By SEAN BOCK
The Player Selection Committee for the inaugural Dos Equis 3X3U National Championship announced their nominees on Wednesday.
The Player Selection Committee, consisting of college basketball experts from a wide range of media outlets including ZAGSBLOG, ESPN, CBS Sports, The Athletic, USA Today, NBC Sports, The Ringer, and more, voted on their 3X3U nominees from all 32 Division I college basketball conferences.
The Committee’s final selections will be revealed through a series of studio shows streamed live on Twitter once a day from Monday, March 26 through Thursday, March 29.
The new event will consist of 32 four-man teams representing every Division 1 college basketball conference in a three-day, 3-on-3 tournament. The teams are made up of seniors who have exhausted their eligibility will compete for a $100,000 prize pool viewable live on Twitter and ESPN2 from Friday, March 30 through Sunday, April 1, 2018, at St. Mary’s University’s Bill Greehey Arena in San Antonio.
Here are the nominees for each conference:
| Atlantic 10 | |
| 1 | Peyton Aldridge, F, Davidson |
| 2 | Justin Tillman, F, Virginia Commonwealth |
| 3 | Jared Terell, G, Rhode Island |
| 4 | Jaylen Adams, G, St. Bonaventure |
| Atlantic Sun | |
| 1 | Brandon Goodwin, G, Florida Gulf Coast |
| 2 | Divine Myles, G, Stetson |
| 3 | Nick Masterson, G, Kennesaw State |
| 4 | Ramel Thompkins, F, Upstate |
| ACC | |
| 1 | Grayson Allen, G, Duke |
| 2 | Joel Berry II, G, North Carolina |
| 3 | Bonzie Colson, F, Notre Dame |
| 4 | Theo Pinson, F/G, North Carolina |
| America East | |
| 1 | Tanner Leissner, F, New Hampshire |
| 2 | Jairus Lyles, G, Maryland-Baltimore County |
| 3 | Jahad Thomas, G/F, Umass Lowell |
| 4 | Trae Bell-Haynes, G, Vermont |
| American | |
| 1 | Gary Clark, F, Cincinnati |
| 2 | Rob Gray, G, Houston |
| 3 | Junior Etou, F, Tulsa |
| 4 | Cameron Reyonlds, G, Tulane |
| Big 12 | |
| 1 | Devonte’ Graham, G, Kansas |
| 2 | Khadeem Lattin, F, Oklahoma |
| 3 | Keenan Evans, G, Texas Tech |
| 4 | Jevon Carter, G, West Virginia |
| Big East | |
| 1 | Kelan Martin, F, Butler |
| 2 | J.P. Macura, G, Xavier |
| 3 | Trevon Bluiett, G, Xavier |
| 4 | Desi Rodriguez, F, Seton Hall |
| Big Sky | |
| 1 | Bogdan Bliznyuk, G/F, Eastern Washington |
| 2 | Victor Sanders, G, Idaho |
| 3 | Justin Strings, F, Sacramento State |
| 4 | Ryan Richardson, G, Weber State |
| Big South | |
| 1 | Ahmad Thomas, G, UNC-Asheville |
| 2 | Xavier Cooks, G/F, Winthrop |
| 3 | Kevin Vannatta, G, UNC-Asheville |
| 4 | Anders Broman, G, Winthrop |
| Big Ten | |
| 1 | Nate Mason, G, Minnesota |
| 2 | Jae’Sean Tate, F, Ohio State |
| 3 | Vincent Edwards, F, Purdue |
| 4 | Bryant McIntosh, G, Northwestern |
| Big West | |
| 1 | Leland King II, F, Santa Barbara |
| 2 | Gabe Levin, F, Long Beach State |
| 3 | Victor Joseph, G, Cal Poly |
| 4 | Gabe Vincent, G, Santa Barbara |
| Colonial | |
| 1 | Joe Chealey, G, College of Charleston |
| 2 | David Cohn, G, William & Mary |
| 3 | Rokas Gustys, F/C, Hofstra |
| 4 | Mike Morsell, G, Towson |
| Conference USA | |
| 1 | Giddy Potts, G, Middle Tennessee |
| 2 | Darius Thompson, G, Western Kentucky |
| 3 | Chris Cokley, F, Alabama Birmingham |
| 4 | Nick King, F, Middle Tennessee |
| Horizon | |
| 1 | Jalen Hayes, F, Oakland |
| 2 | Cameron Morse, G, Youngstown State |
| 3 | Kendrick Nunn, G, Oakland |
| 4 | Lavone Holland II, G, Northern Kentucky |
| Ivy League | |
| 1 | Taylor Johnson, G, Dartmouth |
| 2 | Caleb Wood, G, Pennsylvania |
| 3 | Amir Bell, G, Princeton |
| 4 | Wil Bathurst, G/F, Cornell |
| MAAC | |
| 1 | Matt Scott, G, Niagara |
| 2 | Tyler Nelson, G, Fairfield |
| 3 | Jermaine Crumpton, F, Canisius |
| 4 | Rich Williams, G, Manhattan |
| Mid-American | |
| 1 | Thomas Wilder, G, Western Michigan |
| 2 | Wes Clark, G, Buffalo |
| 3 | Cecil Williams, F, Central Michigan |
| 4 | Tre’Shaun Fletcher, G/F, Toledo |
| MEAC | |
| 1 | Tiwian Kendley, G, Morgan State |
| 2 | Phillip Carr, F, Morgan State |
| 3 | Brandon Tabb, G/F, Bethune-Cookman |
| 4 | Desmond Williams, F, Florida A&M |
| Missouri Valley | |
| 1 | Alize Johnson, F, Missouri State |
| 2 | Brenton Scott, G, Indiana State |
| 3 | Reed Timmer, G, Drake |
| 4 | Donte Ingram, G/F, Loyola-Chicago |
| Mountain West | |
| 1 | Chandler Hutchison, G, Boise State |
| 2 | Trey Kell, G, San Diego State |
| 3 | Hayden Dalton, Wyoming |
| 4 | Kendall Stephens, G, Nevada |
| Northeast | |
| 1 | Joel Hernandez, G, LIU-Brooklyn |
| 2 | Junior Robinson, G, Mount St. Mary’s |
| 3 | Joseph Lopez, F, Sacred Heart |
| 4 | JoJo Cooper, G, Wagner |
| Ohio Valley | |
| 1 | Jonathan Stark, G, Murray State |
| 2 | Austin Luke, G, Belmont |
| 3 | Terrell Miller Jr., F, Murray State |
| 4 | Averyl Ugba, F, Austin Peay |
| Pac-12 | |
| 1 | Jordan McLaughlin, G, Southern California |
| 2 | Tra Holder, G, Arizona State |
| 3 | Marcus Lee, F, California |
| 4 | Thomas Welsh, C, California-Los Angeles (UCLA) |
| Patriot League | |
| 1 | Kahron Ross, G, Lehigh |
| 2 | Zach Thomas, F, Bucknell |
| 3 | Stephen Brown, G, Bucknell |
| 4 | Jordan Swopshire, F, Colgate |
| SEC | |
| 1 | Daryl Macon, G, Arkansas |
| 2 | Yante Maten, F, Georgia |
| 3 | Chris Chiozza, G, Florida |
| 4 | Jaylen Barford, G, Arkansas |
| SWAC | |
| 1 | A.J. Mosby, G, Alcorn State |
| 2 | Zachary Hamilton, F, Prairie View A&M |
| 3 | Donte Clark, G, Texas Southern |
| 4 | Jared Sam, F, Southern |
| Southern | |
| 1 | Devin Sibley, G, Furman |
| 2 | Desonta Bradford, G, East Tennessee State |
| 3 | Marvin Smith, F, NC-Greensboro |
| 4 | Demetrius Denzel-Dyson, G, Samford |
| Southland | |
| 1 | Christopher Galbreath, F, Sam Houston State |
| 2 | Jordan Howard, PG, Central Arkansas |
| 3 | Travin Thibodeaux, F, New Orleans |
| 4 | Roddy Peters, G, Nicholls State |
| Summit League | |
| 1 | Daniel Amigo, G, Denver |
| 2 | Paul Miller, G, North Dakota State |
| 3 | Nick Fuller, F, South Dakota |
| 4 | Bryson Scott, G, Fort Wayne (IPFW) |
| Sun Belt | |
| 1 | Bryce Washington, F, UL Lafayette |
| 2 | Kevin Hervery, F, Texas-Arlington |
| 3 | Frank Bartley, G, UL Lafayette |
| 4 | Wesley Person, G, Troy |
| WAC | |
| 1 | Nick Dixon, G, Texas-Rio Grande Valley |
| 2 | Joshua Braun, G, Grand Canyon |
| 3 | Jemerrio Jones, F, New Mexico State |
| 4 | Zach Lofton, G, New Mexico State |
| West Coast | |
| 1 | Johnathan Williams, F, Gonzaga |
| 2 | Silas Melson, G, Gonzaga |
| 3 | Jock Landale, C, St. Mary’s |
| 4 | Henry Caruso, G/F, Santa Clara |
