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2018 BIG3 season
LeagueBIG3
Sport3x3 basketball
DurationJune 22, 2018–
August 10, 2018
August 17, 2018 (playoffs)
August 24, 2018 (championship)
Number of games32 (regular season)
Number of teams8
Average attendance14,000[1]
TV partner(s)Fox, FS1, Facebook Live
Draft
Top draft pickAndre Owens
Picked byBall Hogs
Regular season
Season championsPower
  Runners-up3's Company
Season MVPCorey Maggette
Playoffs
ChampionsPower
  Runners-up3's Company
Seasons

The 2018 BIG3 season was the second season of BIG3. The regular season began on June 22, 2018 and ended on August 10, 2018.

Prior to this season, BIG3 signed a streaming deal with Facebook.[2]

Venues

Week Date(s) Venue City Notes
1 June 22, 2018 Toyota Center Houston, Texas
2 June 29, 2018 United Center Chicago, Illinois
3 July 6, 2018 Oracle Arena Oakland, California
4 July 13, 2018 Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Michigan
5 July 20, 2018 American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida
6 July 27, 2018 Scotiabank Arena Toronto, Ontario
7 August 3, 2018 TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts
8 August 10, 2018 Infinite Energy Arena Duluth, Georgia
9 August 17, 2018 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Playoffs
10 August 24, 2018 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York Championship game

Draft

The draft lottery was held on April 3, 2018 in Los Angeles. The Ball Hogs came up with the winning ping pong ball and landed the first overall pick.[3]

BIG3 co-founder Ice Cube and commissioner Clyde Drexler joined Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe and Joy Taylor on Fox Sports 1’s Skip and Shannon: Undisputed to make the announcement.

The 2018 BIG3 draft was held in Los Angeles on April 12, 2018. 19 players were selected across three rounds.[4]

Player selections

Round Pick Player Team NBA experience Last team Last played
1 1 Andre Owens Ball Hogs 2 years Austria BC Zepter Vienna 2015
1 2 Andre Emmett 3's Company 2 years South Korea Jeonju KCC Egis Active
1 3 Alan Anderson Killer 3's 8 years United States Lakeland Magic Active
1 4 Chris Andersen Power 15 years United States Cleveland Cavaliers 2017
1 5 David Hawkins Tri-State none Turkey Galatasaray 2013
1 6 Lee Nailon Ghost Ballers 6 years Mexico Panteras de Aguascalientes 2014
2 7 Corsley Edwards Ball Hogs 1 year Turkey İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. 2014
2 8 Jason Maxiell 3's Company 10 years United States Detroit Pistons 2017
2 9 Ryan Hollins Killer 3's 10 years Italy Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino 2017
2 10 Quentin Richardson Power 13 years United States New York Knicks 2013
2 11 Salim Stoudamire 3 Headed Monsters 3 years Venezuela Guaros de Lara 2013
2 12 Robert Hite Tri-State 1 year United States Canton Charge 2013
2 13 Marcus Banks Ghost Ballers 8 years Qatar Al-Gharafa SC 2016
3 14 Jermaine Taylor Ball Hogs 2 years United States Salt Lake City Stars 2018
3 15 Derrick Byars 3's Company 1 year United States Delaware 87ers 2017
3 16 Mike James Killer 3's 12 years United States Texas Legends 2015
3 17 Ryan Gomes Power 8 years United States Los Angeles D-Fenders 2016
3 18 Bonzi Wells Tri-State 10 years Puerto Rico Capitanes de Arecibo 2010
3 19 Mario West Ghost Ballers 4 years Argentina Juventud Sionista 2015

Notes
Last team does not only refer to NBA teams, it also refers to overseas play such as the EuroLeague, NBL or any other major international league.
Last played refers to last year of being active in any basketball league.

Regular season

Week 1 (Houston, TX)

The first week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas.

Game 1 3 Headed Monsters 50–48 Ghost Ballers
Game 2 3's Company 51–30 Killer 3's
Game 3 Ball Hogs 31–51 Power
Game 4 Tri-State 51–34 Trilogy

Week 2 (Chicago, IL)

The second week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the United Center, in Chicago, Illinois.

Game 1 Killer 3's 50–44 Ghost Ballers
Game 2 Tri-State 51–34 Ball Hogs
Game 3 3's Company 44–50 Power
Game 4 3 Headed Monsters 50–34 Trilogy

Week 3 (Oakland, CA)

The third week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California.

Game 1 3's Company 52–50 Trilogy
Game 2 Ball Hogs 50–40 Ghost Ballers
Game 3 Tri-State 50–46 Power
Game 4 3 Headed Monsters 51–49 Killer 3's

Week 4 (Detroit, MI)

The fourth week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit, Michigan.

Game 1 Killer 3's 39–52 Trilogy
Game 2 3's Company 50–40 Ball Hogs
Game 3 Tri-State 48–50 3 Headed Monsters
Game 4 Power 50–45 Ghost Ballers

Week 5 (Miami, FL)

The fifth week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida.

Game 1 Ghost Ballers 40–51 Tri-State
Game 2 Ball Hogs 38–50 Killer 3's
Game 3 Trilogy 48–51 Power
Game 4 3's Company 47–50 3 Headed Monsters

Week 6 (Toronto, ON)

The sixth week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Scotiabank Arena, in Toronto, Ontario.

Game 1 3 Headed Monsters 51–45 Ball Hogs
Game 2 Power 50–28 Killer 3's
Game 3 3's Company 51–29 Tri-State
Game 4 Trilogy 41–50 Ghost Ballers

Week 7 (Boston, MA)

The seventh week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the TD Garden, in Boston, Massachusetts.

Game 1 Ball Hogs 45–51 Trilogy
Game 2 Tri-State 51–45 Killer 3's
Game 3 Power 51–40 3 Headed Monsters
Game 4 Ghost Ballers 33–51 3's Company

Week 8 (Duluth, GA)

The eighth week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at Infinite Energy Arena in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth, Georgia.

Game 1 Killer 3's 51–44 3's Company
Game 2 3 Headed Monsters 51–37 Ghost Ballers
Game 3 Tri-State 40–50 Trilogy
Game 4 Power 50–40 Ball Hogs

Standings

# Team W L Pct. PF PA GP
1 YZ Power 7 1 .875 399.2 326.4 8
2 Y 3 Headed Monsters 7 1 .875 392.8 359.2 8
3 Y 3's Company 5 3 .625 390.4 332.8 8
4 Y Tri-State 5 3 .625 371.2 350.4 8
5 Killer 3's 3 5 .375 342.4 380.8 8
6 Trilogy 3 5 .375 360 378.4 8
7 Ball Hogs 1 7 .125 323.2 394.4 8
8 Ghost Ballers 1 7 .125 336.8 394.4 8

Notes

Playoffs

Week 9 (Dallas, TX)

The semifinals and bonus week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the American Airlines Center, in Dallas, Texas. The Ball Hogs, Ghost Ballers, Killer 3's, and Trilogy played in two games to determine the lower positions, but did not officially count in the standings.

Game 1 Ball Hogs 50–35 Ghost Ballers
Game 2 Trilogy 47–51 Killer 3's
Game 3 (Semifinal) Power 51–49 Tri-State
Game 4 (Semifinal) 3 Headed Monsters 28–50 3's Company

Week 10 (Brooklyn, NY)

The second BIG3 Championship game was played at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Power defeated 3's Company for the title. 3 Headed Monsters beat Tri-State in the consolation game to finish in third place.

Game 1 (Consolation) 3 Headed Monsters 52–49 Tri-State
Game 2 (Championship) Power 51–43 3's Company

Bracket

Semifinals
American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX 		Championship
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, NY
      
1 Power 51
4 Tri-State 49
1 Power 51
3 3's Company 43
2 3 Headed Monsters 28
3 3's Company 50 3rd Place
2 3 Headed Monsters 52
4 Tri-State 49

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistic
Points per game Al Harrington Trilogy 18.0
Rebounds per game Reggie Evans 3 Headed Monsters 10.3
Assists per game Mike Bibby Ghost Ballers 3.4
Steals per game Al Harrington Trilogy 1.7
Blocks per game Chris Andersen Power 1.4
FG% Jermaine O'Neal Tri-State 62.1%
3FG% Mike Bibby Ghost Ballers 100%
4FG% Andre Emmett 3's Company 100%

Awards

The awards for the 2018 season were announced prior to the championship game.[5]

References

  1. ^ Cordner, Jason (April 4, 2019). "SOURCE SPORTS: Ice Cube's BIG3 League Announces New Television Deal With CBS and CBS Sports Network".
  2. ^ BIG3 (June 12, 2018). "BIG3 SIGNS STREAMING DEAL WITH FACEBOOK". BIG3. Retrieved August 13, 2018.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Ellenport, Craig (April 3, 2018). "BIG3 Draft Lottery". BIG3. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Ellenport, Craig (April 13, 2018). "BIG3 Season 2 Draft Review". BIG3. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 BIG3 Basketball awards: Corey Maggette takes home MVP; 'Birdman' wins Defensive Player of the Year". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
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