Converse Band of Ballers is a celebrity 3-on-3 basketball tournament on MTV2

MTV2

MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...

. The tournament features some of the biggest names in hip-hop and music. Teams compete for a chance to win the "Golden Speaker Trophy". The 2011 Converse

Converse

Converse is an American shoe company that has been making shoes, lifestyle fashion and athletic apparel since the early 20th century. Converse is one of the earliest pioneers in the sneaker and sporting good industry founded in 1908.- 1908–1941: Early days :...

 Band of Ballers was hosted by MTV News correspondent Sway

Sway

-Music:sway to* Sway , a motion in ballroom dance* "Sway" , , a song recorded by Dean Martin, Michael Bublé and many others* "Sway" , a song by Bic Runga, popularized by the film American Pie...

, with play-by-play commentary by Bobbito Garcia

Bobbito Garcia

Robert "Bobbito" García , also known as Kool Bob Love and formerly known as DJ Cucumberslice, Bobbito The Barber, Make It Happen, Boogie Bob, Soul Food Bob, and Bag of Tricks, is a Puerto Rican DJ, writer, entrepreneur, streetball player/coach/announcer, sneaker connoisseur, and member of the Rock...

, and music provided by DJ D-Nice. Challengers for the 2011 title were teams assembled by YMCMB, Matt & Kim, Wiz Khalifa

Wiz Khalifa

Cameron Jibril Thomaz , better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa , is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007...

, Chiddy Bang

Chiddy Bang

Chiddy Bang is an American alternative hip hop band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The group consists of Chidera "Chiddy" Anamege and Noah "Xaphoon Jones" Beresin. The duo was introduced through former band member Zachary Sewall in late 2008 during their freshman year at Drexel University, in...

 and 2-time defending champion Jim Jones

Jim Jones

James Warren "Jim" Jones was the founder and leader of the Peoples Temple, which is best known for the November 18, 1978 mass suicide of 909 Temple members in Jonestown, Guyana along with the killings of five other people at a nearby airstrip.Jones was born in Indiana and started the Temple in...

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External links

• http://www.mtv.com/shows/band_of_ballers/series.jhtml MTV2 presents Converse Band of Ballers
• http://popsop.com/48556 Converse and MTV2 Present Band of Ballers 2011