Desi Rodriguez to Compete in 3x3U Tournament
3/23/2018 9:40:00 AM | Men's Basketball
South Orange, N.J. – Seton Hall men's basketball senior Desi Rodriguez (Bronx, N.Y.) has been selected to participate in the inaugural Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship. This ground-breaking new event will pit 32 four-man teams consisting of players from every Division I college basketball conference against each other in a three-day, 3-on-3 tournament. These teams, comprised of seniors who have exhausted their collegiate eligibility, will compete for a $100,000 prize pool viewable live on Twitter and ESPN2 from Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1, 2018 at St. Mary's University's Bill Greehey Arena in San Antonio. Rodriguez will be one of four players selected from the BIG EAST Conference. Xavier University has announced that seniors Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura have also been selected to the BIG EAST's team.
Rodriguez just finished his four-year Pirates career as the 12th-leading scorer in school history, amassing 1,657 points in 129 games. This past season, he was a second-team All-BIG EAST selection after leading the Pirates and ranking 10th in the conference in scoring at 17.5 points per game. He generated 12 games of 20 points or more this season, including a career-high 33 against DePaul on Feb. 18 as well as a 29-point performance at then No. 17 Louisville on Dec. 3, 2017. He was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 4 and was a four-time member of the conference honor roll. Rodriguez has also earned USBWA All-District, NABC All-District and All-ECAC honors this season.
In addition to ranking 12th in scoring at Seton Hall, Rodriguez also ended his career fifth in games played (129), 16th in games started (97), 19th in minutes played (3,390), 13th in field goals made (609), tied for 14th in three-pointers made (139) and tied for 18th in steals (138).
The Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship will begin on Friday, March 30 with 24 pool play games streamed live on Twitter from 7 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Eastern, and will continue on Saturday, March 31 with another 24 pool play games streamed live on Twitter from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Eastern. The event will conclude on Sunday, April 1 with the quarterfinals broadcast live on Twitter from 1:35-3 p.m., Eastern, and the semifinals, third-place game and championship game broadcast live on ESPN2 from 3:30-5:30 p.m., Eastern.
Every game of the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship matters as money will be on the line at all times throughout the competition. Participants will compete for a $100,000 prize pool that will be distributed as follows:
Each team roster will be comprised of four eligible seniors from the same Division I college basketball conference. Teams will be organized into eight pools of four and each team will be guaranteed three pool play games. The Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship Player Selection Committee consists of college basketball experts from a wide range of media outlets including ESPN, CBS Sports, The Athletic, USA Today, NBC Sports, The Ringer, and more. The Committee worked feverishly throughout the season to determine the nation's top senior college basketball players who have been selected to compete. The complete rosters for each conference will be revealed through a series of studio shows streamed live on Twitter once a day from Monday, March 26 through Thursday, March 29.
Tickets for the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship are on sale now and start at just $15 with multi-day and group packages available.
For more information on the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship, including buying tickets, event updates, details and rules, please follow us on Twitter, @3X3UHoops, or visit www.3X3UHoops.com.
For the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship logo, visit https://www.dropbox.com/sh/evsfk2leobiq7px/AADbJM73xrH6YnP40Yxk0G9ua?dl=0.
The birthday boy is headed to San Antonio! Desi is taking his talents to the Lone Star State to compete in the inaugural @3X3UHoops National Championship, March 30-April 1 at St. Mary's University! #3X3U #HALLin pic.twitter.com/mIXpVwFgH3
— Seton Hall Basketball (@SetonHallMBB) March 23, 2018
Rodriguez just finished his four-year Pirates career as the 12th-leading scorer in school history, amassing 1,657 points in 129 games. This past season, he was a second-team All-BIG EAST selection after leading the Pirates and ranking 10th in the conference in scoring at 17.5 points per game. He generated 12 games of 20 points or more this season, including a career-high 33 against DePaul on Feb. 18 as well as a 29-point performance at then No. 17 Louisville on Dec. 3, 2017. He was named BIG EAST Player of the Week on Dec. 4 and was a four-time member of the conference honor roll. Rodriguez has also earned USBWA All-District, NABC All-District and All-ECAC honors this season.
In addition to ranking 12th in scoring at Seton Hall, Rodriguez also ended his career fifth in games played (129), 16th in games started (97), 19th in minutes played (3,390), 13th in field goals made (609), tied for 14th in three-pointers made (139) and tied for 18th in steals (138).
The Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship will begin on Friday, March 30 with 24 pool play games streamed live on Twitter from 7 p.m.-12:30 a.m., Eastern, and will continue on Saturday, March 31 with another 24 pool play games streamed live on Twitter from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Eastern. The event will conclude on Sunday, April 1 with the quarterfinals broadcast live on Twitter from 1:35-3 p.m., Eastern, and the semifinals, third-place game and championship game broadcast live on ESPN2 from 3:30-5:30 p.m., Eastern.
Every game of the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship matters as money will be on the line at all times throughout the competition. Participants will compete for a $100,000 prize pool that will be distributed as follows:
- Each pool play win will earn the team $1,000.
- A quarterfinal win will earn the team $1,000.
- A semifinal win will earn the team $1,000.
- The team that wins the third-place game will earn $1,000.
- The team that wins the championship will earn $50,000.
Each team roster will be comprised of four eligible seniors from the same Division I college basketball conference. Teams will be organized into eight pools of four and each team will be guaranteed three pool play games. The Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship Player Selection Committee consists of college basketball experts from a wide range of media outlets including ESPN, CBS Sports, The Athletic, USA Today, NBC Sports, The Ringer, and more. The Committee worked feverishly throughout the season to determine the nation's top senior college basketball players who have been selected to compete. The complete rosters for each conference will be revealed through a series of studio shows streamed live on Twitter once a day from Monday, March 26 through Thursday, March 29.
Tickets for the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship are on sale now and start at just $15 with multi-day and group packages available.
For more information on the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship, including buying tickets, event updates, details and rules, please follow us on Twitter, @3X3UHoops, or visit www.3X3UHoops.com.
For the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship logo, visit https://www.dropbox.com/sh/evsfk2leobiq7px/AADbJM73xrH6YnP40Yxk0G9ua?dl=0.
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