Ballarat Sports and Events Centre to host NBL 3×3 Big Hustle National Championships

The Ballarat Sports and Events Centre - which features three state-of-the-art outdoor 3x3 basketball courts - is to host the NBL 3×3 Big Hustle National Championships rescheduled from October last year to 22nd and 23rd January 2022.

The 3x3 Hustle National Championships will showcase the best 3x3 Hustle teams from across Australia, playing an exciting, fast-paced game of basketball.

3x3 basketball is played with three players, with only one backboard and half the normal sized court.

It is played in a single 10-minute period, with the winner being the first team to 21 or whichever team has the highest score when time’s up. The sport was added to the programme for last year’s Tokyo Olympics.

City of Ballarat Deputy Mayor Amy Johnson said the City of Ballarat is proud to be attracting such national competitions and advised “we have invested strongly in event and visitation strategies to enable such events.

“We know Ballarat is capable of hosting major national sporting events, and now the Ballarat Sports and Events Centre is becoming one of Australia’s premier basketball venues.

“These championships will also bring terrific economic benefits to Ballarat so we are really excited by having this fantastic opportunity to showcase our city for this event.”

Head of NBL 3x3 Hustle Jaele Patrick said she was looking forward to a fun-filled, action-packed National Championships and added “the next generation of 3x3 hustlers will battle it out for the national title in what will be an exciting weekend of 3x3 hoops.

“For all Ballarat fans thinking of joining the fun, we have plenty of entertainment on offer with a live painter, photo booth, chill zone and DJ all set to feature.”

For more information, go to 3x3hustle.com/events/

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