3 vs. 3 Basketball

3 vs. 3 BASKETBALL 2026

Friday, August 28 (NOT Labor Day weekend)

Entry deadline:  August 14

 

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

The Pioneer Cellular Event Center

Weatherford, OK 73096

(see OSG website for directions)

EVENTS

Registration Check In: 4:00 pm

Warm up:  4:20 pm

Basketball Shooting Event begins:  5:00 pm

The Basketball Shooting event is FREE for all players who are registered on a 3 vs 3 Basketball team.  Team members must REGISTER individually and choose Basketball Shooting and pay the $5.00 registration fee which is paid anyway if you are on a team.

  1. Participants to not have to compete in the 3 vs.3 competition to participate in the shooting competition.
  2. All events are finals. All competitors in one age group will compete at the same time in the same event.
  3. Athletes will shoot 20 free throws for the free throw competition.
  4. Athletes will shoot 15 three-point shots; 3 from each of 5 locations.
  5. Hot Shot competition involved shooting from six ”hotspots” marked on one end of the basketball court testing each athlete’s speed, shooting, dribbling and rebounding ability.
  6. The tournament director reserves the right to change the format for any age division based upon entry numbers or other circumstances.
  7. If you are on a 3 vs 3 team for the 2026 OSG, the shooting competition is freeBUT you MUST be registered on a team.
  8. If you are not on a 3 vs 3 team, Basketball Shooting counts as one of the six events included in the registration fee.

FREE THROW COMPETITION

  1. Participants are allowed to do 2 practice shots
  2. Each participant will shoot 20 (uninterrupted) free throws and will earn 1 point for each basket made with a total of 20 points possible.
  3. A modified free throw line shall be available for use for the following age divisions: 75” for women and 80+ for men.  Players in these age divisions may choose to shoot their shot from  the modified free throw line of 12 feet or not.  All eligible participants must declare the free throw line they intend to shoot from prior to the start of the competition.  No eligible participants shall be allowed to shoot from both free throw lines at any point during the competition.
  4. The ball will be rebounded for the shooter.
  5. The participant may not step over the free throw line while shooting (from the time the ball leaves his/her hand until the ball reaches the rim or backboard).
  6. Tie breaker policy will be as follows:
    1. Most consecutive free throws made.
    2. Sudden death shoot-off of up to 10 additions free throws
    3. If still tied, multiple medals or ribbons will be awarded.

3-POINT COMPETITION

  1. Participants will have 5 – 10 minutes to warm up as a group.No additional practice shots will be given.
  2. Each participant will shoot 3 shots (untimed) from each of five marked locations around the three-point arc. (right and left baselines, right and left wings, and top of key).Shooter will take all shots in succession.  All participants will start in the left baseline area and work their way around the arc.
  3. Participants will earn 1 point for each basket made.A total of 15 points is possible.
  4. No 3-point line distance modifications will be given for any age group.All participants must shoot from the distance of (19’ 9”).
  5. The balls will either be on a rack positioned at each location or handed to the shooter by a volunteer.All shots will be rebounded for the shooter.
  6. The participants’ feet must be completely behind the 3-point line at the time of the shot.The participant is allowed to jump from outside the line and land inside, so long as the ball is released mid-air.
  7. Tie-breaker policy will be as follows:
    1. Sudden death shoot-off from top-of-key location.

HOT SHOT COMPETITION

  1. Each athlete will shoot from six “Hot Spots” marked on one end of the basketball court.
  2. Each spot is worth a numerical value depending upon the distance of the spot from the basket.
  3. Bonus points of 5 points are added to the shooter’s score if the athlete attempts shots from all six spots.
  4. A bonus of 10 points is added to the athlete’s score if the athlete makes a basket from all six spots.
  5. The athlete has 60 seconds in which to shoot from the six spots as many times as they can.
  6. Athletes rebound their own ball during this event.
  7. Multiple medals will be awarded if scores are tied.

 

Basketball Shooting is an OPEN Event at the NSGA Championships in Tulsa in 2027.  You do not need to qualify to participate. 

DIRECTOR

Rod Bynum

405.549.8697

rodnbynum@OKSeniorGames.com

2026 IS a qualifying year to participate in the 2027 National Senior Games in TULSA.

ALL OKLAHOMA RESIDENTS who PARTICIPATE in an event in the 2026 Oklahoma Senior Games automatically qualify to participate in that event at the 2027 National Senior Games in TULSA

June 30 – July 11 if that event is offered.

(except pickleball players who must earn an Oklahoma 1st, 2nd or 3rd place in their event—because of the limited court capacity)

 

For more information about the NSGA Championships go to:  NSGA.com