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22 universities set to compete under the Xiamen hoop

21 November 2024
All continents will be represented in China.

From 22-24 November, the last FISU event of the year promises three action packed days in China as the best 3×3 basketball university teams fight for the last places on a podium in 2024.

A little bit of history to set the scene… The predecessor of the FISU University World Cup 3×3 basketball is the 3×3 FISU World University League, which was launched by the International University Sports Federation back in 2015. The first event took place FISU and FIBA (the International Basketball Federation) directly inviting major basketball teams (both men and women) from universities across five continents to compete for the league championship and this already too place in Xiamen, Fujian.

The event was also organised outside China, like here in Türkiye.

Starting from 2016, the tournament developed a league system, establishing five major competition zones worldwide. Only the winning teams in each region can qualify to participate in the league finals.

In 2019, the 3×3 FISU World University League was officially renamed as the FISU University World Cup 3×3 basketball. Huaqiao University hosted the event 5 times from 2015 to 2019.

And now, the Xiamen 2024 FISU University World Cup 3×3 basketball is about to start, once more hosted by Huaqiao University on its Xiamen campus.

The teams

22 universities from a total of 18 countries, but 24 teams in total, as both the Uganda Christian University and the University of Valencia sent both a men’s and a women’s team to China.

Women’s Teams

  • Carleton Uni (CAN)
  • ITESM Monterrey (MEX)
  • ITESM Toluca (MEX)
  • NTNU (TPE)
  • Riga Stradins Uni (LAT)
  • Szechenyi Istvan Uni (HUN)
  • Tsighua Uni (CHN)
  • USIU-Africa (KEN)
  • Uganda Christian University (UGA)
  • University of Sydney (AUS)
  • University of Valencia (ESP)
  • Yunnan Normal University (CHN)

Men’s Teams

  • American Uni Cairo (EGY)
  • ESPOL (ECU)
  • Guangdong Uni Tech (CHN)
  • Huaquiao University (CHN)
  • Mon-Altius (MGL)
  • Nantes University (FRA)
  • UNIP (BRA)
  • Uganda Christian University (UGA)
  • Uni of Canterbury (NZL)
  • University of Ljubljana (SLO)
  • University of Valencia (ESP)
  • Vytautas Magnus University (LTU)


The programme

The schedule is as fast-paced as the game itself, with a match scheduled every 25 minutes, starting on Friday 22 November at 11h30 local time (3h30 am GMT). So the menu is for sure a thrilling one with four times four games a day, divided by breaks and the traditional shootout contest (men, women and mixed) adding a different flavour to the show every afternoon. You can find the whole programme . Remember, 3×3 basketball is inspired by street basketball. It is fast, spectacular and intense!

Follow all the games live

You can watch all the action live on and make sure to visit the for more info, all the results and much more. Good luck to all participating student-athletes!

Written by Thérèse Courvoisier, pictures provided by the organising committee

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