The Rhode Island Senior Games Men’s 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament was held on September 7th at the beautiful South Kingstown Recreation Center in Wakefield, Rhode Island.
Forty-two players on eight teams came from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire and New Jersey.
In the 50-54 division, the New Hampshire team “Onions” took the gold, South County Red(RI) earned silver, Rhode Kill JV(RI/MA) nabbed the bronze medal with South County Blue(RI) finishing fourth. In the 65-69 division, Rhode Kill Emeritus(RI/MA) won the gold medal with team Hope(RI) garnering silver. In the 70-74 bracket, the Arsenal Ballers from Connecticut won gold with the Rhode Kill Rebels(RI/NJ) taking the silver medal.
Dave Santagata, Rhode Island Senior Games Basketball Ambassador, would like to thank RISG board member and event organizer Tom Arcangeli as well as our excellent referees and numerous volunteers who assisted with registration, scorekeeping and clock management. Also, a big shout out to our financial sponsors Oak Street Health, Davitt Design Build, and The Kelliher Corbett Group at Morgan Stanley whose support allows us to offer multiple, affordable opportunities for our senior athletes.
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