Raudondvaris Hoptrans win FIBA 3x3 World Tour Marseille 2024

MARSEILLE (France) - Raudondvaris Hoptrans (LTU) spoil the party in France, defeating Paris (FRA) 19-14 to win the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Marseille 2024 on June 1.

It was a tough start for the Lithuanians in Pool phase, but a savvy win over St. Pauli was enough to book a Quarter-final spot. 

They picked up a statement win in the knockout stage, defeating Ub in a close-fought affair. They grinded out a victory against an on-fire Vienna in the semi-final as they set their place in a final tie against home side Paris. 

Raudondvaris started off hot, setting the pace off the back of timely buckets from Evaldas Džiaugys and Šarūnas Vingelis. While Paris answered back through a collective effort, the Lithuanian side continued piling on the early pressure as they took an 8-4 lead. 

Vingelis was pivotal for his side on both ends of the court as his efforts kept Raudondvaris a comfortable lead ahead. 

Paris weren’t done however, Franck Seguela was huge on defense while Jules Rambaut scored much-needed twos. The Lithuanians though, were just not to be denied. Marking their presence in the paint through Modestas Kumpys and Aurelijus Pukelis.

Their onslaught on offense proved to be clinical as they came away the victors, 19-14. 

Modestas Kumpys offered immense versatility for his side, playing a pivotal role on defense while causing constant problems for the opposition with his incisive drives. He finished the tournament with 20 points and a player value of 28.6, taking home MVP honors. 

In the Individual contests, Canyon Barry (Miami) won the shoot-out contest while Yohan Lemay won the Maurice Lacroix dunk contest.

The next 3x3 World Tour is in Ulaanbaatar on June 8-9.

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Exciting, urban and innovative, 3x3 is inspired by several forms of streetball played worldwide and is considered the world’s number one urban team sport. Steered by FIBA, games see two teams of three players face off on a basketball half-court.

It was played successfully for the first time in international competition at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore and since then has benefited from the launch of a yearly professional circuit for men and women (World Tour and Women’s Series respectively) and national-team competitions.

3x3 made its Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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FIBA 3x3 events are played on Enlio floors with Wilson balls, Schelde backstops, Bodet shot-clocks and the Magic Sky canopy system.

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