Team Saint Lucia Ready For 3×3 Tipoff

Team Saint Lucia will compete at the 2024 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup – the fourth edition of this continental championship. The event will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico for the second consecutive time, December 12-15 at Distrito T-Mobile. Seeded 12th out of 33 teams, Saint Lucia’s team includes veterans Sharmoir Baptiste and Troy Louison, who were part of the team that upset Argentina in 2021 in Miami. Cletuson Leon, the only member of the team under 30, is back for his second outing. Clayton William will make his national debut in this format. Fourth-year veterans Louison and Jn Baptiste are looking forward to getting into the main draw at a minimum. “I expect us to come out of qualifiers and make it through the group stage just based on our experience throughout the years,” said Louison. “Because we will be playing teams that are just coming in the tournament.” “This time around I find we are more prepared mentally and more physically,” added Jn Baptiste. “So our goal is just to get into the next round. Yeah, the first year was a shocker. We made it to the qualifying round. So our least benchmark is to get through the...