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.
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.
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.
Player selections Round Pick Player Team NBA experience Last team Last played 1 1 Andre Owens Ball Hogs 2 years BC Zepter Vienna 2015 1 2 Andre Emmett 3's Company 2 years Jeonju KCC Egis 2019 1 3 Alan Anderson Killer 3's 8 years Lakeland Magic Active 1 4 Chris Andersen Power 15 years Cleveland Cavaliers 2017 1 5 David Hawkins Tri-State none Galatasaray 2013 1 6 Lee Nailon Ghost Ballers 6 years Panteras de Aguascalientes 2014 2 7 Corsley Edwards Ball Hogs 1 year İstanbul Teknik Üniversitesi B.K. 2014 2 8 Jason Maxiell 3's Company 10 years Detroit Pistons 2017 2 9 Ryan Hollins Killer 3's 10 years Auxilium Pallacanestro Torino 2017 2 10 Quentin Richardson Power 13 years New York Knicks 2013 2 11 Salim Stoudamire 3 Headed Monsters 3 years Guaros de Lara 2013 2 12 Robert Hite Tri-State 1 year Canton Charge 2013 2 13 Marcus Banks Ghost Ballers 8 years Al-Gharafa SC 2016 3 14 Jermaine Taylor Ball Hogs 2 years Salt Lake City Stars 2018 3 15 Derrick Byars 3's Company 1 year Delaware 87ers 2017 3 16 Mike James Killer 3's 12 years Texas Legends 2015 3 17 Ryan Gomes Power 8 years Los Angeles D-Fenders 2016 3 18 Bonzi Wells Tri-State 10 years Capitanes de Arecibo 2010 3 19 Mario West Ghost Ballers 4 years Juventud Sionista 2015 Notes
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 13 Headed Monsters 50–48 Ghost BallersGame 23's Company 51–30 Killer 3'sGame 3Ball Hogs 31–51 PowerGame 4Tri-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 1Killer 3's 50–44 Ghost BallersGame 2Tri-State 51–34 Ball HogsGame 33's Company 44–50 PowerGame 43 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 13's Company 52–50 TrilogyGame 2Ball Hogs 50–40 Ghost BallersGame 3Tri-State 50–46 PowerGame 43 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 1Killer 3's 39–52 TrilogyGame 23's Company 50–40 Ball HogsGame 3Tri-State 48–50 3 Headed MonstersGame 4Power 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 1Ghost Ballers 40–51 Tri-StateGame 2Ball Hogs 38–50 Killer 3'sGame 3Trilogy 48–51 PowerGame 43'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 13 Headed Monsters 51–45 Ball HogsGame 2Power 50–28 Killer 3'sGame 33's Company 51–29 Tri-StateGame 4Trilogy 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 1Ball Hogs 45–51 TrilogyGame 2Tri-State 51–45 Killer 3'sGame 3Power 51–40 3 Headed MonstersGame 4Ghost 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 1Killer 3's 51–44 3's CompanyGame 23 Headed Monsters 51–37 Ghost BallersGame 3Tri-State 40–50 TrilogyGame 4Power 50–40 Ball Hogs
Standings
# Team W L Pct. 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 Z clinched top seed Y clinched playoff spot
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 1Ball Hogs 50–35 Ghost BallersGame 2Trilogy 47–51 Killer 3'sGame 3 (Semifinal)Power 51–49 Tri-StateGame 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-StateGame 2 (Championship)Power 51–43 3's Company
Bracket
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.
Most Valuable Player: Corey Maggette (Power) Coach of the Year: Nancy Lieberman (Power) Player Captain of the Year: Corey Maggette (Power) Defensive Player of the Year: Chris 'Birdman' Andersen (Power) 4th Man: Andre Emmett (3's Company) Too Hard to Guard: Al Harrington (Trilogy) Best Trash Talker: Gary Payton (3-Headed Monsters) BIG Community Award: Ricky Davis (Ghost Ballers)
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