GOOD BASKETBALL PLAYERS COME IN 3S IN TOURNAMENT.Byline: Gerry Gittelson Daily News Staff Writer Get ready for some serious 3-on-3 basketball. The 10th annual Hoop-It-Up tournament comes to Cal State Northridge on Saturday and Sunday. More than 2,500 players of all ages and abilities, along with 12,000 spectators, are expected. Proceeds benefit local high schools and colleges. Spectator admission is free both days, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Saturday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday. Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. is one of 47 Hoop-It-Up tour stops. ``When Hoop-It-Up began in Dallas as a charity fund-raiser 10 years ago, everyone thought it would be a great one-time event,'' Hoop-It-Up vice-president Jeff Busch said. ``Ten years, 1.1 million players and more than four million charity dollars later, we're in 75 cities worldwide.'' Grant High's Gilbert Arenas Gilbert Jay Arenas Jr. (born January 6, 1982 in Florida[0]) is an American professional basketball player currently with the NBA's Washington Wizards. Arenas overcame his modest NBA debut, including being a second-round draft pick, to establish himself as one of the most and Birmingham's Emmanuel Evans are among the prominent locals participating. The elite Top Gun winner advances in a playoff system culminating in the ``Court of Dreams'' final against a squad of NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= legends. The women's finalist will meet a team of WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego all-stars. NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. will televise tel·e·vise tr. & intr.v. tel·e·vised, tel·e·vis·ing, tel·e·vis·es To broadcast or be broadcast by television. [Back-formation from television. the finals in October. Arenas, who has won divisional Hoop-It-Up trophies three straight years, leads the Outlaws, featuring fellow Lancer Ray Lipscomb, San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. standout point guard Devin Montgomery and Birmingham reserve center Jesse Foster. ``The competitive level should be very challenging,'' Arenas said. ``I'm looking forward to facing Emmanuel's team because he's also got (Birmingham's) Stanley Fletcher, and (Birmingham) beat (Grant) twice during this season.'' Past Hoop-It-Up players have included Larry Bird Larry Joe Bird (born December 7,1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the greatest players of all time, and one of the best clutch performers in the history of sports. , James Worthy, George Gervin, Artis Gilmore, Darryl Dawkins, Spud Webb, Sheryl Swoopes and Lisa Leslie. ``The event has grown steadily,'' said local organizer Chuck Price. ``We're expecting a real good turnout and some very good players this weekend.'' Side activities at Cal State Northridge will include dunk contests on regulation baskets and also on 9- and 8-foot rims. There will also be 1-on-1 and 3-point contests. HOOP-IT-UP What: 3-on-3 tournament Where: Cal State Northridge When: Saturday 9-5 p.m., Sunday 9-3 p.m. Admission: Free Information: (310) 838-1444 Quick note: Since Hoop-It-Up's inception, 285,000 teams have played 1,068,246 games. CAPTION(S): Box BOX: HOOP-IT-UP (see text) |
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