Kaye Pingol wants nothing but redemption come Manila Hustle 3×3 Season 2.

With Uratex Dream bowing out early last year, nothing will stop the former National University standout from pushing her team to greater heights this time out.

"I learned a lot from that experience and it is very obvious that the team had improved a lot after that," Pingol said.

Pingol understands the heavy burden of being the leader of the Dream in the women's 3×3 international invitational presented by Uratex and Smart.

And it's no surprise that she took it upon herself to really step up her game, leading up to the squad's solid performances in the other tournaments last year.

Uratex Dream won the Philippine leg of Red Bull Half Court National Finals and even reached the quarters of the World Final. They also advanced to the semifinals of Asia Tour 3×3 and ruled the WMovement's First 3×3 Elite Invitational Tournament.

To Pingol, the team's success shows how vast the Dream's growth has been since that subpar showing in Season 1.

"Those international tourneys were really a big help because we were able to face the top players who came from countries with high levels of competition," she said.

"With that, our confidence, skills and even intensity as a team increased. That's why we're so excited to perform."

Pingol will be joined by Sam Harada, Shanda Anies, and Chinese center Li Renzhu in this tourney that has the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas as official technical partner, Seiko as official timekeeper, and B'lue as official hydration partner.