3×3 basketball will once again make its way to the Olympics with the 2024 Summer Games in Paris. This will be the second time 3×3 basketball will take place on an Olympic stage, and here’s everything you need to know about the sport.
For Team USA, the 2024 men’s team is comprised of BYU legend Jimmer Fredette, Canyon Barry, Kareem Maddox and Dylan Travis. The women’s side will be made up of two current WNBA players — Atlanta Dream guard Rhyne Howard and Los Angeles Sparks forward Cameron Brink — as well as TCU guard Hailey Van Lith and former WNBA forward Cierra Burdick. USA Basketball veteran Joe Lewandowski will lead the men’s side, while the women will be coached by Jennifer Rizzotti of the Connecticut Sun.
Unlike traditional 5×5 hoops, 3×3 is played in a half-court setting, an 11×15-meter area where teams score on and defend the same basket. The game begins with a coin toss, where the winner decides whether they want to start on offense or defense.
Instead of 2s and 3s, players score one and two-point baskets, and the ball always goes back to the other team regardless of a make or miss. After a rebound, players must pass the ball out to the perimeter before taking a shot. And unlike the…
