{"id":130584,"date":"2026-02-10T16:02:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/3x3-basketball-kenya-among-nations-confirmed-for-2026-commonwealth-games-in-glasgow\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T16:02:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T16:02:48","slug":"3x3-basketball-kenya-among-nations-confirmed-for-2026-commonwealth-games-in-glasgow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/3x3-basketball-kenya-among-nations-confirmed-for-2026-commonwealth-games-in-glasgow\/","title":{"rendered":"3\u00d73 Basketball: Kenya among Nations confirmed for 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kenya men\u2019s and women\u2019s 3\u00d73 basketball teams are among 24 countries that are set to feature in 3\u00d73 basketball competition at the forthcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,Scotland.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Glasgow games are scheduled July 23rd-August 2nd 2026 in Glasgow.<\/p>\n

The 3\u00d73 Basketball competition at this year\u2019s Commonwealth Games is returning after making its debut just four years ago at Birmingham 2022.<\/p>\n

Taking place at the SEC Centre from 24 July to 29 July 2026, 3\u00d73 Basketball is a fast-paced, half court format of Basketball.<\/p>\n

It is played by two teams of three players, using one hoop and a 12 second shot clock to keep the action constantly moving. Games last just 10 minutes or end earlier if a team reaches 21 points, creating a high energy, quickfire style of play that showcases speed, skill and agility.<\/p>\n

Following the strong reception from fans to its first Commonwealth Games appearance in Birmingham 2022, the 3\u00d73 Basketball programme has been expanded from eight teams per gender to 12 per gender for Glasgow 2026, demonstrating the rapid growth and rising global appeal of the exciting format.<\/p>\n

Scotland, as host nation, secures automatic entry in both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournaments. Several nations will return for their second Commonwealth Games 3\u00d73 appearance following their participation at Birmingham 2022.<\/p>\n

Australia, Kenya, New Zealand and Scotland will all look to build on their previous experience, with Australia entering the event seeking to better their silver medal in the men\u2019s competition and their bronze medal in the women\u2019s.<\/p>\n

Fiji, who secured qualification for both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s tournaments by winning the Pacific Mini Games in July 2025, will make their Commonwealth Games 3\u00d73 debut alongside fellow Pacific Island first timers Papua New Guinea and Tonga who qualified in the women\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

In addition, The Cayman Islands, Jamaica and Singapore will each field men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams for the first time, while Guyana, Malaysia and Nigeria will make their debut appearances in the men\u2019s draw. Uganda will make its first appearance in the women\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n

Natalie Cunningham, Director of Sport, Glasgow 2026 said: \u201c3\u00d73 Basketball is going to be unmissable this summer. We saw in Birmingham just how electric the atmosphere can be; the speed, the intensity of the competition and the entertainment value had fans hooked from the first to the final whistle. With new nations making their debut and experienced teams back for another shot, Glasgow 2026 will showcase 3\u00d73 at its very best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ann-Louise Morgan, Director of Sport at Commonwealth Sport said: \u201c3\u00d73 Basketball has become one of the most exciting formats in global sport and expanding the competition to 12 men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams at Glasgow 2026 underlines just how far it has come. We\u2019re seeing a brilliant mix of nations qualify, including several making their Commonwealth Games debut in the sport, and its high-octane, crowd-friendly format perfectly captures the dynamic and youthful spirit of the Commonwealth Games.\u201d<\/p>\n

The full list of qualified nations is:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Men\u2019s 3\u00d73 Basketball Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia,Cayman Islands,Fiji,Guyana,Jamaica,Kenya,<\/strong>Malaysia,New Zealand,Nigeria,Scotland,Singapore<\/p>\n

Women\u2019s 3\u00d73 Basketball Competition<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australia,Cayman Islands,Fiji,Jamaica,Kenya<\/strong>,New Zealand,Papua New Guinea,Scotland,Singapore,Tonga,Uganda,<\/p>\n

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Kenya men\u2019s and women\u2019s 3\u00d73 basketball teams are among 24 countries that are set to feature in 3\u00d73 basketball competition at the forthcoming 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow,Scotland. The Glasgow games are scheduled July 23rd-August 2nd 2026 in Glasgow. The 3\u00d73 Basketball competition at this year\u2019s Commonwealth Games is returning after making its debut just […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130584\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}