Collegiate 3x3: Winners Cardiff & Vale & runners-up Leeds progress to Academy Finals

Cardiff & Vale College won the inaugural Basketball England Collegiate 3x3 Tournament at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester.

They beat Leeds City College 12-10 in a hard-fought final with both teams securing an invite to this month's Academy 3x3 Finals and the chance to compete against the nation's top U19 EABL basketball talent.

Today's event saw 19 men's teams made up of 16-19 year-old students in further education going head-to-head across six courts.

Cardiff & Vale College's Panagiotis Nikolaidis won the two-point contest with 12 points, with Crest Academy's Claudor Matoko impressing with two spectacular attempts to claim the dunk contest crown.

Check out all the scores on widget below and see images from the day in our gallery at the foot of this article.

Crest Academy's Claudor Matoko on his way to winning the dunk contest

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