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Thanks big time to all SPONSORS for helping the Imagination Factory Children’s Museum. Be a part of this year’s event and help make more awesome memories for our amazing community. The Original Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament was started in 1974 by Scott McNeal on his parents’ driveway basketball court in Lowell, Michigan. All proceeds benefit the Imagination Factory Children’s Museum and books for children. The tournament continued to grow and in 1987 moved from Lowell to Belding and took to the road because of a tremendous demand from communities outside of the home base. Otteman and two CMU students, as well as Mullen and Revoir made presentations at the recent Gus Macker 2017 Conference in Grand Rapids.
Gus Macker, based in Belding, MI, celebrates 45 years in the summer of 2018, during which the next class will be inducted in special ceremonies. The tournament currently holds both indoor and outdoor competitions annually in more than 75 cities, with over 200,000 players and 1.7 million spectators attending. Mullen and Revoir have led the YMCA of Norwich, N.Y., efforts in hosting a Gus Macker tournament annually for the last 22 years. Norwich, a city known for its festivals, has accepted the tournament as a major event in the community. The tournament benefits the many community charities served by the YMCA.
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The unique Macker bracket system puts you in competition with teams of similar age, experience and even size, and even teams that struggle can win the “Toilet Bowl,” which is just one of the many cool trophies up for grabs. The 2022 Gus Macker Tournament hosted here in Iron Mountain will be a huge value to sponsors and great entertainment to spectators! The proceeds from the tournament will benefit the IMAGINATION FACTORY CHILDREN’S MUSEUM. In 2016 Gus Macker tournaments in 35 communities across 10 states hosted almost 31,000 basketball players in three-on-three basketball tournaments witnessed by an estimated 332,000 spectators. The “Gus Macker All- World Tour” was greeted with enthusiasm and spectacular news coverage in every area. Over 10,400 players participated in five cities in that first year.
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Since 1987, the Macker Tournaments has expanded, holding both indoor and outdoor tournament in over 75 cities and with over 200,000 players and 1.7 million spectators enjoying 3-on-3 competition and family fun each year. The first Macker was presented in a Lowell, Mich., driveway by brothers Scott and Mitch McNeal on spring break in 1974 with 16 friends making up six, three-player teams. It grew in fun and numbers into a neighborhood festival and eventually a phenomenon launched to national fame by a July 8, 1985 story in Sports Illustrated by Alexander Wolff. In 1987 Gus Macker Basketball expanded from a single tournament to a national tour. The Gus Macker Basketball Hall of Fame has inducted a new class every five years during anniversary celebrations since the 25th anniversary of the touring three-on-three basketball tournaments company.
The conference calls together Gus Macker tournament staffs from across the country for education and an exchange of ideas.
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According to the tournament's website, the "Original Gus Macker 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament" began in 1974 in Lowell, Michigan. Scott McNeal and brother Mitch gathered eighteen friends who played competitively for a tournament purse of $18. As the tournament grew, the McNeals moved their tournament to Belding in 1987, then took the tournament on the road to other communities, branding it as the "Gus Macker All-World Tour". According to the website, over 10,000 players entered the tournament as it visited five cities that year.
Visit to learn more about Gus Macker or play in a tournament in one of the 40 tournaments scheduled across the country for 2017. Otteman and Irwin lead the effort at Central Michigan where they have created a class that with 35 students puts on a Macker tournament each year. It is the only Macker that is presented by college students as part of an academic program. Send me exclusive offers, unique gift ideas, and personalized tips for shopping and selling on Etsy.
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Over the years Gus Macker has presented over 1,000 tournaments for over 2.2 million players, male and female, from ages 7 to 50-plus. An estimated 23 million spectators have witnessed the community-minded basketball festivals and helped raised countless charitable dollars. Since 1987, the Macker tour has expanded, holding a total of 972 tournaments with over 2.2 million players – male and female from 7 years old to 50+ - and more than 23 million spectators. The Macker Tournament is for everyone (male and female divisions ages 8-80). Whether you’re just a beginner, a seasoned pro, a weekend warrior, or an ageless amateur, this MACKER is for you!
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