Mikka Cacho

Mikka Cacho
Personal information
Born (1998-01-19) January 19, 1998
Listed height5 ft 7 in (171 cm)
Career information
CollegeNU
Playing career2023–present
PositionSmall forward
Career history
2023–2024Uratex Dream (3x3)
2024Gilas A (3x3)
Career highlights
Medals
Women's 3x3 basketball
Philippines
Asian Beach Games
Silver medal – second place2026 SanyaTeam
SEA Games
Silver medal – second place2023 CambodiaTeam

Mikka Wamil Cacho (born January 19, 1998) is a Filipina basketball player.[1]

Career

Collegiate

Cacho played for the NU Lady Bulldogs in the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP)[2] She played all five years of eligibility with NU.[3] The UAAP women's basketball tournament went on a hiatus from 2019 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] In UAAP Season 85, her last year, she became captain but sustained an knee injury. Cacho eventually recovered to help the Lady Bulldogs win their seventh consecutive title.[3]

3x3 club

Cacho joined Uratex Dream in 2023 and helped them win the Red Bull Half Court National Finals qualifying for the Red Bull 3x3 World Finals in Serbia.[5] In that tournament, Cacho and Uratex finished as quarterfinalists, after losing to a team from Australia.[6]

At the 2024 PBA Women's 3x3 Invitational, Cacho played for the Gilas A team.[7]

National team

Philippines

Cacho has been part of the Philippines women's national team. She has played in the 2023 FIBA Asia Women's Cup.[8][9]

Philippines 3x3

Cacho has played for the Philippines women's national 3x3 team. She was a reserve player for the Philippines in the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup.[10] She was later named part of the main team for the 2024 and 2025 editions.[11][12]

She has played 3x3 in the SEA Games. She was part of the team which won a silver medal in the 2023 edition in Cambodia.[13] She reprised her role in the 2025 SEA Games but the team failed to medal.[14][15]

Cacho helped the Philippines earn a berth at the 2026 FIBA 3x3 World Cup via the April 2026 qualifier in Singapore.[16]

Cacho represented the Philippines at the 2026 Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China and won the women's 3x3 silver medal.[17][18]

Personal life

Cacho hails from Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.[19]

References

  1. ↑ "Mikka Cacho (Philippines)". FIBA Basketball. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  2. ↑ Maningat, Raul (December 12, 2022). "Mikka Cacho attributes NU Lady Bulldogs' success to "winning formula"". One Sports. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Fesuert, Rommel Jr. (January 6, 2023). "Mikka Cacho leaves NU Lady Bulldogs' lair in 'happy tears' after her injury-hit season". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  4. ↑ Agcaoili, Lance (October 2, 2022). "UAAP: NU Lady Bulldogs pick up where they left off, post 97th straight win". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  5. ↑ Anzures, Rom (June 6, 2023). "Mikka Cacho hopes to replicate Uratex success in Red Bull 3x3 World Finals". Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  6. ↑ Isaga, JR (September 19, 2023). "Uratex 3x3 bows out of Red Bull world quarterfinals with heads held high". Rappler. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  7. ↑ "PBA 3x3 Women's Invitational - Teams". play.fiba3x3.com. Retrieved January 27, 2024.
  8. ↑ Li, Matthew (June 28, 2023). "FIBA: Gilas Women torch Chinese-Taipei, advance to play-in". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  9. ↑ Ulanday, John Bryan. "'Bigger, faster' Gilas women out to stand ground in FIBA Asia Cup bid". The Philippine Star. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  10. ↑ Leongson, Randolph (July 4, 2022). "Afril Bernardino to lead Gilas Women in Fiba 3x3 Asia Cup". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  11. ↑ Li, Matthew (March 27, 2024). "FIBA 3x3: Mikka Cacho leads Gilas Women to 2-0 slate in QD ahead of Kazakhstan clash". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  12. ↑ "Undermanned Gilas Women miss medal in FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup". GMA News. March 31, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  13. ↑ Dalupang, Denison Rey (May 7, 2023). "SEA Games 2023: Gilas Pilipinas Women settle for silver in 3×3 basketball". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  14. ↑ "SEA Games: Stiff competition awaits Gilas 3x3 squads". The Manila Times. December 10, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  15. ↑ Tuazon, Ernest (December 10, 2025). "Gilas Women 3x3 stunned by Malaysia, Indonesia, crash out of SEA Games contention". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ Masoy, Niel Victor (April 14, 2026). "Gilas Women secure FIBA 3x3 World Cup berth". The Manila Times. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Mikka Cacho, Gilas Women 3x3 hope to keep momentum going in Asian Beach Games". One Sports. April 25, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Silver lining for Gilas Women 3x3 despite Asian Beach Games final loss to host China". Tiebreaker Times. April 29, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Congratulations Mikka Wamil Cacho". Science City of Muñoz. April 8, 2026. Retrieved April 29, 2026.
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