Hoopfest 2018

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

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Some high school coaches queasy about players hitting streets

Sun., June 30, 2013

Rick Sloan used to have a line-in-the-sand stance when it came to any of his Central Valley boys basketball players participating in Hoopfest. The gist of it was he didn’t want them playing in the annual 3-on-3 tournament.

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Hoopfest notes: Team has been together 20 years

Sat., June 29, 2013

Twenty years later, the Rim Rippers are still driven to compete in Hoopfest.

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Some coaches wary of their players taking part in Hoopfest

Sat., June 29, 2013

Central Valley coach Rick Sloan isn’t as hard core as he used to be. But if he had his druthers none of his players would be involved at Hoopfest this weekend.

News > Spokane

Hoopfest teams removed from tournament after fight

Sat., June 29, 2013

Hoopfest wasn’t so cuddly for two teams at the Snapple #2 court on Mallon Avenue.

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Recapturing a little magic

Sat., June 29, 2013

Recapturing a little magic

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Olynyk’s journey takes another turn

Fri., June 28, 2013

Olynyk's journey takes another turn

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More about ‘fest’ than ‘hoop’

Fri., June 28, 2013

Rick Steltenpohl slept just fine last night. You’d think the Hoopfest director would have a case of pre-game jitters, multiplied by 14,000. Not a chance.

News > Spokane

Australian siblings find American teammates for Hoopfest

Fri., June 28, 2013

A dream vacation for two Australian boys meant taking a shot at the world’s largest 3-on-3 basketball competition. The boys, along with their younger sister, experienced Hoopfest as spectators when they visited in 2009 with their mom, a graduate of Northwest Christian School in Spokane County. But watching wasn’t enough.