will receive 100,000, the runner-up will receive ₱50,000, while the third placed team will receive ₱30,000.[6] The seedings and pool compositions for each leg will be based on the results of the preceding leg.

After six legs, the cumulative standings will be calculated and the top four teams will directly qualify for the quarterfinals of the Grand Finals. The fifth to tenth-placed teams will qualify for the preliminary round of the Grand Finals. The bottom teams will not qualify for the Grand Finals.[7] The Grand Champion will receive ₱750,000, the runner-up will receive ₱250,000, while the third placed team will receive ₱100,000.

Starting this season, the games were played in various Ayala Malls branches. In the first two years of PBA 3x3, the games were held at different Robinsons Malls branches.[8]

First conference

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The conference started on July 3 and ended on August 13, 2023.

Legs summary

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Pos Team 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 4th leg 5th leg 6th leg Pts Qualification
1 Cavitex Braves 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 2nd 490 Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round
2 TNT Triple Giga 6th 9th 1st 2nd 6th 1st 390
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 1st 1st 7th 10th 3rd 5th 378
4 Meralco Bolts 3x3 7th 2nd 6th 3rd 5th 4th 345
5 San Miguel Beermen 2nd 5th 4th 5th 10th 7th 298 Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round
6 Wilcon Depot 3x3 5th 8th 5th 4th 11th 3rd 281
7 Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 8th 6th 2nd 9th 2nd 11th 276
8 Blackwater Smooth Razor 9th 4th 8th 8th 7th 10th 208
9 NorthPort Batang Pier 11th 11th 11th 6th 4th 8th 188
10 Terrafirma 3x3 4th 10th 10th 7th 9th 9th 176
11 Purefoods TJ Titans 10th 7th 9th 11th 8th 6th 174

Source: PBA 3x3 Report

Grand Finals

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Preliminary round

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Pool A
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 2 1 1 38 30 +8 .500 Quarterfinals
2 Blackwater Smooth Razor 2 1 1 33 34 −1 .500
3 NorthPort Batang Pier 2 1 1 27 34 −7 .500
Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.
Pool B
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Wilcon Depot 3x3 2 1 1 37 33 +4 .500 Quarterfinals
2 Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 2 1 1 34 31 +3 .500
3 Terrafirma 3x3 2 1 1 28 35 −7 .500
Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage

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Bracket
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Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the preliminary round of the Grand Finals.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 Cavitex Braves 21
7 (B2) Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 12
1 Cavitex Braves 17
4 Meralco Bolts 3x3 16
5 (A1) San Miguel Beermen 14
4 Meralco Bolts 3x3 16
1 Cavitex Braves 18
2 TNT Triple Giga 21
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 18
6 (B1) Wilcon Depot 3x3 14
3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 16 Third place
2 TNT Triple Giga 21
8 (A2) Blackwater Smooth Razor 17 4 Meralco Bolts 3x3 18
2 TNT Triple Giga 21 3 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 14

Second conference

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The conference started on October 16 and ended on November 27, 2023.

Legs summary

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Pos Team 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 4th leg 5th leg 6th leg Pts Qualification
1 TNT Triple Giga 1st 1st 1st 4th 1st 1st 560 Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round
2 Meralco Bolts 3x3 3rd 5th 3rd 2nd 5th 3rd 390
3 Cavitex Braves 2nd 7th 2nd 6th 7th 2nd 365
4 Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 11th 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 4th 356
5 MCFASolver Tech Centrale 4th 6th 9th 1st 3rd 5th 345 Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round
6 Blackwater Smooth Razor 7th 4th 7th 7th 11th 8th 231
7 Terrafirma 3x3 10th 2nd 6th 11th 6th 11th 220
8 Purefoods TJ Titans 6th 10th 5th 8th 8th 9th 203
9 San Miguel Beermen 8th 8th 11th 5th 10th 7th 194
10 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 5th 9th 10th 9th 9th 6th 173
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 9th 11th 8th 10th 4th 10th 167

Source: PBA 3x3 Report

Grand Finals

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Preliminary round

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Pool A
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 San Miguel Beermen 2 1 1 37 34 +3 .500 Quarterfinals
2 Purefoods TJ Titans 2 1 1 34 38 −4 .500
3 MCFASolver Tech Centrale 2 1 1 32 31 +1 .500
Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.
Pool B
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Blackwater Smooth Razor 2 2 0 36 31 +5 1.000 Quarterfinals
2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2 1 1 35 33 +2 .500
3 Terrafirma 3x3 2 0 2 35 42 −7 .000
Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage

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Bracket
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Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the preliminary round of the Grand Finals.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1 TNT Triple Giga 19
10 (B2) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 17
1 TNT Triple Giga 21
4 Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 13
9 (A1) San Miguel Beermen 16
4 Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 21
1 TNT Triple Giga 21
2 Meralco Bolts 3x3 20
3 Cavitex Braves 22
6 (B1) Blackwater Smooth Razor 11
3 Cavitex Braves 16 Third place
2 Meralco Bolts 3x3 22
8 (A2) Purefoods TJ Titans 10 4 Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 16
2 Meralco Bolts 3x3 21 3 Cavitex Braves 15

Third conference

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The conference started on December 11, 2023, and will end on February 19, 2024.

Legs summary

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Pos Team 1st leg 2nd leg 3rd leg 4th leg 5th leg 6th leg Pts Qualification
1 Meralco Bolts 3x3 1st 5th 1st 1st 2nd 4th 490 Qualification to Grand Finals quarterfinal round
2 TNT Triple Giga 7th 7th 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 410
3 Cavitex Braves 3rd 3rd 6th 6th 3rd 1st 400
4 MCFASolver Tech Centrale 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 4th 9th 390
5 Blackwater Smooth Razor 5th 4th 11th 3rd 9th 2nd 296 Qualification to Grand Finals preliminary round
6 San Miguel Beermen 11th 2nd 4th 5th 6th 11th 267
7 Purefoods TJ Titans 4th 6th 10th 8th 10th 8th 211
8 Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 8th 10th 5th 11th 7th 5th 209
9 Terrafirma 3x3 9th 8th 7th 10th 5th 7th 203
10 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 6th 11th 9th 9th 8th 6th 181
11 NorthPort Batang Pier 10th 9th 8th 7th 11th 10th 147

Source: PBA 3x3 Report

Grand Finals

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Preliminary round

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Pool A
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Blackwater Smooth Razor 2 2 0 41 33 +8 1.000 Quarterfinals
2 Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 2 1 1 39 31 +8 .500
3 Terrafirma 3x3 2 0 2 27 43 −16 .000
Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.
Pool B
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD PCT Qualification
1 Purefoods TJ Titans 2 1 1 39 39 0 .500 Quarterfinals
2 Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 2 1 1 38 34 +4 .500
3 San Miguel Beermen 2 1 1 35 39 −4 .500
Source: PBA 3x3
Rules for classification: 1) Wins; Win ratio if unequal number of games; 2) Head-to-head record; 3) Average points per game; 4) Higher seed.

Knockout stage

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Bracket
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Seed refers to the position of the team after six legs. Letter and number inside parentheses denotes the pool letter and pool position of the team, respectively, after the preliminary round of the Grand Finals.

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
3 Meralco Bolts 3x3 22
10 (B1) Barangay Ginebra San Miguel 10
3 Meralco Bolts 3x3 21
5 (A1) Blackwater Smooth Razor 20
5 (A1) Blackwater Smooth Razor 21
4 MCFASolver Tech Centrale 20
3 Meralco Bolts 3x3 21
2 TNT Triple Giga 17
1 Cavitex Braves 21
7 (B2) Purefoods TJ Titans 17
1 Cavitex Braves 17 Third place
2 TNT Triple Giga 19
8 (A2) Pioneer ElastoSeal Katibays 14 5 (A1) Blackwater Smooth Razor 19
2 TNT Triple Giga 21 1 Cavitex Braves 22

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Wilcon Depot 3x3 became defunct after the first conference. MCFASolver Tech Centrale replaced the team starting from the second conference.

References

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  1. ^ Leongson, Randolph (March 10, 2021). "PBA set for 16-team three-conference maiden 3x3 season". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "PBA 3x3: Big guns back for Season 3". PBA.ph. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  3. ^ Ramos, Gerry (June 29, 2023). "New team Wilcon Depot to build winning culture in PBA 3x3". spin.ph. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  4. ^ Dioquino, Delfin (October 9, 2023). "New PBA 3x3 team out to make noise". Rappler. Retrieved October 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Terrado, Jonas (November 12, 2021). "PBA 3x3 to hold draw proceedings for 13 teams; Opening set on Nov. 20". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  6. ^ "Heavy 12-game bill ushers PBA 3x3 Season 2". 3x3.pba.ph. September 9, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  7. ^ "Meralco, TNT lead qualifiers to PBA 3x3 First Conference Grand Finals". 3x3.pba.ph.
  8. ^ Bacnis, Justine (June 29, 2023). "PBA 3×3 moves out of Robinsons, to hold games at Ayala Malls". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved July 1, 2023.