Downtown Salem streets to close Monday for Hoopla basketball tournament
Winter Street Northeast was closed at Chemeketa Street Northeast on Aug. 4, 2021 in preparation for last year’s Hoopla (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter)
Some Salem drivers may have to take new routes next week when the city’s 3×3 basketball tournament closes off four streets.
Hoopla is slated for July 12-17 on the streets around the Oregon State Capitol, but street closures begin Monday.
City officials said in a news release that from 6 p.m. on Monday, July 11 through 9 p.m. on Sunday, July 17, drivers should avoid three roads scheduled to close:
-Northeast Court Street between Northeast 12th Street and Northeast Cottage Street
-Winter Street between Northeast Chemeketa Street and Northeast Court Street
–Northeast Waverly Street between Northeast Court Street and State Street
From 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 14 to 9 p.m. Sunday, July 17, Northeast Cottage Street will be closed between Northeast Chemeketa Street and Northeast Court Street.
This year’s tournament is a longer one, growing from a previously four-day event to now six days.
Team registration for the event ended June 30. A schedule of events is available online.
Hoopla last year drew a record 1,012 teams after the 2020 event was canceled due to the pandemic.
The 2021 tournament included a new free clinic for high school student athletes with disabilities which will be expanded this year to include middle schoolers.
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
