The best Sicilian 3 × 3 basketball teams Under 14, 16 and 18 will compete over the weekend to win the national finals of the category. To host the last regional act will be the playground in the sports area of via Faro a San Vito Lo Capoin the province of Trapanifamous because it is decorated with the greatest work of street art on playing fields in Europa, “Gate of the Sea”created by the Bergamo artist Ale Sense. The promoter of the event is the BomGround Streetball West Sicily.
In total, 42 quartets will be engaged on the waterfront of the city of couscous: 12 with players born after 2008, 14 with boys born after 2006, 16 in the higher category, with those born after 2004. The basketball players qualified after the interprovincial stages of Milazzo, Tremestieri Etneo, Palermo e Gelaheld between 18 and 28 June, to which a total of 151 formations were registered.
“We worked for a long time, FIP Sicily with Bomground and the Municipality of San Vito lo Capo, to organize the finals, in a spectacular location, to promote our sport among the people – declares the regional manager 3 × 3 Dario Dragna –. We will try to give two days of fun, as well as good basketball. The conditions are the best. A plus is the presence of two symbols of Italian basketball such as the former blue at the Olympics Giacomo Galanda (federal councilor) and 3 × 3 world champion coach Angela Adamoli (coach of the Maltese national team). We expect great participation to close the season in the best possible way ”.
These are the teams at the start:
Under-14 (Sunday 24): BC Ragusa, BC Ragusa A, Ideal Gela, Invicta 93cento 1, Panormus-Bagheria, Virtus Mazara, The New Future, PCR Messina, Bk Giarre 1, Gravina 1, Gravina 2, Syracuse B.
Under-16 (Saturday 23): BC Ragusa B, BC Ragusa, Invicta 93cento 1, Panormus-Bagheria, Virtus Mazara, PCR Messina, Free Milazzo, MB Milazzo, Melfa’s Gela Nero, Pall. Acibonaccorsi A, Cus Catania 3, Cus Catania 5, Alfa Bk Ct Rosso, Syracuse Basket A.
Under-18 (Sunday 24): Invicta 93cento 1, Invicta 93cento 2, Panormus-Bagheria A, Free Milazzo B, Free Milazzo, Panormus-Bagheria B, Melfa’s Gela Bianco, Pegaso Ragusa, PGS Sales, Omega Misterbianco, Siracusa Bk C, Siracusa Bk B, Pall. Acibonaccorsi, Gravina 1, Pol. Aretusa, Cus Catania.
The winner of the Under-14 team will qualify for the finals in Valdichiana Senese (Siena) from 29 September to 2 October; the U16 and U18 champions will go to Lignano Sabbiadoro (Udine) from August 30th to September 1st.
