March 28, 2025
‘Transitioning to a full city-based mannequin for this season is one other marker of the league’s continued exponential development,’ Ice Dice stated.
Ice Dice has introduced that his skilled 3-on-3 basketball league, BIG3, might be location-based this season.
Tip-off is June 14, 2025.
The league, which began in 2017, was based by Dice and leisure govt Jeff Kwatinetz. It grew to become a league for largely former NBA gamers (Joe Johnson, Greg Oden) to take part of their sport with out the trials of the full-court 5-player groups.
Though the video games have been performed all through the nation, every crew, sometimes coached by legendary basketball gamers, was not related to a metropolis. Video games have been performed in the identical arenas all through the BIG3 season.
The eight-team league will now signify groups from Boston, Chicago,.Dallas, Detroit, the DMV metropolitan space (Maryland, District of Columbia, and Virginia); Houston, Los Angeles, and Miami.
There are plans to presumably add 4 extra groups subsequent yr, Ice Dice stated in an announcement.
Season 8!!! It’s #SummerInTheCity tune in as we unveil new groups, contemporary cities, famous person gamers, and extra. Don’t miss the motion—keep tuned for the most important season but! @icecube @JeffKwatinetz pic.twitter.com/w0kxZxHId5
— BIG3 (@thebig3) March 26, 2025
“This can be a landmark second in our league,” Ice Dice in a written assertion. “These cities have proven up for us yr after yr, and we’re honored to signify and reward these followers with a brand new franchise of their very own. The basketball vitality in these cities is unmatched, and we’ve seen first-hand the ability of their fanbases.
“Transitioning to a full city-based mannequin for this season is one other marker of the league’s continued exponential development, and followers can anticipate an elevated expertise pool and a extra aggressive type of recreation than ever earlier than.”
The groups are listed beneath with their head coaches:
Boston Ball Hogs – Gary Payton
Chicago Triplets – To Be Introduced
Dallas Energy – Nancy Lieberman
Detroit Amplifiers – George Gervin
DMV Trilogy – Stephen Jackson
Houston Rig Fingers – Calvin Murphy
Los Angeles Riot – Nick Younger
Miami 305 – Michael Cooper
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