The Ball Park at Loughborough University will be transformed into a 3x3 basketball arena and from Friday, 30 August the 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 Wheelchair Basketball competitions – the former in collaboration with Basketball England and the latter with British Wheelchair Basketball, will take place.
Six England teams (three men’s and three women’s) will face up against Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
All games can be watched live with the purchase of tickets and will also be livestreamed, with links to follow.
“We’re so pleased that the Youth Sport Trust wanted to include 3x3 basketball as part of its multi-sport National Finals.
“We know how exciting the format is and how it has become a massive crowd pleaser at major sporting events such as the Summer Olympics and Commonwealth Games.
“Now part of our Talent Pathway, we want our England athletes to have as many opportunities as possible to test themselves in 3x3 against other national teams. Congratulations to those who have been selected, and we look forward to a tough few days of competition in Loughborough.”
The competition format will be the same for both boys and girls:
Check out the full schedule via the FIBA 3x3 events page.
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Selection for each of the England quartets is still to be confirmed.
This year, BE announced its 3x3 player pathway, which will help with the development of talented 3x3 players, as an alternative, and in addition to 5v5.
The biennial School Games National Finals offers the chance for over 1,200 young athletes to compete across multiple sports, and is funded by Sport England National Lottery Funding and backed by all the Home Country Sports Councils and UK Sport.
