Spring Break
Big turnout for 3-on-3 tourney
Forty-three teams show up for seventh annual 3-on-3 tourney with chance to go to Pac-10s
Noah Tinker
Issue date: 2/26/07 Section: Sports
The seventh annual Pac-10 3-on-3 basketball tournament was held Saturday in the upper gym of the Dixon Recreational Center as the culmination of OSU's campus wide "Wellness Week" put on by the Intramural Sports Office.
The tournament featured 43 teams divided into three divisions featuring a men's open bracket, a men's six-foot and under bracket and a women's bracket.
The winners of the two men's brackets faced off for a shot at going to Los Angeles to represent OSU and play in the finals of the Pac-10 3-on-3 tournament during the Pac-10 men's championship tourney. The winner of the women's tournament gets a chance to do the same in San Jose.
The regular sized courts were divided in half so two games could take place on the same court at the same time in order to quicken the pace of the tournament. Shots from beyond the three-point line were awarded two points, while shots taken from within the line were worth one point. In order to claim victory a team had to be the first to reach eleven points while still maintaining an overall two-point lead. However, if neither team had reached 11 points after 20 minutes of play, the leader was declared the winner.
According to David Fehring, Assistant Director for Sports Clubs and Intramurals, OSU had already been conducting its own 3-on-3 tournament prior to 2001, however a T-shirt was all the winners received.
The Pac-10 then stepped in and organized a tournament bringing together the men's and women's champions from each school.
The airfare, lodging and food are all paid for by the sponsoring companies of the Pac-10.
"It's all free of charge," Fehring said. "The only cost would be our time, student wages to run it but other than that it's free."
Lynnette Barnes, the downtown Branch Manager for US Bank in Corvallis, was on hand to witness the tournament. "Events like this provide a good opportunity for us to get our name out there," Barnes said. "We believe in our kids and, as such, we take every opportunity to support our community and Oregon State."
The tournament featured 43 teams divided into three divisions featuring a men's open bracket, a men's six-foot and under bracket and a women's bracket.
The winners of the two men's brackets faced off for a shot at going to Los Angeles to represent OSU and play in the finals of the Pac-10 3-on-3 tournament during the Pac-10 men's championship tourney. The winner of the women's tournament gets a chance to do the same in San Jose.
The regular sized courts were divided in half so two games could take place on the same court at the same time in order to quicken the pace of the tournament. Shots from beyond the three-point line were awarded two points, while shots taken from within the line were worth one point. In order to claim victory a team had to be the first to reach eleven points while still maintaining an overall two-point lead. However, if neither team had reached 11 points after 20 minutes of play, the leader was declared the winner.
According to David Fehring, Assistant Director for Sports Clubs and Intramurals, OSU had already been conducting its own 3-on-3 tournament prior to 2001, however a T-shirt was all the winners received.
The Pac-10 then stepped in and organized a tournament bringing together the men's and women's champions from each school.
The airfare, lodging and food are all paid for by the sponsoring companies of the Pac-10.
"It's all free of charge," Fehring said. "The only cost would be our time, student wages to run it but other than that it's free."
Lynnette Barnes, the downtown Branch Manager for US Bank in Corvallis, was on hand to witness the tournament. "Events like this provide a good opportunity for us to get our name out there," Barnes said. "We believe in our kids and, as such, we take every opportunity to support our community and Oregon State."
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