Bogues and Rest of Southland Squad Prep for Pool Play Action at 3X3U National Championship
4/3/2019 4:18:00 PM | Men's Basketball
SFA senior joins rest of Southland teammates in pool B, will vie for $150,000 grand prize
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NACOGDOCHES, Texas - A little over one week ago SFA men's basketball senior Shannon Bogues learned he was one of four Southland Conference players on the league's 3X3U National Championship squad. Now Bogues and the rest of his Southland Conference teammates know who their opposition is for the first three games of the three-day tournament.
Competition at the second annual event will be held Friday-Sunday at Minnesota's Mall of America. The tournament is comprised of all-star teams of seniors, who have exhausted their collegiate eligibility, representing all 32 Division I conferences. The teams will compete for a $150,000 prize pool, with the champions taking home $100,000, double the prize money from a year ago. Additionally, the winners will earn the right to compete in the 2019 USA Basketball 3x3 Open National Championship, scheduled for May 3-4 in Las Vegas.
The four-man Southland Conference squad is one of four team in pool B of the 3X3U National Championship. Also included in pool B are the teams from the Missouri Valley Conference, the Ohio Valley Conference and the West Coast Conference. Bogues and his Southland teammates start their run for $150,000 on Friday at 3:00 p.m. when they take on the OVC team. At 5:40 p.m. that same evening, the Southland squad tangles with the MVC team before concluding pool play the following day at 9:10 a.m. against the WCC team.
All games of the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship will be carried live on Twitter or ESPN2. Pool play will begin for all teams at 2:00 p.m. CT on April 5, with 24 games streamed live exclusively on Twitter. Pool play will continue on April 6 at 8:30 a.m. CT with 24 more games streamed live exclusively on Twitter. Round of 16 and quarterfinal games will be streamed live exclusively on Twitter at 9:30 a.m. CT on April 7, with semifinal, consolation and championship games televised live on ESPN2 later that day at 2:00 p.m. CT. Returning to call all the action throughout the tournament will be the voice of FIBA 3x3 basketball, Kyle Montgomery, with Robbie Hummel of ESPN and Tate Frazier and Mark Titus of The Ringer's One Shining Podcast providing color commentary and sideline coverage.
Teams have been assigned into eight pools of four and each team will be guaranteed three pool play games, earning $1,000 for every victory on Friday and Saturday. The top two teams in each pool will move on to Sunday's knockout stage, where the stakes skyrocket. The championship team will take home $100,000, while the runners-up will share $2,000 and the third-place team will win an additional $1,000.
Admission to the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship is free and fans are encouraged to be part of the atmosphere all weekend long at Mall of America.
For more information on the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship, including event updates, details, rules and more, follow us on Twitter at @3X3UHoops or online at www.3X3UHoops.com.
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