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3x3 World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2018	Philippines
11	Men	2019	Netherlands

3x3 Europe Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
12	Men	2019	Hungary

Athlete, Coach

Dutch, English

Amsterdam [Netherlands]

Brian Benjamin [national]

He switched from 5-on-5 to 3x3 basketball in 2017. "It feels like street basketball. I fell in love very quickly. It's much faster, more intimate, harder. When I watch the NBA now, I get annoyed by all the whistles. In 3x3 you get a black eye and afterwards you are drinking a beer with the opponent who gave you it." (volkskrant.nl, 01 Jun 2021; parool.nl, 03 Oct 2020)

"I come from a football family and played football, but my mother did not want to stand by the sidelines of a football pitch in the winter anymore. I liked to watch basketball on television, and that's why I decided to try and play it." (parool.nl, 03 Oct 2020; volkskrant.nl, 01 Jun 2021; wearebasket.net, 2019; parool.nl, 15 Apr 2017)

To win gold at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (parool.nl, 03 Oct 2020; Basketball Nederland YouTube channel, 14 Jul 2021)

US basketball players Scottie Pippen and LeBron James. (parool.nl, 03 Oct 2020; Talent&Pro Traineeships YouTube channel, 19 Feb 2021)

His family. "I promised my mother that I would never stop playing basketball. My family is very supportive; my grandmother comes to every game." (wearebasket.net, 2019; parool.nl, 15 Apr 2017)