Hoopfest 2018

Coverage of Spokane’s annual 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

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A Grip on Sports: An unwanted missive signals the impending end of an era and the beginning, maybe, of a rebirth

Mon., July 1, 2024

A GRIP ON SPORTS • If you’ve ever been a fan of Wiley Miller’s “Non-Sequitur” cartoon, you know there is one trope that pops up often. It features a long-haired, shaggy fellow holding a sign that states, simply, “The End Is Near.” And then the punchline arrives. Well, for the Pac-12 as we’ve know it, that guy has been hanging out on Third Street in San Francisco recently. The punchline? It hits in a month. And no one is laughing.

News > Spokane

Hoopers ball on in soggy Hoopfest Championship Sunday

UPDATED: Sun., June 30, 2024

The rain seems to have a knack for attending some of Spokane’s signature events: first soaking the Bloomsday race in May and now pouring on the thousands gathered at the final day of Hoopfest.

Sports > Area sports

Hoopfest elite: Hub Northwest wins 6th straight title, Empire Fitness takes home women’s crown

UPDATED: Sun., June 30, 2024

Hub Northwest, winners of five straight men’s 6-foot and over titles coming into this year’s Hoopfest, extended its run to six by beating Mammas Boys in Sunday’s finale. MVP honors went to Parker Kelly, a former Eastern Washington standout who scored the first several points of the game.

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A Grip on Sports: There may be a basketball celebration in Spokane but no one is celebrating after another Mariner offensive drought hits

Sun., June 30, 2024

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Not sure what we’re going to cover this morning. We’re tired of lamenting the Mariners’ offense. We’re sure you are too. Whether there will be any change between now and when the leaves begin to fall is the biggest unknown in a world of unknowns. And yet we can’t turn away.

News > Spokane

‘Spokane shows up’: Hoopfest returns for the 33rd year, uniting people from all walks of life in basketball

UPDATED: Sat., June 29, 2024

On Saturday, thousands of people from all walks of life came together to facilitate, watch, and compete in the worlds largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The event has brought around $47 million to the region annually since 1990, and generations of individuals have come with.

Sports

A Grip on Sports: The mid-point of the year includes one of Spokane’s highest high points, at least in the hoops universe

Sat., June 29, 2024

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Like a lot of you, this Saturday actually will be a long, tiring day for us. Filled with sunshine, sore feet and basketball. Loud music, even louder players and the occasionally too loud spectators are on the agenda. It may not sound all that appetizing but we can assure you today’s full-meal deal downtown, otherwise known as Hoopfest, is worth every hour we invest.

News > Spokane

Spokane’s favorite holiday: Hoopfest preparations draw early downtown crowd

UPDATED: Fri., June 28, 2024

In Spokane, seeing groups dribbling basketballs down a downtown sidewalk is not uncommon – especially on Friday, the day before the city's busiest weekend of the year.

Sports

A Grip on Sports: An NBA dream realized for Anton Watson, whose road to success began more than a decade ago

Fri., June 28, 2024

A GRIP ON SPORTS • Where were we? Oh, yes. Thinking about Hoopfest. Downtown. Wandering around. Stopping occasionally. Watching kids play. Knowing one thing: Many of them will fall asleep at night dreaming about being a professional basketball player. For almost all, only a dream. For Anton Watson, who once wore their Nikes, that dream became reality Friday evening.

News > Spokane

An international partnership: Italian teams compete at Hoopfest for the first time

Fri., June 28, 2024

On Wednesday night, Italian youth athletes and their coaches from Pistoia Basket 2000 and DLF Udine Basket landed in Spokane. By Thursday afternoon, the six boys and three girls were warming up in the Trinity Catholic School gym in preparation for Hoopfest.