{"id":124,"date":"2024-02-12T00:36:09","date_gmt":"2024-02-12T00:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mshtestuk.com\/blog\/?p=124"},"modified":"2026-01-07T02:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T02:35:26","slug":"writtle-university-3x3-basketball-facilities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/writtle-university-3x3-basketball-facilities","title":{"rendered":"Writtle University 3&#215;3 Basketball Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Launching the UK&#039;s FIRST dedicated 3x3 Basketball Facilities\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nEYWQyfrwJg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4360a5a1 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Art Meets 3&#215;3 Basketball With Molly Hawkins&#8217; Vivid Court Design<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every court at Writtle University is enhanced with a FIBA 3\u00d73 acrylic finish, beautifully crafted and adorned with artwork by Molly Hawkins. Her designs weave arts, culture, and sports together, reflecting the UK&#8217;s vibrant basketball scene. Molly describes her artistic process: \u201cMy design concept focuses on how shapes and color can create dynamic motion. The colors I chose\u2026 create a clash in energy that feels really exciting and powerful\u2026\u201d This expression of passion and creativity in her work aims to inspire those who play on these courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-a57a653a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-a57a653a\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Mega Slam Hoops at Writtle University College 3x3 Basketball Facility\" title=\"Mega Slam Hoops at Writtle University College D1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D1.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-49733250 gb-headline-text\"><strong>Inclusive Basketball at Writtle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Writtle University College proudly showcases ten newly established basketball courts, including four practice courts with Mega Slam 72 Hoops centrally located on campus. The six additional courts feature extensive floodlighting, suitable for tournaments and significant events, enhanced by powerful LED Game Lights for night play. This setup marks Writtle as the pioneering British institution with a dedicated 3\u00d73 basketball facility. Dr. Greg Deacon of WUC comments \u201c3\u00d73 is basketball at its most inclusive. These courts are the first of many fantastic projects that will help us to support students, athletes and the local community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"gb-block-image gb-block-image-fa64ec01\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" class=\"gb-image gb-image-fa64ec01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Mega Slam Hoops at Writtle University College\" title=\"Mega Slam Hoops at Writtle University College D2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Mega-Slam-Hoops-at-Writtle-University-College-D2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\n<figcaption class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-67d4d216 gb-headline-text\">Molly&#8217;s awesome artwork from drone footage of Writtle&#8217;s 3&#215;3 basketball complex<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":126,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[7],"class_list":["post-124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts","tag-basketball-training-facilities","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33","no-featured-image-padding","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3751,"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124\/revisions\/3751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.megaslamhoops.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}