Yes. That IS Jimmer Fredette you’re seeing.
Jimmer Fredette is still a hooper at heart, and he’s taking his skills to Paris. Fredette, along with four other players, was named to the men’s 3×3 National Team.
Earlier this year, when Jimmer Fredette popped up trading buckets with Caitlin Clark on Sue Bird’s Sue’s Places, you may have wondered: what has Jimmer been up to? Since his time in the NBA, he’s played overseas and even won a silver medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Fredette is now back with the same team he played with during the FIBA World Cup to conquer the Paris Olympics with the men’s 3×3 basketball team.
Fredette, Canyon Barry, the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry, Kareem Maddox, and Dylan Travis will take their talents to Paris in July. This will be the first time that the 3×3 team will make the Olympic program, as the U.S. men didn’t qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Paris Bound
Introducing the 2024 USA 3×3 Men's National Team!
#3x3MNT pic.twitter.com/r6MGRq79BR
— USA Basketball 3×3 (@usab3x3) March 26, 2024
In case you’re unfamiliar with how 3×3 basketball works, here’s a quick summary. Per the official Olympic site, 3×3 basketball is played on half a basketball court with two competing teams. Each team has three players who will play on the same hoop.
The goal is to achieve the highest score at the end of a 10-minute period or be the first team to score 21 points. The typical 3-point line that players use in other forms of basketball is instead a two-point line, and any shot made inside the arc will be considered one point.
