The University of Winnipeg has announced that it will be hosting a High School Girls 3x3 Basketball Tournament to run alongside the 57th Wesmen Classic. The USports tournament is Winnipeg’s longest-running holiday sports tradition, and this year features women’s basketball. We are pleased to invite high schools to be part of the event by entering a team in this 3x3 tournament. Please accept this as an invitation to apply for one of the 8 spots available.
Dates: December 28th – 30th, 2024
Location: University of Winnipeg Duckworth Centre
Level: High School Girls
Team Size: 4 Players Per Team
Cost: Free
The tournament will be an 8-team draw starting with two pools of round robin, followed by a single elimination playoff bracket including a championship and third place game. This format results in 4-games guaranteed per team. All games will be played at half-times of the university tournament on centre court of the Duckworth.
The tournament will be using official FIBA 3x3 rules with the following modifications:
- Game Length: Games will be 8-minutes running time. The team with the highest score at the end of 8-minutes wins. In the event of a tie, next basket wins.
- Shot Clock: The referee will manage a virtual shot clock of 24 seconds.
- Time-Outs: No time-outs will be permitted.
- Referees: Volunteer officials will staff the event.
The cost to enter this tournament is free however, we will be collecting donations of non-perishable food items throughout the tournament. A contribution from each team would be very much appreciated.
Deadline to Apply: December 20th
To apply, please contact Alyssa Cox at al.cox@uwinnipeg.ca. We will be limiting entries to one team per school. If there are remaining spots available by the application deadline, we will offer a second entry to participating teams who would like to enter a second team.
Thank you, and good luck with the start of your season!