As Mr. Spearing  mentioned at a recent assembly, the 14th Annual Muji Muhammad 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament will be held on Sunday afternoon, February 22 at the Athletic Center.  It has been a fun community event over the years, and I hope that many of you will participate this year.

The following is information about the tournament, about signing up for the tournament, and about Muji 14 t-shirts:

1.       The Muji 3-on-3 tournament is open to all in the Williston community.  Here are the rules for teams: three players on a team; teams must be co-ed; no more than one faculty or staff member per team. It is a single-elimination tournament.  Games are played to 11, “straight up,” with alternating possessions.  Seeding is done by a secret committee.  Volunteer referees will referee the games.

Note: in the past, there was a rule that there could not be more than one varsity basketball player on each team.  This year, due to the tournament being held during the varsity teams’ seasons, those players will not be participating.

2.      Sign up by sending me an email with your team members and your team name by Tuesday, February 17 at 10:00 p.m.  The secret committee will meet at a secret time and location on Wednesday, February 18 to make up the bracket.  They will also send out the bracket via email to the Williston community on Thursday, February 19.

3.      If you would like to buy a Muji 14 t-shirt, you can either email me what size you want, or you can stop by my office on the English floor (#36) during a free period.  I will have different sizes of shirts there for you to try on, starting next Monday.  The first opportunity to order shirts will be next week, but I can put in a second order later if there is still demand.  Cost is $12 per shirt, and you can pay cash or  pay with your card when you receive your shirt.

This year’s shirt will be in the style of the Portland Trail Blazers.  Why, you may ask?  Because I promised (or did I lose a bet to?) Portland native and secret committee member, Emmett O’Malley (I will send pictures of the shirt in another email).  T-shirts are just for fun.  You do not have to order one to play in the tournament, and you can order one and not play in the tournament.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

All My Best,
Mr. Sawyer