Rule of the day: Coin flip to start the game

With the first season of Abu Dhabi 3×3 Basketball Tour near the corner, we want to make you familiar with the international rules of this discipline. We start today a daily column called “Rule of the day” and we will take through each important regulation. 

We will start, of course, with the very beginning, which is the coin flip, the way you star any game of 3×3 basketball. Continue reading Rule of the day: Coin flip to start the game

Abu Dhabi 3×3 Basketball Tour dates announced. Register now!

Abu Dhabi 3×3 Basketball Tour, a competition organized by Abu Dhabi Sports Council, together with its partners, UAE Basketball Association, Extra International Sport and Sport Arena, will start on March 12-13 and will offer plenty of basketball action for the next two months and a half.

The registrations for the first tournament will start on Sunday, March 1 and can be made online, on the official website of the tournament: http://www.abudhabi3x3.com. Continue reading Abu Dhabi 3×3 Basketball Tour dates announced. Register now!

Abu Dhabi to host FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final in 2015 and 2016

The 2015 and 2016 editions of the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Abu Dhabi, FIBA announced on Tuesday.

The event will be organised in cooperation with FIBA by the Abu Dhabi Sports Council together with Extra International Sport and Sport Arena, an international promoter who has been one of the pioneers in the development of 3×3.

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Team Novi Sad wins the 3×3 All Stars

Team Novi Sad dominated Doha 20-12 in Friday’s final of the FIBA 3×3 All Stars, which was staged on Katara Beach with the city skyline on the horizon.

Marko Savic topped all scorers in the deciding game, with 8 points, including three shots from behind the arc. His team-mates Dejan Majstorovic and number one 3×3 player in the world Dusan Domovic Bulut contributed 7 and 5 points respectively.

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UAE Basketball Association representative, at FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final

Team Novi Sad, from Serbia, won the FIBA 3×3 World Tour Final 2014, the third edition of the pinnacle of FIBA 3×3 competition network, where the best 12 teams in the world met to battle for a 20.000 USD prize. At the tournament held in Sendai, Japan, attended also Mr. Khalid Al Hanaei, the Chairman of the 3×3 Committee from the UAE Basketball Association.

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