The best 3×3 national teams in the Americas will get a chance to compete for continental supremacy when they meet for the first AmeriCup in 3×3 history in Miami scheduled November 12-14, 2021.
The event will be conducted in partnership with Vaunt Inc. (Vaunt), a sports and entertainment intellectual property (IP) development company that creates and produces alternative competitions and culturally-relevant content. This historic moment marks FIBA 3×3’s return to Miami nine years after the city hosted the final of the first-ever FIBA 3×3 World Tour and commences Vaunt’s multi-year relationship as the Local Organizing Committee with FIBA for the exclusive rights to the 3×3 AmeriCup in the Americas.
“The FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup will be a great enabler for us to accelerate growth of the game across our zone,” FIBA Americas Executive Director Carlos Alves said. “We’re thrilled to bring the AmeriCup 3×3 to Miami, not only because Miami is where we have our regional head office, but more importantly, the city encompasses all the main traits of our game: urban, iconic, vibrant, international and multi-cultural.”
“I became a part of the FIBA family in 2001 through my experience playing with USA Basketball,” Vaunt CEO Roger Mason Jr said. “Now as the co-founder of Vaunt whose goal is to align opportunities at the intersections of sport, technology, content and competition, my basketball journey has come full circle with this groundbreaking partnership. As a former Miami Heat player, I am excited about bringing the Americup to Miami and the impact we will make for years to come.”
The participating teams will be announced at a later stage. As it is the case for every FIBA 3×3 national team official competition, the event will feature the same number of men and women’s teams, who will play alternatively on the same court in front of the same fans.
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