Hoopfest 2019: Friday

Hoopfest is here for its 30th year. The beginning of basketball competition came early with eight teams competing for $5,000 in a FIBA sponsored 3X3 tournament on Nike Center Court Friday afternoon. Among the players was former St. Mary’s guard Calvin Hermanson, who put up 3-pointers with former Zag Josh Perkins watching from the stands.

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Fri., June 28, 2019

The first two teams of the Spokane Hoops 3×3 World Invitational played Friday, June 28, 2019, on Hoopfest’s center court in downtown Spokane. City Councilwoman Kate Burke and others have complained that Hoopfest organizers allowed the U.S. Border Patrol to set up a booth at the massive 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

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Former Gonzaga Bulldog player Josh Perkins, left, gets high fives from passing fans after draining some shots at the Toyota Shoot Off at Hoopfest, Spokane’s big basketball weekend, Friday, June 28, 2019, in downtown Spokane.

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Former Gonzaga Bulldog player Josh Perkins gets a high five after draining the equivalent of a half-court basket at the Toyota Shoot Off booth at Hoopfest, Spokane’s big basketball weekend, Friday, June 28, 2019, in downtown Spokane.

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Former Gonzaga Bulldog player Josh Perkins poses for a photo with Jaydon Coon, 9, of Palmer, Alaska while hanging out at the Hooptown USA bus, which functions as a traveling sportswear store at Hoopfest, Spokane’s big basketball weekend, Friday, June 28, 2019, in downtown Spokane.

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Hoopfest teams check in at the large tent in downtown Spokane Friday, June 28, 2019.

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