Parents, I’m pleased to announce the format and rules for our 1st Annual St. Martin CYO 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament, which will take place on Saturday, October 14 and Saturday, October 21 at St. Martin Gym and Gold's Gym.  Intramural and travel players are welcome.  This contest is not open to instructional league players.  You must be registered for the 2023-2024 CYO season to participate in this tournament, so please complete the registration process ASAP if you haven't already done so.  

Pat Paredes, our B7-10 Intramural Director and B8 Travel Coach, will run this tournament.  Please let your sons and daughters know about this contest and have them talk to their friends who will be playing at St. Martin CYO this season.  By September 30, please submit your 3-person teams along with a team name to Pat at [email protected].  If you don’t have a 3-person team, but would like to participate, then please let Pat know and he’ll help form a team.  We’d like to have at least 8 teams in each division with two 4-team pools.  If we have more or less teams interested, then we’ll make required adjustments to the plan below.  Please see the attached file for the game schedule.  

Thanks in advance for your support of this exciting new addition to our clinics, contests and events calendar!

Chris

What:  1st Annual St. Martin CYO 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament

When and Where:

Divisions:

Boys 3rd-4th Grade (B34)

Boys 5th-6th Grade (B56)

Boys 7th-8th Grade (B78)

Boys 9th-10th Grade (B910)

Girls 4th-6th Grade (G46)

Girls 7th-8th Grade (G78)

Participants:  St. Martin CYO participants only

Referees:  League directors and coaches

Format:

8 3-person teams in each of six divisions

2 pools of 4 teams for all divisions

Each team plays three round-robin games of 10 minutes each on 10/14

1st and 2nd place in each pool advance to the Final Four on 10/21

Tie-Breakers:

Head-to-head (applied first in subsequent tie-breakers too)

Total point differential for three games (maximum + or - 15 points for each game).

Fewest points allowed in all three games. 

Entry Fees:  No entry fee

Awards: Plaques for each player on 1st and 2nd place teams

Registration:  Please e-mail Pat Paredes at [email protected] with your 3-person team or if you don’t have a team, let Pat know and he’ll help form a team

Rules:  

• All games played on half court.

• Points are as follows: 2 points inside the 3-point arc, 3 points outside the 3-point arc

• 30-second shot clock

• To start a possession, the team will check the ball at the 3-point line

• Free throws will be awarded for all shooting fouls (2 for 2-point shot, 3 for 3-point shot), non-shooting fouls check out top

• Teams will shoot to determine who gets the ball first, and the winning teams will inbound first

• Fouls are tracked for each player and at 5 fouls a player is disqualified

• Technical fouls are assessed as a player foul and rewards the opposing team with 1 shot and possession

• Each team receives two timeouts per game

• After a score, the ball is checked at the 3-point line

• Defensive rebounds must be cleared if the ball touched the rim.  If the ball did not touch the rim, defensive rebounds do not need to be cleared.

• The ball is cleared when the player with the ball establishes both feet behind the 3-point line. The ball can be cleared by dribbling or passing.