Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura Selected For Inaugural 3-on-3 National Championship

CINCINNATI – Xavier University seniors Trevon Bluiett and J.P. Macura have 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. Bluiett and Macura are two of four players selected from the BIG EAST Conference. The other two members of the BIG EAST team are slated to be announced early next week via the tournament Twitter page @3X3UHoops.

Bluiett, a consensus 2018 Second Team All-American, led No. 3 Xavier in scoring (19.3 ppg.) and rebounding (5.5) as a senior, while helping XU win its first-ever BIG EAST Conference Regular Season Championship. Bluiett, a three-time First Team All-BIG EAST Conference selection, finished as the school's number two all-time scorer with 2,261 points and number 11 all-time rebounder with 762 rebounds.

Macura was the second leading scorer (12.9 ppg.) on the Xavier team that earned the school's first-ever NCAA Tournament No. 1 seed and a 29-6 overall record. XU made four NCAA Tournament appearances in the duo's four seasons, including the 2017 Elite Eight. Macura finished his career as the No. 19 scorer on Xavier's all-time scoring list with 1,491 points.

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 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.

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