Greater Springfield, Massachusetts is the birthplace of basketball and now, it is the birthplace of an extraordinary new event to celebrate one of the great games on Planet Earth. Introducing Hooplandia, the largest 3-on-3 basketball competition and celebration on the East Coast – planned for June 23-25, 2023 and hosted by Eastern States Exposition and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

 The event will feature hundreds of games for thousands of players of all ages and playing abilities, with divisions for young girls, boys, women, men, high school elite, college elite, wheelchair, Special Olympians, veterans, first responders and more. 

Other exciting features:

•  70+ courts will be placed throughout the roadway and parking lot network of the Eastern States Exposition fairgrounds in West Springfield. 

•  3-Point, Free Throw, Dribble Course, Vertical Jump competitions will be spotlighted. 

•  Featured “Showcase Games” will be held on the Court of Dreams at the Basketball Hall of Fam