Hagedorn, Simpson Named To Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship Midseason Watch List

MBB: 3X3U Watch List

ATLANTA -- South Dakota's Tyler Hagedorn and Triston Simpson are two of 10 Summit League seniors named to the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship Midseason Watch List, which was announced on recently. The 2020 event is scheduled for April 3-5 at Atlanta's Atlantic Station, where it will be contested outdoors for the first time.

In what is the single largest gathering of draft-eligible talent in the months leading up to the NBA Draft, the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship features 128 seniors from all 32 Division I conferences vying for one of the biggest purses at any FIBA-sanctioned 3x3 event. Teams will compete for $150,000, with $100,000 going to the tournament champions. The winning team will once again earn an automatic berth to the 2020 USA Basketball 3x3 Open National Championship in May.

Hagedorn is currently the league's leader with 19.2 points per game and is also the nation's most efficient 3-point shooter with a 57 percent shooting effort from deep. He is the reigning Summit League Player of the Week for his performance in wins against Denver and Omaha in which he averaged 23.5 points per game. Hagedorn also earned January's Summit League Player of the Month honors after shooting 59 percent from beyond the arc and 56 percent from the field for 22.3 points per game during the month.

Simpson has been averaging 11.1 points since returning back to the lineup at the start of conference play after sitting out for a month due to an injury. Overall, Simpson averages 11.4 points on 46 percent shooting from the field. He has scored in double figures in every Summit game since Omaha on Jan. 11, including a 21-point effort against South Dakota State.

The Tournament will once again receive non-stop coverage through its broadcast partners Twitter and ESPN. Every second of the 2020 Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship will be available to a national audience beginning with pool play games on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, and knockout rounds on Sunday, April 5. Twitter will be the exclusive home of pool play games, as well as the Round of 16 and quarterfinal games. ESPN2 will carry the semifinal, consolation and championship contests.

Last year, the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship featured nearly 100 All-Conference honorees, 45 first-team selections, eight conference Players of the Year, 11 USBWA All-District performers and nine conference tournament Most Outstanding Players. Among this year's watch list are more than 150 preseason All-Conference honorees and 13 preseason conference players of the year.

Each team roster will be comprised of four eligible seniors from the same Division I conference. Teams will be organized into eight pools of four and each team will be guaranteed three pool play games, earning $1,000 for every victory on Friday and Saturday. The top two teams in each pool will move on to Sunday's knockout stage, where the stakes skyrocket. Only the teams competing in the tournament final will earn additional prize money, with the champions winning $100,000.

For more information on the Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship, including event updates, details, rules and more, follow them on Twitter at @3X3UHoops or online at www.3X3UHoops.com.

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Players Mentioned

#25 Tyler Hagedorn: F; 6' 10"; Redshirt Senior

#3 Triston Simpson: G; 6' 2"; Senior

Players Mentioned

#25 Tyler Hagedorn
: 6' 10"; Redshirt Senior
: F

#3 Triston Simpson
: 6' 2"; Senior
: G

Players Mentioned

#25 Tyler Hagedorn

#3 Triston Simpson

Players Mentioned

#25 Tyler Hagedorn

#3 Triston Simpson