Former Gopher Joey King wins Red Bull 3x3 World Championship

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Go Gophers!!
 

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The Hungry Huskies are led by Paris Kyles, one of the most unstoppable scorers in the 3x3 game, and former Minnesota Gopher Joey King.

Kyles is one helluva player. I forget the name of the one on the left (DII Kato guy, right) he can ball too.
 





per Marcus:

In the spring, Team 3Ball Minnesota also finished runner-up in the USA Basketball 3X3 national championships in Colorado Springs.

His teammates last week included former Minnesota State standouts Jamel Staten and Paris Kyles and former St. Mary’s player Brensley Haywood.

“A couple of my buddies got me into it once they heard I wasn’t going back overseas after my wedding,” said King, who played three years for Gophers coach Richard Pitino from 2013-16. “It ended up being the fastest paced basketball game I’ve ever experienced. It’s kind of addicting in a way to play. It’s so fun. I think that’s why it’s growing so quickly.”

Every kid growing up playing hoops in your driveway, playground court or local gym has gone 3-on-3 probably since before you can remember. But the game on a worldwide scale officially got going in 2010 with the Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore.

FIBA picked it up with the inaugural 3X3 World Championships for men and women in 2012 in Athens, Greece. The International Olympic Committee announced last November that 3-on-3 basketball would be added to the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo. Rapper Ice Cube also founded the Big3 last year for former NBA players, growing the game’s popularity even more in the U.S. being televised on national TV.

“For me, it was just finding a way to stay competitive and have fun playing basketball,” King said. “It’s fun to go play with your buddies at Lifetime Fitness, but it’s not enough for me. I was looking to play in the states at a high level. Instead of going overseas for nine months, you go on a long weekend or something. It ended up being perfect.”

http://www.startribune.com/former-g...nd-finding-success-in-3-on-3-hoops/493870481/

Go Gophers!!
 

Three on three in the Olympics? Seems a bit much to me. What's next, HORSE?
 




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