ReignOnU wrote:3v3s were the rage in Indiana/Ohio back in the day. Hoop-It-Up, Macker, there was another that was something like USA Hoops, plus all of the locals. I still despise downtown Indianapolis because the the HIU tournaments there. They had them at the fairgrounds somewhere around 38th street. It was such a pain in the ass getting there, not because of distance, but because that stretch of road has the absolutely worst timing for traffic lights that I've ever witnessed. What should have been a 15min trip in from Castleton (friend's place) was like 30-40. Incredibly annoying.
Cincinnati gets bonus points for the most interesting 3 on 3 location... the tournament was played on the plaza of Riverfront Stadium. More than 1 ball managed to go flying off of that deck.
The Bronco chase was while I was in HS, right around my birthday. I just remember it being around dinner time and we had been cooking out... had it on the living room. Don't remember too much more about it.
Joe Hoops was another regional 3-on-3 series in Indiana. They were mostly indoors at sports centers or college HPER buildings.
One of my all time favorite tournaments was in this little podunk town northeast of Fort Wayne. It was outdoor 5-on-5 full court. This little town park had 2 full courts with glass backboards, breakaway rims, and actual scoreboards. It was three weeks long on Thursday-Sundays. The winners got a pretty good cut of cash (1500-2500) and 2-4th got de-escalating shares. There were usually teams from Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan.