Aside from the 15-man pool for the 5×5 basketball event, the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) also announced the 12-man Gilas Pilipinas pool for the basketball 3×3 event of the 30th Southeast Asian Games. The said event will also serve the Philippines’ cause to get closer to the Olympic qualifying tournament for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics next year.