Jazmine and Jade Redmond have traveled the world playing basketball and they grew up playing in Hoopfest, but they've never played together. This weekend for the first time the sisters will join forces as they try to win the co-ed elite division.
It's that time of year again, Hoopfest is back! The world's largest three-on-three basketball tournament returns to Spokane for it's 30th summer and will take over the city June 29-30. Wev'e compiled an all-inclusive list of everything you need to know about "The best basketball weekend on Earth".
Hoopfest has released the tournament brackets! More than 6,000 teams can now find out who they're up against for Hoopfest 2019.
When it comes to representing Spokane, basketball is high up on the list. Hoopfest organizers know this, which is why, this year, they're declaring Spokane as Hooptown USA.
The hype for Hoopfest 2019 is just getting started. The 3-on-3 basketball tournament is in four days and is projected to bring more than 24,000 people to downtown Spokane.
There are about 6,000 teams participating in Hoopfest.
If you plan to take a Lime bike or scooter to Hoopfest, be prepared that there are certain parts of downtown that will be prohibited throughout the weekend.
The city of Spokane would cover 65 percent of Hoopfest's security and public safety costs for the next three years under a proposed plan.
The 2019 Hoopfest game ball and poster have been revealed!
The players are gone, the hoops have been taken down, but local businesses are still feeling the impact of the busy Hoopfest weekend.
Rodrick Fisher is getting ready for his freshman season of football at Washington State University in Pullman, but he couldn't wait to come home and play in Hoopfest with his Dad and a future teammate Max Borghi.
Isaiah Edwards jumped over a 6'5 man to claim this year's Hoopfest dunk contest championship.
The crowd was chanting U-S-A against the defending champion Team Canada, as an impressive group of high-schoolers that represent Team USA 3x3 won the women's elite champions this year at Hoopfest.
FORMER ZAGS SILAS MELSON, KYLE WILTJER, AND ERIC MCCLELLAN KNOW A LITTLE SOMETHING ABOUT PLAYING ABOVE THE RIM..THEY WERE OUR JUDGES FOR THE 2018 HOOFEST DUNK CONTEST SEMIFINALS.
It was weeks of practice and relationship building, but on Saturday the Police Activities League Hoopfest team, the cleverly named Swag Pass Dunk team, took to the streets in their first Hoopfest matchups.
There are some basketball players competing in Hoopfest that refuse to let adversity get in the way of shooting some hoops.
We know that Hoopfest is the largest 3-on-3 tournament in the world, but could there soon be a rival for Hoopfest?
Every team at Hoopfest is vying for a coveted championship t-shirt, but for one team, it would mean more than just winning Hoopfest. It would mean showing our community exactly what it means to be Freeman Strong.
A group of friends that met in the Air Force has played together in Hoopfest since 1994. They change their name every year, but this year the change came last minute after an important teammate passed away. Now, their play is dedicated to a member watching from the best seat in the city.
Of the roughly 250,000 people that are expected to pack downtown Spokane for Hoopfest weekend, many of them are not from the city itself.
With over 250,000 players and spectators in downtown Spokane, Hoopfest is expected to bring in over $4 million to the local economy again this year; with people eating at our restaurants and shopping at our stores.
When it comes to basketball season, the stars of Spokane are definitely the members of Gonzaga men's basketball team.
Drumroll, please! The KXLY4's Hoopfest Best Team Name Contest has yielded a winner.
You can find the full schedule of events for each day of Hoopfest weekend here.
