Donte Thomas Selected to Play in Inaugural 3X3U National Championship

Men's Basketball 3/22/2018 4:15:00 PM

Bradley's Donte Thomas has been selected to participate in the inaugural Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship, announced on Thursday.

This ground-breaking new event pits 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. Thomas is one of four players selected from the Missouri Valley Conference, with the complete teams being unveiled next week.

Thomas was one of the anchors of the most successful team this decade for the BU program. A second-team All-Missouri Valley Conference selection, the senior averaged 11.7 points and 7.2 rebounds in his final campaign on campus. In conference games only, Thomas ranked 11th with 13.8 points, second in boards with 8.1, fourth in field goal percentage at 55.6, seventh in free throw percentage at 76.4 and seventh with 1.1 blocks.

Thomas also finished his career ranked ninth in school history with 718 rebounds to go with 990 points in his four years on campus.

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. EST 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. EST. The event will conclude on Sunday, April 1 with the quarterfinals broadcast live on Twitter from 1:35-3 p.m. EST, and the semifinals, third-place game and championship game broadcast live on ESPN2 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. EST.

"We are so excited to host these 128 players at this one-of-a-kind event," said Drew Russell, Intersport's Vice President of Sports Properties. "For fans, this will be an opportunity to see the nation's top seniors compete in the rapidly growing and faced-paced nature of 3-on-3 basketball. For players, it will be one last opportunity to showcase their skills on a national stage and give them the chance to earn a significant sum of money. It will also expose them to the 3-on-3 format which may lead to new opportunities as they take the next step in their professional careers."

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 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, follow on Twitter, @3X3UHoops, or visit www.3X3UHoops.com.

Thomas and the Braves finished the season with a 20-13 record. One of just four schools in the country to improve by at least five wins in each of the last two years, the Braves' 20 victories are two more than the last two seasons combined. Bradley also earned a top-five seed for the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and advanced to the league semifinals for the first time since 2010.

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Donte Thomas Selected to Play in Inaugural 3X3U National Championship

Players Mentioned

#1 Donte Thomas

Players Mentioned

#1 Donte Thomas