Competing teams compete for $15,000 in prize money
1st Annual Fly Without Limits 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball Tournament Heads to Finals in Venice Beach
Fly Without Limits, the global social impact foundation founded by Paralympic gold medalist Matt Scott, will host its first 3×3 wheelchair basketball tournament on a court in Venice Beach this weekend.
The first tournament is scheduled to kick off at 10am on Saturday, May 11th. The event will showcase the talents of 60 male and female para-athletes organized into 20 teams of three. Notably, four of these athletes, Brian Bell, Steve Serio, Jake Williams, and Ixerto Gonzalez, will also represent Team USA at the Paralympic Games in Paris later this summer. I plan to.
Participating teams will compete for a prize of $15,000.
Admission is free. The schedule of events is as follows.
Saturday, May 11th:
- 8:30am – 9:30am – Open Shootaround
- 10:00am – 12:00pm – Games
- 12:30-1:00 PM – 3 Point Shootout
- 1:00pm – 4:00pm – Games
- 4:00pm – 4:15pm – Lorets Performance
- 4:15pm – 4:45pm – Games
Sunday, May 12th:
- 8:00am – 9:00am – Open Shootaround
- 9:00am – 11:00am – Games
- 11:00am – 11:30am – Semifinal Game
- 11:30am – 12:00pm – Dunk Contest
- 12:30-1:00 PM – Championship Game
- 1:00pm – 1:30pm – Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks