Get to know the 4 athletes on the Team USA 3×3 men’s basketball roster.
The Paris Olympics are finally here, and among the many stars competing for the U.S. over the next couple of weeks is a stacked Team USA 3×3 men’s basketball roster, which includes NBA veteran and college sensation Jimmer Fredette.
During the 2021 Tokyo Games, men’s 3×3 basketball was first featured as an Olympic sport. Unfortunately, the U.S. men’s team did not qualify for the Olympic competition.
In Paris this year, there are several pool rounds of men’s games (July 30-August 2 and August 4) before teams will play in the semifinal and medal games on August 5. The eight men’s teams are the United States, Latvia, Lithuania, China, Netherlands, Poland, France and Serbia.
Let’s get into it and take a look at the roster:
Canyon Barry
Mar 26, 2017; New York, NY, USA; Florida Gators guard Canyon Barry (24) reacts during the first half against the South Carolina Gamecocks in the finals of the East Regional of the 2017 NCAA Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Guard
NBA Team: Previously spent time with NBA G League Iowa Wolves
College: Florida
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Jimmer Fredette
Apr 3, 2019; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Jimmer Fredette (32) against the Utah Jazz at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Guard
NBA Team: Previously spent time with various NBA teams
College: BYU
Hometown: Glens Falls, NY
Kareem Maddox
Apr 17, 2024; New York, New York, USA; U.S. Olympic athlete Kareem Maddox poses for a photo at the Team USA Media Summit at Mariott Marquis. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Position: Forward
College: Princeton
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Dylan Travis
Apr 17, 2024; New York, New York, USA; U.S. Olympic athlete Dylan Travis poses for a photo at the Team USA Media Summit at Mariott Marquis. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports
Here’s what you need to know about men’s 3×3 basketball at the Olympics.
During this year’s 2024 Paris Olympics, you may notice a different kind of basketball: a three-on-three (3×3) version that is only played on half a court. YES. HALF A COURT.
In 2017, after the sport found success in the youth Olympic games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that 3×3 basketball would begin at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. It’s back again for this year’s Olympics, and you’ll want to pay attention to how everything works.
Although many of the rules are the same, there are some tweaks that will turn heads. It’s different from the typical five-on-five full-court version that we generally know as basketball.
Here are the rules to know about men’s 3×3 basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
What’s the history of 3×3 at the Olympics?
Jul 28, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; Belgium player Thibaut Vervoort (2) dribbles while being guarded by Latvia player Edgars Krumins (3) in the semifinal game during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports
This version of basketball originally appeared at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games. It then made it to the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games and the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games. The matches drew very huge crowds prompting the IOC to react.
In 2017, (IOC) announced that 3×3 basketball would begin at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
What are the 3×3 basketball basics?
Much like the 5×5 version, the basic basketball rules are the same regarding dribbling, passing, traveling, etc. The goal is to put the ball into the hoop and score more than your opponent.
Each game begins with a coin toss. The winner of the toss chooses whether to begin the game on offense or defense.
Who’s on the 3×3 basketball roster?
Three players per side actively play on the court at all times. However, each side only gets ONE sub from its bench.
In total, the roster has four athletes.
What’s the size of a 3×3 basketball court?
A 3×3 game is played on a half-court — measuring 11m by 15m — with a hoop on one end and an end line on the other.
The court is divided into two parts by an arc. The area inside the arc is called the one-point zone, and the area outside the arc is the two-point zone. Much like a typical basketball court, the 3×3 court also includes an area for free throws.
What’s the size of a 3×3 basketball?
The ball used in a 3×3 basketball game is different from a typical ball.
A 3×3 basketball ball is the same weight (620g) as the official size 7 basketball (74.93 cm in diameter) used in 5×5 games but is a little smaller (72.39cm in diameter).
The smaller size facilitates better ball handling to suit the faster pace of the game.
How does 3×3 basketball scoring work?
A team can score points by making baskets or through free throws. Field goals are broken down into two categories:
One-point shot — Any basket scored inside the arc or in the one-point zone is worth one point.
Two-point shot —Any basket scored from an area outside the arc or inside the two-point zone is worth two points.
A game is played within one 10-minute period. The first team to score 21 points wins. If neither team reaches 21 points, the team with the highest amount of points at the end of the 10-minute period wins the matchup.
If the game is tied at the end of regulation, teams will play a brief overtime period. The side that started the game on defense gets the first possession. Whichever team is the first to score two points in overtime wins the game.
How long is a 3×3 basketball shot clock?
In 3×3 basketball, the shot clock is very short. There are only just 12 seconds — half of the 24 seconds allowed in regular basketball — to score.
What’s the format of the Olympic 3×3 tournament?
There are several pool rounds of games (July 30-August 2, and August 4) before teams will play in the semifinal and medal games on August 5.
Here are the eight teams on the men’s side: United States, Latvia, Lithuania, China, Netherlands, Poland, France, and Serbia.
Here’s what you need to know about women’s 3×3 basketball at the Olympics.
During this year’s 2024 Paris Olympics, you may notice a different kind of basketball: a three-on-three (3×3) version that is only played on half a court. YES. HALF A COURT.
In 2017, after the sport found success in the youth Olympic games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that 3×3 basketball would begin at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. It’s back again for this year’s Olympics in Paris, and you’ll want to pay attention to how everything works.
Although many of the rules are the same, there are some tweaks that will turn heads. It’s different from the typical five-on-five full-court version that we generally know as basketball.
Here are the rules to know about women’s 3×3 basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics:
What’s the Olympic history of 3×3 women’s basketball?
Jul 28, 2021; Tokyo, Japan; USA player Allisha Gray (15) drives on France player Ana Maria Filip (11) in the semifinal game during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games at Aomi Urban Sports Park. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Nelles-USA TODAY Sports
This version of basketball originally appeared at the 2010 Singapore Youth Olympic Games. It then made it to the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games and the 2018 Buenos Aires Youth Olympic Games. The matches drew very huge crowds prompting the IOC to react.
In 2017, (IOC) announced that 3×3 basketball would begin at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics.
What are the 3×3 basketball basics?
Much like the 5×5 version, the basic basketball rules are the same regarding dribbling, passing, traveling, etc. The goal is to put the ball into the hoop and score more than your opponent.
Each game begins with a coin toss. The winner of the toss chooses whether to begin the game on offense or defense.
Who’s on the women’s 3×3 basketball roster?
Three players per side actively play on the court at all times. However, each side only gets ONE sub from its bench.
In total, the roster has four athletes.
What’s the 3×3 basketball court size?
A 3×3 game is played on a half-court — measuring 11m by 15m — with a hoop on one end and an end line on the other.
An arc divides the court into two parts. The area inside the arc is called the one-point zone, and the area outside the arc is the two-point zone. Like a typical basketball court, the 3×3 court also includes an area for free throws.
What’s the size of a 3×3 basketball?
The ball used in a 3×3 basketball game is different from a typical ball.
A 3×3 basketball ball is the same weight (620g) as the official size 7 basketball (74.93 cm in diameter) used in 5×5 games but is a little smaller (72.39cm in diameter).
The smaller size facilitates better ball handling to suit the faster pace of the game.
How does 3×3 basketball scoring work?
A team can score points by making baskets or through free throws. Field goals are broken down into two categories:
One-point shot — Any basket scored inside the arc or in the one-point zone is worth one point.
Two-point shot —Any basket scored from an area outside the arc or inside the two-point zone is worth two points.
A game is played within one 10-minute period. The first team to score 21 points wins. If neither team reaches 21 points, the team with the highest amount of points at the end of the 10-minute period wins the matchup.
If the game is tied at the end of regulation, teams will play a brief overtime period. The side that started the game on defense gets the first possession. Whichever team is the first to score two points in overtime wins the game.
How long is the 3×3 basketball shot clock?
In 3×3 basketball, the shot clock is very short. There are only just 12 seconds — half of the 24 seconds allowed in regular basketball — to score.
How does the Olympic format work?
There are several pool rounds of games (July 30 to August 3) before teams will play in the semifinal and medal games on August 5.
The eight teams on the women’s side are the United States, Germany, Australia, Canada, Spain, Azerbaijan, France and China.
Olympians are paid for medaling. But what if they’e still in college?
Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. This is FTW Explains: The Olympics.
For many athletes, the Olympics is mostly about trying to win gold while representing their country at the highest level of competition. But there also is a monetary benefit for those elite few able to claim a medal.
Though it varies by country, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee awards $37,500 for gold, $22,500 for silver and $15,000 for bronze.
With so many collegiate athletes among those competing in Paris this summer, it’s natural to wonder whether the NCAA will allow them to keep that money if they win. Because, as we all know, the college athletics governing body is stingy about what it considers to be permissible benefits — even after adopting name, image and likeness rules.
The answer is yes.
Thanks to the decades-old Operation Gold Grants program, the NCAA does allow its athletes to accept money from the USOPC for their performance in the Olympics.
But there is a limit. NCAA athletes can only accept prize money from the USOPC and their respective national governing bodies — or their sport’s governing body from their home country. Any money outside of those narrow parameters remains off limits to maintain NCAA eligibility.
After he nailed the final mount on his thrilling high beam routine, his parents, Ann-Marie and Carl Richard, had the most delightful reaction in the stands to watching their son thrive on the global stage.
Wouldn’t you be proud if you were Frederick Richard’s parents? Their absolute joy in watching their son crush his Olympic routine is just as wonderful to watch as Richard’s outstanding performance.
As Richard continues to rise as one of the world’s best gymnasts, we’re sure his parents will have plenty more Olympic celebrating to do for their son.
Nedoroscik took to social media right with a very understandable reaction after he and his fellow Team USA men’s gymnasts medaled, America’s first men’s gymnastics win at the Olympics since 2008.
The pommel horse great asked if this was real life after he took the globe by storm with his stellar Olympic performance, and we get it.
Can you imagine stunning the entire world in such a difficult gymnastics routine and having it be the thing that earns your team a host of Olympic medals?
Nedoroscik’s reaction is perfect, as he finds the surreal in such a historic moment for him, his teammate and his country.
The United States women’s national basketball team hasn’t lost at the Olympics since 1992, and the streak stayed alive on Monday against the Japan women’s national team in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Team USA dominated Japan, 102-76, with Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson leading the Americans with 24 points.
What made the victory just that much sweeter was a sign in the Paris stands from a Team Japan fan, one that read “You need Caitlin Clark to beat us.”
As has been discussed aplenty, the Indiana Fever rookie guard didn’t make Team USA this year. However, her absence didn’t have an impact in Monday’s game as the United States dispatched Japan in style.
In other words, this fan’s game sign aged very poorly and very quickly.
We’re not sure if anyone on Team USA saw this sign and used it as a bit of fuel, but going for the gold and keeping the unreal win streak alive has to be enough, right?
Either way, we doubt opposing fans will get to use this taunt once the 2028 Olympic Games come to Los Angeles and Clark is most likely playing for Team USA in competition.
A team Japan fan brought a sign to their game vs team USA that says “you need Caitlin Clark to beat us” 😂 pic.twitter.com/5uBN7pzrxm
But Murphy was rewarded with a moment even sweeter than medal No. 7 as his wife, Bridget, and the rest of his family surprised him with a gender reveal in the form of a sign in the crowd announcing that they would be having a girl.
Murphy’s run at the Olympics may not be done yet as he has a chance to go for the fifth gold medal of his career later in the Games as he could once again be a part of the men’s 4×100 medley team, with which he won gold in each of the last two Olympics.
Luckily, Scott Hanson designated himself “likely” to return to the broadcast.
Scott Hanson is best known for bringing fans seven hours of commercial-free football every Sunday on “NFL RedZone.” But now, he is trying his hand at something new.
Hanson has been tabbed by NBC to host “Gold Zone,” an Olympics version of the iconic football show that streams on Peacock. Most fans would agree that the 2024 Paris Olympics are only improved by having Hanson’s iconic voice comment on them, but perhaps Hanson is getting a little too invested in his new role.
While calling a medal win for Team USA on Monday, Hanson apparently injured his hand to the point of bleeding while banging on his desk. Luckily, he seemed to be alright and designated himself ‘likely’ to return.
It’s nice to see Hanson working on his chops during the offseason as another NFL campaign will be here before we know it. Hopefully, he can avoid suffering further injury in his new role.
If nothing else, Las Vegas Aces and Team USA women’s basketball star Kelsey Plum is always going to find the camera.
It doesn’t matter if it’s in the WNBA on her home court or across the pond on an Olympic court. Kelsey is ALWAYS going to find a nearby camera to make sure somebody is seeing what she is seeing.
Breaking the fourth wall is kind of her specialty and it totally happened during Team USA’s opening game during the 2024 Paris Olympics. Plum was fouled, and while falling to the ground, she hysterically (and perhaps strategically) rolled right in front of a camera and stopped to talk right into the lens to ask for two foul shots.
