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Melbourne iAthletic To Compete In FIBA3x3 Event
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3x3Hustle team Melbourne iAthletic will compete at the Chooks to Go FIBA3x3 Manilla Challenger this weekend.
Melbourne will be represented by Australia’s fourth ranked 3×3 men’s player Andrew Steel, Australian 3×3 Asia Cup gold medallist Greg Hire, former Perth Wildcat Earnest Ross and SBL player Lee Roberts.
Melbourne’s first game will be at 12:00pm AEST today against Jakarta South. Their second game will be at 1:35pm AEST today against Narvacan City.
Further pool games will be played on Saturday night, with the knockout stages to be played on Sunday afternoon.
Challenger events serve as play-in tournaments for World Tour Master events, with the Chooks to Go Manilla Challenger a pathway towards making the Jeddah Masters in October.
3×3 basketball will make its debut as an Olympic sport in 2020 and a Commonwealth Games sport in 2022.
You can watch the event live on the FIBA 3×3 YouTube page.
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