Oakland’s Swartz to Play in FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Conference

June 17

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Basketball announced the 2026 USA 3×3 Men’s and Women’s Nations Leagues teams set to compete at the 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Conference June 27-July 3 in Ñuñoa, Chile. Oakland sophomore transfer Brady Swartz will make his USA debut after being named to the men’s team on Wednesday.

The 6-7 guard came to Rochester after playing his freshman year at Western Michigan. With the Broncos, he started 17 games, totaling 192 points while averaging 7.7 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game. He went 62-for-152 from the field, 29-for-85 from deep, and scored a season-high 20 points at Ohio State back in November.

Along with Swartz, the 2026 USA 3×3 Men’s Nations League roster includes NCAA athletes Hank Alvey, CJ Gunn, Kevair Kennedy, Pace Prosser, and Eric Dailey Jr.

The 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Conference North will feature six three-game tournaments over seven days. The competition will run in a ‘stops’ format, with multiple stops held over the course of the week-long event. Teams will accumulate points based on their performance in each stop. Team members can substitute as needed for each day’s four-person entry.

The FIBA 3×3 Nations League will be a qualification route to the 2026 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup. Conference winners will qualify for the event, set for Sept. 15-19 in Wuhan, China. 

3×3 is played on a half-court with a 10-minute clock and a 12-second shot clock. The first team to 21 points, or the team in the lead at the end of regulation, is the winner.

How to Follow Oakland Men’s Basketball: For complete information on Oakland Men’s Basketball, follow the team on X at @OaklandMBB and head coach Greg Kampe at @KampeOU. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Basketball announced the 2026 USA 3×3 Men’s and Women’s Nations Leagues teams set to compete at the 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Conference June 27-July 3 in Ñuñoa, Chile. Oakland sophomore transfer Brady Swartz will make his USA debut after being named to the men’s team on Wednesday.

The 6-7 guard came to Rochester after playing his freshman year at Western Michigan. With the Broncos, he started 17 games, totaling 192 points while averaging 7.7 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game. He went 62-for-152 from the field, 29-for-85 from deep, and scored a season-high 20 points at Ohio State back in November.

Along with Swartz, the 2026 USA 3×3 Men’s Nations League roster includes NCAA athletes Hank Alvey, CJ Gunn, Kevair Kennedy, Pace Prosser, and Eric Dailey Jr.

The 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Conference North will feature six three-game tournaments over seven days. The competition will run in a ‘stops’ format, with multiple stops held over the course of the week-long event. Teams will accumulate points based on their performance in each stop. Team members can substitute as needed for each day’s four-person entry.

The FIBA 3×3 Nations League will be a qualification route to the 2026 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup. Conference winners will qualify for the event, set for Sept. 15-19 in Wuhan, China. 

3×3 is played on a half-court with a 10-minute clock and a 12-second shot clock. The first team to 21 points, or the team in the lead at the end of regulation, is the winner.

How to Follow Oakland Men’s Basketball: For complete information on Oakland Men’s Basketball, follow the team on X at @OaklandMBB and head coach Greg Kampe at @KampeOU. The team is also on Instagram and Facebook.

ÑUÑOA, CHILE – Hitting the international stage representing her home country of Canada, North Carolina women’s basketball forward Achol Akot travels south to Chile to compete in the 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League Americas Conference from June 27-July 3.

Akot transferred to Carolina this offseason after spending a season at Oklahoma State, setting new career-highs in multiple categories. The Ottawa, Canada, native posted 12.1 points per game this past year, ranking second in the Big 12 in field goal percentage shooting 63.3% from the floor.

Boasting previous international experience with Canada, Akot competed last summer in 3×3 at the Women’s Series Vienna Stop and in 2023 at the FIBA U19 Women’s Basketball World Cup.

Competing in six three-game tournaments over seven days, Akot and Team Canada look to qualify for the 2026 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup in September in China.

The 2026 FIBA 3×3 Nations League will stream live on YouTube.com/FIBA3x3.

3×3 is played on a half court with a 10-minute clock and a 12-second shot clock. The first team to 21 points, or the team in the lead at the end of regulation, is the winner.

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