Indonesian Men's And Women's 3X3 Basketball National Team Undergo Preparations For The 2024 FIBA Asia Cup

Jesslyn Angelique Aritonang, one of the Indonesian women's 3X3 Basketball national team players (Instagram/@angeliquetiaw).

JAKARTA The Indonesian basketball Association (Perbasi) officially summoned 12 players for the men's and women's 3X3 Basketball national team to start preparations for the 2024 FIBA 3X3 Asia Cup.

The championship will take place on 27-31 March 2024 in Singapore. Perbasi summoned six players each for the men's and women's teams.

The names summoned for the men's team are Serigne Modou Kane, Erick Ibrahim Junior (Dewa United), Muhammad Daffa Shalidy (Devils Medan), Muhammad Naufal Alifiq (BBM CLS Knights), Yogi Saputra Chan (Amartha Hangtuah), and Muhammad Ivan Rizky Ramdani from South Sulawesi.

Meanwhile, the women's team, Perbasi summoned Jesslyn Angelique Aritonang from East Java, Adelaide Callista Wongsohardjo (GMC Cirebon), Faizzatus Shoimah (GMC Cirebon), Tasya Hery Saputera (CLS Surabaya),MINA Jennifer Chandra (Mataram Yogyakarta), and Lea Elvensia Wolobubo Kahol (Surabaya Fever).

Perbasi also appointed Fandi Andika Ramadhani to handle the two teams above. The architect who is familiarly called Rama previously led the men's 3X3 Basketball National Team at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia.

Rama was accompanied by Dwi Prasetiyono as a strength & conditioning coach and Rizky Julian Rifai as operational manager.

"We are making preparations from now on in the hope that this team can give the best results in Singapore later," said Secretary General of Perbasi, Nirmala Dewi.

According to Operational Manager Rizky Julian Rifai, the decision to merge coaches in these two national teams is a consideration of efficiency. You see, this championship is held in one place and its implementation is the same.

"With this decision, we also want to maximize the existing preparation time. If we talk about ideal, of course a month of preparation is not the ideal time. However, we are investigating the situation is not ideal in this way," said Rizky.