Hawkins Named MVP After Winning 2022 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship
4/3/2022 8:59:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Former Creighton Basketball standout helps team to $70,000 in winnings
NEW ORLEANS (April 3, 2022) – After three days of intense 3-on-3 competition, Team Big East/A-10, comprised of UConn's RJ Cole and Tyrese Martin, Creighton's Ryan Hawkins, and George Mason's D'Shawn Schwartz, took home the $50,000 grand prize after defeating Team American/C-USA in the championship game of the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship on Sunday afternoon in front of a standing room only crowd at The Sugar Mill in New Orleans and an ESPN2 national TV audience.
Hawkins was named the Tournament's MVP after recording six points, all from behind the arc, along with four assists and two rebounds in the final. It was a tight game throughout the entire contest but Schwartz's turnaround jumper following an offensive rebound put the exclamation mark on Team Beast Coast Ballers' championship run. Hawkins led his team with 6.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.3 two-point field goals made per game during the tournament run.
In all, the quartet took home a combined $70,000 after finishing 4-2 in pool play, good for $1,000 for each win, followed by a $1,000 victory in the second round of the playoffs, a $5,000 quarterfinal win and a $10,000 semifinal triumph.
The team joins the 2018 Big Ten team (Purdue's Vince Edwards, Indiana's Robert Johnson, Minnesota's Nate Mason and Ohio State's Jae'Sean Tate), the 2019 CAA team (College of Charleston's Jarrell Brantley, UNC Wilmington's Devontae Cacok, Northeastern's Vasa Pusica and Hofstra's Justin Wright-Foreman), and the 2021 Big Ten/MAC team (Nebraska's Haanif Cheatham, Northern Illinois' Eugene German, Ball State's Tahjai Teague, and Ohio State's Andre Wesson) as tournament champions.
For complete player statistics, standings, final bracket and additional information, log on to www.3X3UHoops.com.
Hawkins led Creighton with 13.8 points and 7.8 rebounds per game in his lone season as a Bluejay, earning Second Team All-BIG EAST and USBWA All-District 6 accolades. He ranks first among active Division I players with 1,220 career rebounds and 927 field goals made, second with 2,580 points, fifth with 41 double-doubles, seventh with 363 three-point field goals and 11th with 257 steals.
Sunday's Playoff Results
1st Round ($1,000/win)
Horizon/MVC 21, Big 12/Southland 16
America East/MAAC 21, Ivy/Patriot 20
MEAC/SWAC 18, Summit/OVC 17
Big Sky/Big West 21, ACC/Big South 18
Second Round ($1,000/win)
MWC/WAC 22, Horizon/MVC 17
America East/MAAC 21, Pac-12/WCC 19
MEAC/SWAC 21, ASUN/Sun Belt 19
Big East/A-10 20, Big Sky/Big West 19
Quarterfinals ($5,000/win)
American/C-USA 21, MWC/WAC 15
America East/MAAC 21, Big Ten/MAC 18
MEAC/SWAC 21, CAA/NEC 17
Big East/A-10 20, SEC/SoCon 17
Semifinals ($10,000/win)
American/C-USA 21, America East/MAAC 18
Big East/A-10 20, MEAC/SWAC 17
Final ($50,000)
Big East/A-10 21, American/C-USA 17
All-Star Games ($4,000 to winning team; $1,000 to losing team)
Team Hummel
Brad Davison
Kobe McEwen
Mike Okauru
Azar Swain
Team Frazier
John Fulkerson
Colin Slater
Peyton Willis
Holland Woods
Team Hummel def. Team Frazier, 19-14
Team Titus
Alex Barcello
Savion Flagg
David Jean-Baptiste
Jalen Ray
Team Montgomery
Will Carius
Kayo Goncalves
Patrick Good
Derek St. Hilaire
Team Titus def. Team Montgomery, 12-6
