theGR3Gleague starts on Monday!
Join BeerCityHoops and local breweries (TwoGuys, Creston & more) at Lincoln Park on Grand Rapids’ WestSide every Monday around 7pm for #theGR3Gleague, a casual, co-ed, competitive 3-on-3 league built around growing relationships between neighbors, local businesses and organizations.
Player entry is free for the first 4 people to sign up to represent their favorite local brewery. After each team has 4 players assigned, new registrations will require the purchase of your own logo shirt from the brewery team you would like to play for.
The rules of the GR3G league 3-on-3 are as follows:
- games are played on a half-court
- the GR3G league uses the on-court arc (usually 19’9″), with shots from outside the arc worth 2 points and inside worth 1 point
- shots from designated “3G” circles (located at 23′) are worth three-points, a player must take the shot from inside the circle
- determined by brewery locations, the nearest “home” team inbounds first
- shot clock runs 33 seconds (where available)
- shooting foul creates one free throw per number of points as the shot, all free throws are worth 1 point and are taken from the free throw line
- players receive one dead-ball free throw if fouled on a made shot, possession will then change
- players are allowed 3 personal fouls before fouling out (casual, competitive builds rapport, relationships)
- teams must begin the game with 3 players and may finish with only one player
- to win, a team must score exactly 33 points or the opposing team runs out of players/forfeits
- halftime happens as one team reaches 21 points
- each team receives two 60-second timeouts
- substitutions can be made on a dead ball or by calling timeout
- the referee must distribute the ball to the opposing team beyond the 23′ arc line after each score
- the inbounding player is free to dribble or pass the ball inbounds
- defensive rebounds/steals must be cleared only if the ball touched the rim, the ball is cleared when the opposing player with the ball establishes both feet behind the 3-point line
- all defensive strategies are allowed
- we use a size 29.5 game ball
Happy Birthday, Donnie Tyndall!
Ravenna born.
Celebrating Muskegon’s Don Nelson!
Muskegon, 1940 Died…
Happy Birthday, Matt Steigenga!
Photo Credit: BCAM.org
West Michigan Officials Association news
Awards Banquet set for Monday, March 25
The WMOA will gather at Watermark Country Club on Monday, March 25, 2019 at 6 p.m. for their annual banquet and awards ceremony.
The group will present awards for Student Athlete of the Year (3), Coach of the Year (3), Athletic Director of the Year (1), Officials of the Year (2) and a Lifetime Achievement Award to Don Edwards.

Happy Birthday to East Kentwood and U of M hooper, Loy Vaught
https://www.beercitysports.com/gsceltic-names-his-top-10-grand-rapids-area-basketball-players/
BeerCitySports’ inaugural Hall of Fame Class, ceremony set for Feb. 17th Skating Fundraiser
BeerCitySports is proud to announce our inaugural Hall of Fame inductees, the Class of 2019.
Induction Ceremony to take place at the Roll-It-Out Skating Fundraiser for HQ on February 17th at the Kentwood Fun Spot. Tickets are available here.
Posthumously:
- Chris Napieralski
- “Uncle Bob” Schab
- Pete Camp
GC’s Originals:
- 1986-87 St. Paul the Apostle Cougars
- Those Langley Boys (1987 Gus Macker)
Current Legends:
- Michael “Pops” Sims
- Allen “The Hulk” Durham
- Marco Wilkinson
Anybody but (Derek) Anderson….I don’t know his first name.
Chris Napieralski on The 3-Point Turn podcast talking Arizona Cardinals football