NEW ORLEANS – After a stellar 2021-22 campaign that saw him earn America East All-Defensive Team recognition, grad student Traci Carter has been selected to participate in the 2022 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship, scheduled for April 1-3 at The Sugar Mill in New Orleans.
 
A Philadelphia native, Carter was one of the most disruptive guards in the America East this past season. Averaging 1.8 steals per game, he ranked third in the conference. In total, he recorded 31 steals in conference play, leading the league. On offense, Carter averaged 9.6 points per game, shooting 38.2 percent from beyond the arc. The guard also dished out 2.9 assists per contest and hauled in 3.0 rebounds per game.
 
His defensive accolades saw him take home All-Defensive Team honors for the third straight season in 2022, as he was a Defensive Team honoree the past two seasons. He becomes the first three-peat honoree in program history and joins Vin Baker (All-First Team in 1991, 92, and 93) as the only Hawk to earn an All-Conference team accolade in three consecutive seasons.
 
Carter played an integral role in the Hartford men's basketball team's back-to-back America East Championship Game appearances — and the program's first-ever America East Championship and NCAA Tournament bid in 2021.
 
Sixty-four players, who have elected to begin their professional careers, will represent all 32 Division I conferences and compete for their share of $150,000 – one of the largest prize purses at any FIBA 3x3 sanctioned events – by teaming up with other aspiring pro prospects from around the country. Each conference will be paired with another, forming 16 four-man rosters that will be separated into four pools. Carter is one of four players that will be part of the America East/MAAC, Metro East Mayhem team.
 
This year, the Tournament will once again receive non-stop coverage via Twitter and on ESPN networks. Every second of the 2022 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship will be available to a national audience beginning with pool play games on Friday and Saturday, April 1-2, and knockout rounds on Sunday, April 3.
 
Teams will play each squad in their respective pool on April 1 and 2 before all 16 will head to the knockout stage on April 3, with the top two teams from each pool receiving byes to the quarterfinals. The winning team from each pool play game will win $1,000, victories in the first two knockout rounds will net another $1,000, a quarterfinal win is worth $5,000, a semifinal triumph is another $10,000, while the team that takes home the Tournament title will add $50,000 to their winnings. 
 
Kyle Montgomery, the voice of FIBA 3x3, and Robbie Hummel, current ESPN and Big Ten Network analyst, will be behind the mic calling games all weekend long. Tate Frazier and Mark Titus of the Titus & Tate Podcast will also suit up as the hosts of the Dos Equis Lounge to provide commentary, postgame interviews and more over the three-day experience.
 
Through the first three years of the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship, at least 200 players that have participated in the event have signed professional contracts.
 
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