Last month, Ice Cube announced that the BIG3 League would be tipping off on June 25th at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, marking the start of a 8-game season.
Today, we have the rest of the city locations and dates for the inaugural BIG3 season, including the playoffs, as well as the team names and coaching/captain pairings.
3’s Company: Captains Player/Coach Allen Iverson and DerMarr Johnson
Three-Headed Monsters: Captains Rashard Lewis and Jason Williams, Coach Gary Payton
Killer 3s: Captains Chauncey Billups and Stephen Jackson, Player/Coach Charles Oakley
Ghost Ballers: Captains Mike Bibby and Ricky Davis, Coach George Gervin
Trilogy: Captains Kenyon Martin and Al Harrington, Coach Rick Mahorn
Tri-State: Captains Jermaine O’Neal and Bonzi Wells, Coach Julius ‘Dr. J’ Erving
Power: Corey Maggette and Cuttino Mobley, Coach Clyde Drexler
Ball Hogs: Brian Scalabrine, PLAYER X, Coach Rick Barry
The rosters will be filled out at the BIG3 Draft, which is scheduled to take place later this month.
All of the games will be played on Sundays and aired the following night on FS1. The first team to 60 points wins.
Check out the full 10-week summer schedule, including the playoffs, below.
June 25: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
July 2: Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
July 9: BOK Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma
July 16: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
July 23: Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tennessee
July 30: American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
August 6: Rupp Arena, Lexington, Kentucky
August 13: Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
August 20: Key Arena, Seattle, Washington (Playoffs)
August 26: T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada (Championship Finals)
