Roster Announced for State Farm College Team Skills & 3X3U Championships
HOUSTON (March 28, 2023) – The State Farm College Team Skills and 3X3U Championships debuts at 6:30 p.m. CT on Wednesday at the Bayou Music Center, the first in a series of three events hosted by Intersport at the venue in the lead up to college basketball’s championship weekend. The event will feature 24 men’s and women’s players, competing together in a variety of team events: the Applebee’s Team Shooting Competition, the Celsius Obstacle Course and the TaxAct 3X3U National Championship.
Building on its history of hosting the 3X3U National Championship, Intersport will stage a women’s edition of the event for the first time that will be contested as part of State Farm College Team Skills & 3X3U Championship. The six teams will compete head to head in the Shooting and Relay competitions, while the men and women will face each other as part of the 3X3U Championship. The winning team in each event will earn $5,000, with maximum possible winnings of $15,000.
ESPN2 will air the event on Sunday, April 2 at 9 p.m. CT.
Following are the 24 athletes and their respective teams who will participate in the State Farm College Team Skills and 3X3U Championships:
| Team 1 Patrick Gardner, Marist DeAndre Gholston, Missouri Malique Jacobs, Kent State Khalil Shabazz, San Francisco | Team 2 Brendan Adams, George Washington Justin Johnson, UT Rio Grande Valley Isaiah Moore, South Alabama Jake Stephens, Chattanooga |
| Team 3 Darius McGhee, Liberty JT Shumate, Toledo Kahliel Spear, Robert Morris Rudi Williams, BYU | Team 4 Hayden Brown, South Carolina Xavier Castaneda, Akron Marcellus Earlington, San Diego Tucker Richardson, Colgate |
| Team 5 Ciaja Harbison, Vanderbilt Chloe Marotta, Marquette Paige Robinson, Illinois State Bre’Amber Scott, Texas Tech | Team 6 Caitlin Bickle, Baylor Brittany Davis, Alabama Mercedes Staples, San Diego State Keishana Washington, Drexel |
Tickets for the event, and each of the three events scheduled for this week at the Bayou Music Center, are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting www.houstonhoopshouse.com or at the venue box office on event day.
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