First Ever 3X3 Wellness Tournament in American Samoa

There was a first of its kind tournament held in
the territory last Saturday, September 20 when the
American Samoa Basketball Association (ASBA)
put on a ‘3 on 3’ Wellness Basketball Tournament
showcasing some of the home-grown high flying
talent right here in the territory, with the tournament
taking place at the Faga’alu Park.
A 3 on 3 tournament utilizes half the basketball
court, and the games are shorter than regular
full court games. Each team consists of three
players plus one ‘sub’ and the full game is just
ten minutes long. The game emphasizes quick
footwork and speed along with scoring skills.
“Today’s tournament was a huge success,
with twelve registered teams. This was the first
time this was held in American Samoa and we
are very happy that it well,” said Diehl Langkilde
of the ASBA. “We would like to thank and congratulate
all the teams that participated and thank
the sponsors as well. I also want to thank the parents
of the young players for being part of this, and for
their support," he said.

According to Diehl, tryouts will be starting
next month for the men’s and women’s American
Samoa National Basketball teams to play in
the 2015 Pacific games next year in Papua, New
Guinea. He also said that the Moso’oi two week
Basketball tournament will be this held coming
October 15, with registration now open. For
more information you can call 258-1054, 731-
4424, or 770-1544. You can also visit the ASBA
Facebook page at: asba Tutuila.
Here are the overall winners of the tournament:
Men’s Division:
Primetime-Champions
Beakers-Runner Up
Women’s Division:
Under 19 Girls Blue-Champions
Under 19 Girls Gold-Runners Up
Men’s Most Valuable Player:
Ryan Samuelu-Primetime
Women’s Most Valuable Player:
Rakipa Naea

(Courtesy: Jeff Hayner, Samoa News Reporter)




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