WBB to Compete at USA Basketball 3X3 Nationals
CORAL GABLES, Fla. – A quartet of University of Miami women’s basketball players are set to represent the Hurricanes at the 2019 USA Basketball Women’s 3×3 National Championship in Las Vegas, as announced Monday afternoon by USA Basketball.
The Hurricanes’ squad consists of redshirt junior Beatrice Mompremier and sophomores Mykea Gray, Destiny Harden and Kelsey Marshall.
This past season, the four helped the Canes to a 25-9 (12-4 ACC) mark and close out the year ranked No. 20 in the USA TODAY Coaches Poll. The Hurricanes defeated six ranked teams, including two in the top five, en route to their 10th straight postseason berth and fifth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held May 3-5 at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, located in the heart of downtown Las Vegas. The USA 3×3 Nationals will tip-off with preliminary games from 6 p.m.–1:30 a.m. ET on Friday, May 3. The preliminary round will continue from 12 p.m.-3:30 p.m. ET on May 4, and, after teams are seeded based on preliminary records, the knockout round will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. The women’s championship game, which will be streamed live online at usab.com/live, is set to tip at 1 a.m. ET on Sunday.
Rosters are nearly complete and include three teams that qualified out of 3×3 tournaments over the past year, 13 teams representing some of the top NCAA Division I programs across the country and two teams that will be comprised of eight athletes invited to attend a two-day minicamp prior to the USA Women’s 3×3 Nationals.
Olympic fans will see the launch of a new basketball discipline with the inclusion of 3×3 in 2020. The exciting and fast-paced game officially was unveiled in international competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games and has since become a fan favorite at FIBA 3×3 World Cup events. Played on a half court with a 10-minute clock, and a 12-second shot clock, the first team to 21 points, or the team in the lead at the end of regulation, is the winner. The non-stop action of 3×3 will ensure it is one of the hottest tickets in Tokyo, and fans in Las Vegas will get an early taste of that excitement during the USA Basketball 3×3 Nationals.
Held annually since 2012, this year marks the eighth edition of the USA Basketball 3×3 National Championships, and the first time the nationals will be held outside of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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