Jasmine’s Crib Rises, A Community Cheers: Inside the 3x3 One-Day-League Basketball Tournament

Jasmine’s Crib Rises, A Community Cheers: Inside the 3x3 One-Day-League Basketball Tournament

By 8:00 a.m., the Al Yamama Sports Center was awake—sneakers squeaking against concrete, clipboards snapping shut, coffee cooling faster than nerves. At 8:30, the opening program unfurled with the precision of a well-drilled press. And at 9:00 a.m., with a single, arcing toss from the Governor of Saudi Arabia Eagles Eastern Region II (SAEER II), Kuya Gov. Eagle Andrew Nathaniel G. Santos, the ball went up and the gym's Friday found its pulse.

There’s a certain electricity to 3x3—no hiding on a half-court, no coast-between-plays. You feel every possession in your ribs. Nine teams arrived to chase a day’s worth of glory: NGB Knights, PIBA, MTG, Baskog, Jemreibiz, Jasmine’s Crib, PSG Gunners, and Jowabel. They were divided into two brackets, each bracket a crucible that would send only two to the semifinals, and eventually two to a final that felt bigger than the boundaries of the court.

If tournaments are built in back rooms long before they bloom under the gym lights, then this one owed its spine to the event chairman Kuya Eagle Teddy Magtira. His steady hand and late-night checklists shepherded the event from idea to anthem. Around him, the members of Altruism Eagle Club moved like a practiced unit—proactive, cooperative, filling gaps before they appeared. Without that crew, there is no morning tip, no afternoon crescendo, no final embrace at dusk.

By midday, the narrative sharpened. PIBA, methodical and unflinching, carved lanes through the brackets with the quiet confidence of a team that expects to be the last one standing. And then there was Jasmine’s Crib—the team that turned rhythm into runs and runs into belief. On a day that rewarded poise from the two-point arc, Jasmine’s Crib found their metronome in Vic Conde, whose shooting from deep felt less like a hot hand and more like a weather pattern. Each splash was a forecast; each step-back, a storm watch. He didn’t just score—he rearranged the geometry of the defense.

The semifinal edges were tight enough to leave bite marks on the schedule, but the championship pairing felt inevitable: PIBA vs. Jasmine’s Crib. Two teams, different dialects of the same language—discipline versus daring, set plays versus flow state. The opening minutes were a tug of war. Then Conde hit one from the wing, another from the top, and a third after a scramble that left the air too loud to breathe. Jasmine’s Crib pulled ahead and, crucially, never looked back. When the horn finally cut through the noise, the champions already wore the look of a team that had been chasing this moment for months.

Final ledger:

• Champion: Jasmine’s Crib

• 1st Runner-up: PIBA

• MVP: Vic Conde (Jasmine’s Crib), whose two-point shooting swung games and, ultimately, the trophy

• Best in Uniform: PSG Gunners, crisp as a baseline cut and impossible to miss

Trophies and medals glinted under gym lights. The champions lifted not just hardware but the weight of a day that asked everything of them. They took home the Championship Trophy and medals, a cargo box courtesy of BPL Cargo, and souvenir shirts and hats from BARQ. PIBA, resilient to the last possession, collected their runner-up trophy and medals, plus souvenir hats from BARQ.

Around the court, the community stitched itself tighter: sponsors in handshakes and high-fives, volunteers ferrying water and whistles, expectators turning the bleachers into a chorus. Partnerships mattered—BARQ, BOBA, BPL Cargo, Lamian Treats, J Scents, Immortals, Pol Blanca, Jubass Cafe, Once a Day, Caravan Cargo, Brilliant Man, Paborito, and DEPBGEC & LEC—each a thread in the fabric that held the day together.

By late afternoon, the noise softened to gratitude. The Governor’s ceremonial toss felt like a bookend; Chairman Magtira’s steady leadership, the spine; the Altruism Eagle Club members, the working heartbeat. Players traded hugs and promises. See you next time, they said without saying it.

If you’re reading this wondering whether to circle the next One Day League 3x3 on your calendar, consider this your nudge. The game moves fast, the stories move faster, and somewhere beyond the arc, a shooter like Vic Conde is already lining up the next moment you’ll remember. The AEC’s next 3x3 season isn’t just coming—it’s gathering speed. Don’t blink.