The USA Basketball Committee has selected four former NCAA athletes to represent the United States' first-ever Olympic men's 3×3 basketball team at the 2024 Paris Games.
The four players represent BYU, Florida, Princeton and Florida Southern.
The team's head coach is Joe Lewandowski, who has been with the USA 3×3 program since 2012 and has won seven gold medals, five silver medals and one bronze medal in various age-group events for both men and women. Lewandowski finished his collegiate playing career at Slippery Rock University in 1999.
The four-man team won a silver medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup and will be looking to become the first U.S. team in Olympic history to win men's 3×3 basketball gold after failing to qualify for the event's debut at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
2024 United States Olympic Men's 3×3 Basketball Team
| player | School year) | position |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon Valley | Charleston (2013-16) and Florida (2016-17) | guard |
| Jimmer Fredette | BYU (2007-11) | guard |
| Kareem Maddox | Princeton (2007-11) | forward |
| Dylan Travis | Florida Southern (2014-16) | guard |
Canyon Valley
Canyon, the son of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry, played three seasons at the College of Charleston before moving on to study nuclear engineering at the University of Florida as a graduate transfer for one season. With the Gators, Barry was named SEC Sixth Man of the Year as Florida's leading scorer off the bench and also set a program record with 42 consecutive free throws made. After playing overseas in Finland and the Czech Republic, Barry joined the U.S. 3×3 basketball program in 2019. He has won a gold medal at the 2019 Amsterdam World Cup, a silver medal at the 2023 Vienna World Cup and a gold medal at the 2023 Chile Pan American Games.
Important Details
school: College of Charleston (2013-16), University of Florida (2016-17)
Career average: 12.3 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 1.2 APG, 80.8 FT%
Former professional teams: Salon Vilpas (2017-18), Basket Brno (2017-18), Iowa Wolves (2018-22)
G League Average: 9.1 PPG, 38.7 3P%, 47.2 FG%
Career Honors
- He scored 1,292 career points, averaging 12.3 points per game.
- He averaged 12.8 points in 70 games at Charleston and 11.3 points in 35 games with the Gators.
- Despite playing all but one game off the bench, he was named SEC Sixth Man of the Year in 2017 as UF's second-leading scorer.
- He is enrolled in graduate studies in nuclear engineering at the University of Florida.
- He was named the 2017 CoSIDA Academic All-American, the nation's highest academic honor in sports, becoming just the second Gators player to receive the award, joining Matt Bonner.
- Three-time All-American Academic Award winner, first-team honoree
- He won the championship in 2016 and 2017 and was named to the second team in 2015.
- 2015 CAA Winter Sports Scholar-Athlete Award (Men's Basketball)
- Three-time CAA All-Academic Team selection (2014, 2015, 2016)
- Three-time CAA Player of the Week
- 2014 CAA All-Rookie Team
- CAA Joint New Artist of the Year (November 18, 2013)
Jimmer Fredette
Fredette played four years at BYU but is best known for his outstanding senior season in which he won the Naismith College Player of the Year award and was the nation's leading scorer with an average of 28.9 points per game. That year, “Zimmermania” swept Provo and Fredette led the Cougars to the Sweet Sixteen.
Important Details
school: BYU
Career average: 18.7 PPG, 3.7 APG, 2.6 RPG, 296 career 3-pointers
Former NBA teams: Kings (2011-13), Bulls (2013-14), Pelicans (2014-15), Knicks (2015-16), Suns (2018-19)
NBA career averages: 6.0 ppg, 87.9 FT%, 37.2 3-point %
Career Honors
- Drafted 10th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2011 NBA Draft
- 2010-11 National scoring leader (28.9 points per game)
- 2011 National Player of the Year (Naismith, Wooden, AP, Oscar Robertson, NABC, Adolph Rupp, Sporting News, Basketball Times, CBSSports.com, SI.com)
- 2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
- 2011 ESPY College Male Athlete of the Year
- 2011 First Team All-American (John R. Wooden Award, Associated Press, Sporting News, NABC Division I State Farm Coaches, USBWA, Basketball Times, CBSSports.com, SI.com, Yahoo! Sports, FoxSports.com, Ruthe Olson)
- 2011 MWC Player of the Year
- 2011 All-MWC First Team
- 2011 MWC Tournament MVP
- 2011 NABC All-District 17 First Team
- 2011 USBWA District 8 1st Team
- 2011 USBWA District 8 Player of the Year
- 2011 Dick Vitale National Player of the Week (December 13, January 10, January 17)
- 2011 ESPN.com Weekly Watch National Player of the Week (Jan. 10, Jan. 17)
- 2011 MWC Player of the Week (November 29, December 13, January 3, January 10, January 17, January 24, February 7, February 28)
- 2011 South Padre Island Invitational MVP
- 2011 Bob Cousy Award Finalists (Final 5)
- 2010 USBWA National Player of the Week (December 13th)
- 2010 Basketball Times All-America Second Team
- 2010 NABC State Farm Coaches Division I All-American Third Team
- 2010 Ruud Olson All-America
- 2010 AP All-America Honorable Mention
- 2010 Sporting News All-America Third Team
- 2010 NABC All-District 17
- 2010 USBWA District 8 All-Conference
- 2010 USBWA District 8 Player of the Year
- 2010 CollegeHoops.net High Major All-America First Team
- 2010 MWC All Tournament
- 2010 All-MWC First Team
- 2009-10 MWC Player of the Week (November 16, December 28, January 4, February 1, February 22)
- USBWA Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week Award (January 4)
- 2009-10 Naismith Award Midseason Candidates
- 2009-10 Oscar Robertson Award Finalist
- 2009-10 Wooden Award nominees
- 2009 HoopTV Las Vegas Classic MVP
- 2009 Fiesta Bowl Classic MVP
- 2009 CollegeHoops.net High Major All-America Honorable Mention
- 2009 USBWA District 8 All-Conference
- 2009 MWC First Team
- 2009 MWC All Tournament
- 2008-09 MWC Player of the Week (2 times)
Kareem Maddox
Maddox played four years at Princeton University, winning the 2011 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year Award during his senior year. He recorded 108 blocks in total. After graduating from college, he played in the Netherlands and Great Britain before leaving basketball to pursue a career in podcast production. He later returned to basketball and won a gold medal at the Men's 3×3 Pan American Games in 2019. Maddox was a member of the U.S. Men's 3×3 National Team that failed to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.
Important Details
school: Princeton
Career average: Averages: 7.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 108 blocks
Former professional teams: Landstede Hammers (2011-12), Newcastle Eagles (2012-13), Miasto Skra Krosno (2016-17)
Professional career statistics: 6.0 ppg, 87.9 FT%, 37.2 3P%
Career Honors
- 2011 Ivy League Defensive Player of the Year
- 2011 Ivy League First Team
- 2011 Ivy League Champions
- During his four-year career, he appeared in 104 games, scoring 822 points (7.9 ppg.) and grabbing 456 rebounds (4.4 rpg.).
- His 56 blocked shots in the 2010-11 season are second-most in school history in a season.
- His 108 career blocked shots are fourth-most in program history.
Dylan Travis
Travis played basketball for Midland University in the NAIA (2012-13), Iowa Central Community College in the NJCAA (2013-14), and finally DII Florida Southern (2014-16). The 6-foot-3 guard led Florida Southern to the 2015 NCAA DII Men's Basketball Championship, scoring 18 points and making 4 of 6 free throws in a 77-62 win over Indiana (Pennsylvania). Following his collegiate career, Travis made his national team debut as a member of the 2022 USA 3×3 Men's AmeriCup team. Since then, he has won a silver medal at the 2023 FIBA 3×3 World Cup and gold medals at the 2023 Pan American Games 3×3 and the 2022 FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup.
Important Details
school: Florida Southern (DII)
NCAA DII career averages: 15.3 PPG, 5.2 rebounds, 3.2 APG, 81.6 FT%
Past teams: Played overseas in Germany and Australia
Career Honors
- During his senior season at Florida Southern University, he appeared in 23 games, averaging 15.3 points and shooting 44.5% from the field.
- As a junior at Florida Southern College in 2014-15, he played in 37 games, averaging 11.2 points and helping his team win the NCAA DII National Championship.
- As a sophomore at Iowa Central Community College in 2013-14, he appeared in 28 of 32 games and averaged 18.3 points.
- NABC Honor Court
- SSC All Newcomer Team
- NCAA Elite Eight All-Tournament Team
