Gilas 3x3 teams, returning Zoos Tokyo banner Manila Hustle Season 3

Gilas Pilipinas 3x3 teams and defending champion Zoos Tokyo will banner the 16-team field for Manila Hustle Season 3 which will be held on Saturday and Sunday at the Mall of Asia Music Hall.

Gilas Women's 3x3 and Gilas Women's U23 3x3, along with other Philippine teams Uratex Dream, Uratex Tibay, Titans, Army Altama, and New Zealand Creamery will compete for the 3x3 crown, along with Japan's Zoos Tokyo, Tokyo BB, and XD, South Korea's Dinoman Hansol, Thailand's Shoot it Dragons, Spain's Panthers 3x3, Jumpshot Singapore, and Harimau Malaysia.

The Philippines' national 3x3 team is composed of Jhazmin Joson, Camille Clarin, Hazelle Yam, and Mikka Cacho, while the U23 team will have Kacey dela Rosa, Cielo Pagdulagan, Tin Cayabyab, and Elaine Etang.

Olympian and world no. 22 Kacie Bosch will also be in the country as she competes for Panthers 3x3.

The 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four as they will play in a round robin format. The top seeds will earn an automatic quarterfinal berth, while the second and third-ranked teams will play in a wildcard match in a knockout style playoffs. 

The winner of the invitational will get USD4,000 cash prize and an invitation to the WKBL 3x3 tourney, with the runner-up bagging USD2,500 and the third placer USD1,500.

—JKC, GMA Integrated News