When it comes to three-on-three basketball, most of us are weekend warriors. We show up, put on our shoes and go. But for the Hoopfest organization this is a year-round job that really ramps up the closer we get to the big weekend.
Local businesses are preparing to cash in on the world's largest three on three basketball tournament as 250,000 people converge on downtown Spokane.
Hoopfest, Spokane's busiest weekend of the year, is also set to be the warmest weekend of the year, and organizers are urging people to be prepared for the hot weather downtown.
With Hoopfest less than two days away, crews are working long hours to get everything in place for this weekend's three-on-three basketball tournament.
When you have 250,000 people converging on downtown Spokane for Hoopfest, a lot goes into planning for where they can eat, drink, go to the bathroom and use their cell phones. Don't worry. Hoopfest has a plan for that.
Meet Hoosier Mama's a team getting ready for Hoopfest that is keeping it in the family.
Tip-off for the 24th annual Hoopfest is just five days away and the preparations are already well underway.
Hoopfest is 23 days away and many of us just can't wait but maybe you find yourself signed up to play and feel you're not quite ready to take the court just yet. If that's the case, here's what to do before the big weekend.
Hoopfest is just three weeks away and crews are busy getting ready to welcome more than a quarter of a million players and fans to the biggest weekend in Spokane of the year.
Spokane is promoted as "Near Nature, Near Perfect" but with the Gonzaga Men's basketball team at No. 1 and a handful of other major sporting events there's a big argument to be made to call Spokane "Sports Town USA".
Hoops reign supreme in Spokane, with the State B tournament this weekend, Hoopfest, and the Zags. A newly proposed facility could give other sports a better venue.
Fittingly, it was Josh Heytvelt who tipped in the game-winner for "Douglass Properties" as they captured the men's elite six-foot and over division title, by beating "Red Monkey".
It doesn't matter if you are seven-years-old or 70-years-old - age is just a number at Hoopfest.
Hoopfest takes a lot of quick moves, high jumps and shooting skills, but the Razor Rollers show that sometimes all it takes is teamwork.
Hoopfest brings out the best in families and "My Three Sons" is proof.
With Hoopfest just hours away, hundreds of volunteers are working hard transforming the streets of Spokane into more than 400 basketball courts.
Before Hoopfest players step foot on a court this weekend, they have to check in their teams.
The biggest three on three basketball tournament is just three days away from tip-off. However, Hoopfest won't be the only event in town that will attract business from across the country.
Rain on Tuesday did not stop crews from setting up center court for Hoopfest in downtown Spokane.
One man at this year's Hoopfest is not letting anything get in his way, on the court, or in life.
Another Hoopfest is in the books, and it was another great event. It was capped off by a much deserving win in the men's Green Mountain Construction.
Thousands of players hit the pavement for Hoopfest 2008, each with their own story.
The Hoopfest women's title game saw a long time champion win again.
A little over two months ago Cheney High School was shaken as one of their students, Ryan Sigua died of heart complications. Ryan was supposed to play in Hoopfest this weekend for the first time.
