Rice University Athletics
Adams, Martin Selected to Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship Midseason Watch List
2/4/2020 10:23:00 AM | Men's Basketball
HOUSTON — Ako Adams and Robert Martin are two of 10 Conference USA seniors named to the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship Midseason Watch List, which was announced on Tuesday. The 2020 event is scheduled for April 3-5 at Atlanta's Atlantic Station, where it will be contested outdoors for the first time.
In what is the single-largest gathering of draft-eligible talent in the months leading up to the NBA Draft, the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship features 128 seniors from all 32 Division I conferences vying for one of the biggest purses at any FIBA-sanctioned 3x3 event. Teams will compete for $150,000, with $100,000 going to the tournament champions. The winning team will once again earn an automatic berth to the 2020 USA Basketball 3x3 Open National Championship in May.
Adams is currently third on the team with 10.9 points and second with 2.5 assists. He is second in Conference USA in free throw percentage (90.6%), fifth in three-pointers made per game (2.5) and tied for 12th in three-point field goal percentage (38.7%). The Washington, D.C. native recently became the 37th player in Rice history to score 1,000 points. Two days later, while scoring a season-high 21 points, Adams became the school's the school's all-time leader in career three-pointers made.
Martin is second on the team with 11.8 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. He has recorded 11 double-figure scoring games and three 20-point games, including a season-high 23 points against Houston. He has also led the team in scoring five times.
The Tournament will once again receive non-stop coverage through its broadcast partners Twitter and ESPN. Every second of the 2020 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship will be available to a national audience beginning with pool play games on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, and knockout rounds on Sunday, April 5. Twitter will be the exclusive home of pool play games, as well as the Round of 16 and quarterfinal games. ESPN2 will carry the semifinal, consolation and championship contests.
Last year, the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship featured nearly 100 All-Conference honorees, 45 first-team selections, eight conference Players of the Year, 11 USBWA All-District performers and nine conference tournament Most Outstanding Players. Among this year's watch list are more than 150 preseason All-Conference honorees and 13 preseason conference players of the year.
Each team roster will be comprised of four eligible seniors from the same Division I conference. Teams will be organized into eight pools of four and each team will be guaranteed three pool play games, earning $1,000 for every victory on Friday and Saturday. The top two teams in each pool will move on to Sunday's knockout stage, where the stakes skyrocket. Only the teams competing in the tournament final will earn additional prize money, with the champions winning $100,000.
Opened in 2005, Atlantic Station hosts more than 300 events annually, including large-scale experiences such as DirecTV's Super Saturday Night, Cirque du Soleil and the BB&T Atlanta Open tennis tournament. The mixed-use district features residential, retail and dining options and has quickly become known as Midtown Atlanta's core entertainment district, making it the perfect backdrop for the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship.
Last year, the team from the Colonial Athletic Association – which was made up first-team All-Conference performers Jarrell Brantley, Devontae Cacok, Vasa Pusica and Justin Wright-Foreman – went a perfect 7-0 during the tournament and took home the $100,000 grand prize. Brantley and Wright-Foreman were drafted in the second round of the NBA Draft, and are currently part of the Utah Jazz organization. Cacok recently signed a two-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.
For more information on the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship, including event updates, details, rules and more, follow on Twitter at @3X3UHoops or online at www.3X3UHoops.com.
In what is the single-largest gathering of draft-eligible talent in the months leading up to the NBA Draft, the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship features 128 seniors from all 32 Division I conferences vying for one of the biggest purses at any FIBA-sanctioned 3x3 event. Teams will compete for $150,000, with $100,000 going to the tournament champions. The winning team will once again earn an automatic berth to the 2020 USA Basketball 3x3 Open National Championship in May.
Adams is currently third on the team with 10.9 points and second with 2.5 assists. He is second in Conference USA in free throw percentage (90.6%), fifth in three-pointers made per game (2.5) and tied for 12th in three-point field goal percentage (38.7%). The Washington, D.C. native recently became the 37th player in Rice history to score 1,000 points. Two days later, while scoring a season-high 21 points, Adams became the school's the school's all-time leader in career three-pointers made.
Martin is second on the team with 11.8 points per game and 5.6 rebounds per game. He has recorded 11 double-figure scoring games and three 20-point games, including a season-high 23 points against Houston. He has also led the team in scoring five times.
The Tournament will once again receive non-stop coverage through its broadcast partners Twitter and ESPN. Every second of the 2020 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship will be available to a national audience beginning with pool play games on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, and knockout rounds on Sunday, April 5. Twitter will be the exclusive home of pool play games, as well as the Round of 16 and quarterfinal games. ESPN2 will carry the semifinal, consolation and championship contests.
Last year, the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship featured nearly 100 All-Conference honorees, 45 first-team selections, eight conference Players of the Year, 11 USBWA All-District performers and nine conference tournament Most Outstanding Players. Among this year's watch list are more than 150 preseason All-Conference honorees and 13 preseason conference players of the year.
Each team roster will be comprised of four eligible seniors from the same Division I conference. Teams will be organized into eight pools of four and each team will be guaranteed three pool play games, earning $1,000 for every victory on Friday and Saturday. The top two teams in each pool will move on to Sunday's knockout stage, where the stakes skyrocket. Only the teams competing in the tournament final will earn additional prize money, with the champions winning $100,000.
Opened in 2005, Atlantic Station hosts more than 300 events annually, including large-scale experiences such as DirecTV's Super Saturday Night, Cirque du Soleil and the BB&T Atlanta Open tennis tournament. The mixed-use district features residential, retail and dining options and has quickly become known as Midtown Atlanta's core entertainment district, making it the perfect backdrop for the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship.
Last year, the team from the Colonial Athletic Association – which was made up first-team All-Conference performers Jarrell Brantley, Devontae Cacok, Vasa Pusica and Justin Wright-Foreman – went a perfect 7-0 during the tournament and took home the $100,000 grand prize. Brantley and Wright-Foreman were drafted in the second round of the NBA Draft, and are currently part of the Utah Jazz organization. Cacok recently signed a two-way deal with the Los Angeles Lakers.
For more information on the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship, including event updates, details, rules and more, follow on Twitter at @3X3UHoops or online at www.3X3UHoops.com.
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