Get Inspired by Team USA's 3x3 Basketball Team-and get ready for the tournament at Meerscheidt Recreation Center

Olympic 3×3 Basketball is a little different than the Macker-style played at our local rec center. Still, our local hoopsters can certainly be inspired by the fast-paced action offered up by Team USA. Registration for the Las Cruces Parks & Rec 3×3 Tournament opens up on September 3, 2024. The tournament is tentatively scheduled for September 20-22.

Just enough time to get inspired, and get ready to compete. (Photos: Courtesy NBC Olympics)

Source: NBC Olympics, City of Las Cruces

2024 Paris Olympics
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U.S. Men’s 3×3 Basketball Olympic Roster

After missing out on the Tokyo Games, the U.S. will have a men’s 3×3 team at the Olympics for the first time. And this team has demonstrated a clear potential to contend for gold.

Newcomers Jimmer Fredette and Dylan Travis linked up with national team veterans Kareem Maddox and Canyon Barry in 2022, and the revamped national team roster immediately won its first tournament together, the FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup.

The quartet, known as Team Miami on the FIBA World Tour circuit, has continued to gel since then. The group earned a silver medal (behind Serbia) at the 2023 World Cup, won gold at the 2023 Pan American Games, and has accrued several World Tour wins. Their results have helped propel the U.S. to the No. 2 spot in the world rankings.

Canyon Barry

Although he comes from a family with a lot of basketball tradition — his father Rick and brother Brent were NBA champions during their playing careers — Canyon will become the first member of the Barry clan to play at the Olympics. The 30-year-old, who spent parts of four seasons with the NBA G League’s Iowa Wolves from 2018-22, was part of the U.S. team that won the 3×3 World Cup in 2019. Barry holds a master’s degree in nuclear engineering and has been balancing a job as a systems engineer with his Olympic dreams.

Jimmer Fredette

Fredette, 35, is a name familiar to many basketball fans. In 2011, during his season year at BYU, he became one of college basketball’s biggest stars thanks to an exciting brand of offense that included elite three-point shooting. Drafted as an NBA lottery pick, Fredette spent parts of six seasons in the league but eventually ended up playing overseas instead. After deciding not to return to China for another professional season, he was given the chance to join the 3×3 national team with a pathway toward the Paris Olympics, and he has been seizing upon it ever since. At the 2023 World Cup, Fredette led all players in scoring with 59 points.

Kareem Maddox

After missing out on the Tokyo Games, Maddox returned for another cycle and will now head to his first Olympics. He led all players in blocked shots (4) and led the U.S. team in rebounds (20) at last year’s 3×3 World Cup. He was also part of the roster that won the 2019 World Cup. Prior to his 3×3 career, Maddox played collegiately at Princeton University and spent a few years overseas in professional leagues as well. A former podcast producer and NPR host, the 34-year-old currently works part-time in the Minnesota Timberwolves front office.

Dylan Travis

After a brief professional career overseas, Travis was working as a special education teacher and basketball coach at a high school in Omaha when he got the call from USA Basketball to join the team in 2022. He’s since paused his teaching career due to the travel commitments required for 3×3. Travis, now 30, was formerly an NCAA Division II national champion while at Florida Southern.

Adult Basketball 3v3 Tournament Registration is Sept. 3

The City of Las Cruces Parks and Recreation Department will offer online team registration for an adult 3v3 basketball tournament that’s scheduled for Sept. 20-22, 2024.

Registration for the tournament begins at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. There is a $150 team fee with 100 percent due at registration. Three games are guaranteed in the tournament. Space is limited and registration is first come, first served.

Games will be played Friday, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024.

Online registration:

Open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, September 3, 2024 (or until full).
Divisions for men and women.
Complete registration online.

Those interested can ask about early-bird registration opportunities by calling the Meerscheidt Recreation Center at (575) 541-2563. Limited spots for this opportunity are available.

Tournament requirements:

A manager’s meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2024, at Meerscheidt Recreation Center, 1600 E. Hadley Ave.
Participants on rosters must be at least 18 years old by Sept. 20, 2024, to participate and will be required to show a valid identification at check-in before the start of each game.
Participants will be required to wear matching uniforms, t-shirts, jerseys or tanks. Cut-off shirts displaying torso, ribs and undergarments are not allowed.

For information, call the Meerscheidt Recreation Center at (575) 541-2563 or email athletics@lascruces.gov.

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