LONG BEACH – California’s largest outdoor 3-on-3 basketball tournament, the Nike Basketball 3ON3 Tournament returns to the streets of Downtown Los Angeles and L.A. LIVE for its 10th consecutive year. Special Olympics Southern California athletes will be represented in record numbers as 24 teams will compete on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 4-5.
All told 92 SOSC athletes and unified partners will compete in the Special Olympics division during the Nike 3ON3 tournament, which includes more than 1,500 teams, 5,000 players, and 25,000 spectators from all over the country. The Nike Basketball 3ON3 Tournament transforms L.A. LIVE into the ultimate street basketball destination for one weekend every year.
There are three Special Olympics divisions, including a co-ed unified division (B08-1) that includes familiar names and faces. Members of the Pomona Wildcats that won bronze at the 2018 USA Games are in that division, as well as members of the LA Galaxy Unified Soccer team.
For tournament information, including brackets and court locations, visit https://www.nike3on3.com/.
Here are the SOSC teams scheduled to play. Click division link to see that team’s schedule and bracket. All games and times are subject to change.
TEAM NAME: BLACK PANTHERS (Division B09)
PLAYER 1: ALEJANDRO BUSTOS
PLAYER 2: CHRIS CROMMET
PLAYER 3: EMMANUEL MARTINEZ
PLAYER 4: RYAN LOPES
TEAM NAME: CENTRAL RIVERSIDE (Division B08-2)
PLAYER 1: MARK HYDE
PLAYER 2: OSCAR GUITERREZ
PLAYER 3: RICHARD WALLACE
PLAYER 4: TONY WITHE
TEAM NAME: ELITESQUADS (Division B08-2)
PLAYER 1: DAVID CHAPMAN
PLAYER 2: JONATHAN ORPHAN
PLAYER 3: KEVIN CALLES
PLAYER 4: PATRICK LAWRENCE
TEAM NAME: GALAXY ONE (Division B09)
PLAYER 1: ARMANDO SALCEDO
PLAYER 2: JOSUE GARCIA
PLAYER 3: JUAN ORTEGA
TEAM NAME: GALAXY TWO (Division B09)
PLAYER 1: CRISTIAN ORTIZ
PLAYER 2: GIBER CAMACHO
PLAYER 3: JOSE GOMEZ
PLAYER 4: JOSUE FOSTER
TEAM NAME: GALAXY THREE (Division B08-1)
PLAYER 1: JESSE COMPTON
PLAYER 2: LOGAN JONES
PLAYER 3: STEVEN FUENTES
PLAYER 4: TAYLOR VOEGELIE
TEAM NAME: GALAXY FOUR (Division B08-1)
PLAYER 1: EDGAR ESTUDILLO
PLAYER 2: JORGE OCHOA
PLAYER 3: JOSE LUIS CONDE
PLAYER 4: PEYTYN DE LA TORRE
TEAM NAME: GALAXY FIVE (Division B08-1)
PLAYER 1: ANGEL VAZQUEZ
PLAYER 2: ARMANDO GUZMAN
PLAYER 3: LAURYN DE LA TORRE
PLAYER 4: OLIVER FIUST
TEAM NAME: GIRLS RULE (Division B08-1)
PLAYER 1: DANIELLE MOORE
PLAYER 2: JENNIFER ECKLES
PLAYER 3: NIHAN USLU
TEAM NAME: LH HAWKS ONE (Division B08-1)
PLAYER 1: ALEXIS SIMMONS
PLAYER 2: JOHN KING
PLAYER 3: JOSE FERNANDEZ
PLAYER 4: MONIQUE OROPEZA
TEAM NAME: LH HAWKS TWO (Division B09)
PLAYER 1: ADAM HOGAN
PLAYER 2: MARC WEAKLAND
PLAYER 3: SKYER LUDIN
PLAYER 4: THOMAS TABACCHI
TEAM NAME: LH HAWKS THREE (AKA: Los Angeles Lakers; Division B08-2)
PLAYER 1: ALEX HUNT
PLAYER 2: JOEY BARRAZA
PLAYER 3: JOSEPH GORIN
PLAYER 4: MICHAEL LOPEZ
TEAM NAME: LH HAWKS FOUR (Division B09)
PLAYER 1: GARRETT LEDBETTER
PLAYER 2: JORDAN SINGER
PLAYER 3: MAX GRASSO
PLAYER 4: SHAWN CAMPBELL
TEAM NAME: NISHA ALL STARS (Division B08-1)
PLAYER 1: CRAIG ELLEBY
PLAYER 2: SHAQUILLE JENKINS
PLAYER 3: TANISHA SMITH
TEAM NAME: OC TIGERS A (Division B08-2)
PLAYER 1: CHRIS DORSEY
PLAYER 2: JOE HREISH
PLAYER 3: PETER MAGANA
PLAYER 4: RAY APOSTEL
TEAM NAME: OC TIGERS B (Division B08-2)
PLAYER 1: BOBBY GRANT
PLAYER 2: HAROLD GOMEZ
PLAYER 3: MARCUS RAMLOGAN
PLAYER 4: RUSSELL MARTIN
TEAM NAME: PANTHER BALLERS (Division B09)
PLAYER 1: DAVID BROWN
PLAYER 2: JASON FLETCHER
PLAYER 3: JESUS GONZALEZ
PLAYER 4: JOSHUA LOPEZ
TEAM NAME: PANTHERS BASKETBALL (Division B08-2)
PLAYER 1: DANNY LAZARO
PLAYER 2: SCOTTY JONES
PLAYER 3: SEAN ARAQUE
PLAYER 4: TYLER GORDON
TEAM NAME: POMONA BALLERS (Division B09)
PLAYER 1: DANNY DUBAI
PLAYER 2: JAKE DIAZ
PLAYER 3: ROBERT MARTINA
PLAYER 4: RUBEN LERMA
TEAM NAME: RAMBUNCTIOUS ONES (Division B09)
PLAYER 1: DEMARIEON POWELL
PLAYER 2: NEHEMIAH POWELL
PLAYER 3: TORRIAN PALMORE
PLAYER 4: TYREE LANIER
TEAM NAME: SCV SHARKS (Division B08-2)
PLAYER 1: AARON BONNET
PLAYER 2: JEFF ROSS
PLAYER 3: JON BIRD
PLAYER 4: KEVIN ROSS
TEAM NAME: THEEEE OG PANTHERS(Division B09)
PLAYER 1: CARLOS JOHNSON
PLAYER 2: DANNY ACEVEDO
PLAYER 3: JOEY POTTER
PLAYER 4: JOHNNY FOSTER
TEAM NAME: WESTSIDE LAKERS (Division B09)
PLAYER 1: AUGUST MCADOO
PLAYER 2: AYODÈ WOODS
PLAYER 3: MILOSH VUCKOVIC
PLAYER 4: TIMOTHY LEVINGSTON
TEAM NAME: WILDCATS (Division B08-1)
PLAYER 1: ANTOINETTE VALENCIA
PLAYER 2: BERNADETTE VALENCIA
PLAYER 3: FABIOLA ACEVES