The 2019 BIG3 season was the third season of BIG3. The regular season began on June 22, 2019 and ended on August 17, 2019. The playoffs began on August 25, 2019 and concluded with the championship game on September 1, 2019.
On January 11, 2019, the BIG3 announced that they would expand to 12 teams for the upcoming season, and move to two nights (consisting of three games each) per week. The league will also play in 18 cities, and allow players as young as 27 to compete in the league.
On April 4, 2019, BIG3 announced a new broadcast deal with CBS Sports, under which coverage moved to CBS and CBS Sports Network.
On April 18, 2019, BIG3 announced a new partnership deal with Toyota which introduces the RAV4 Point Shot. On April 29, 2019, BIG3 announced another partnership deal with cannabidiol brand cbdMD as the official jersey partner of the BIG3.
Venues Week Date(s) Venue City Notes 1 June 22, 2019 Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Michigan 1 June 23, 2019 Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 2 June 29, 2019 Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina 2 June 30, 2019 Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3 July 6, 2019 Legacy Arena Birmingham, Alabama 3 July 7, 2019 State Farm Arena Atlanta, Georgia 4 July 13, 2019 Dunkin Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island 4 July 14, 2019 Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York 5 July 20, 2019 Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri 5 July 21, 2019 Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 6 July 27, 2019 Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah 7 August 3, 2019 Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois 7 August 4, 2019 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8 August 10, 2019 American Airlines Arena Miami, Florida 9 August 17, 2019 American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas 10 August 25, 2019 Smoothie King Center New Orleans, Louisiana Playoffs 11 September 1, 2019 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Championship Game
Draft The 2019 BIG3 draft was held in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 12, 2019. 31 players were selected across three rounds.
Player selections Round Pick Player Team NBA experience Last team Last played 1 1 Royce White Enemies 1 year London Lightning 2018 1 2 Chris Johnson Triplets 3 years Homenetmen Beirut B.C. 2019 1 3 Larry Sanders 3 Headed Monsters 6 years Cleveland Cavaliers 2017 1 4 Josh Powell Killer 3's 7 years Changwon LG Sakers 2017 1 5 Will McDonald Ball Hogs None San-en NeoPhoenix Active 1 6 Yakhouba Diawara Tri-State 4 years ESSM Le Portel 2019 1 7 Greg Oden Aliens 3 years Jiangsu Dragons 2016 1 8 Patrick O'Bryant Trilogy 4 years London Lightning 2012 1 9 Shawne Williams Bivouac 7 years Al-Riffa Active 1 10 Jamario Moon Ghost Ballers 5 years Albany Patroons 2018 2 11 C.J. Leslie Bivouac None Texas Legends Active 2 12 Donté Greene Killer 3's 4 years Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut 2018 2 13 Tre Simmons 3 Headed Monsters None Hapoel Afula B.C 2018 2 14 Jason Richardson Tri-State 13 years Philadelphia 76ers 2015 2 15 Alan Anderson Triplets 8 years Lakeland Magic Active 2 16 Sam Young Trilogy 4 years Al-Nasr Active 2 17 Alex Scales Ghost Ballers 1 year Mumbai Challengers 2017 2 18 Brandon Rush Aliens 9 years Minnesota Timberwolves 2017 2 19 Jermaine Taylor Ball Hogs 2 years Salt Lake City Stars Active 2 20 Craig Smith Enemies 6 years Ironi Nes Ziona B.C. 2015 3 21 Teddy Gipson Triplets None Donar 2019 3 22 Mario Chalmers 3 Headed Monsters 9 years Virtus Bologna 2019 3 23 Robert Vaden Aliens None Erie BayHawks 2017 3 24 Dušan Bulut Ball Hogs None Novi Sad / Novi Sad Al-Wahda (3x3) Active 3 25 C.J. Watson Killer 3's 10 years Uşak Sportif Active 3 26 Dijon Thompson 3's Company 2 years Levanga Hokkaido Active 3 27 Carlos Arroyo Trilogy 9 years Leones de Ponce 2019 3 28 Dion Glover Bivouac 6 years Gaiteros del Zulia 2008 3 29 Mike Taylor Ghost Ballers 1 year Zhuhai Wolf Warriors 2019 3 30 Bonzi Wells Tri-State 10 years Capitanes de Arecibo 2010 3 31 Frank Robinson Enemies None Changwon LG Sakers 2018 NOTES
Regular season
Week 1 (June 22 — Detroit, MI) The first week of the first three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit, Michigan. Game 13 Headed Monsters 51–46 TrilogyGame 23's Company 38–50 PowerGame 3Bivouac 50–43 Enemies
Week 1 (June 23 — Indianapolis, IN) The first week of the second three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Game 4Aliens 40–50 TripletsGame 5Killer 3's 54–52 Tri-StateGame 6Ghost Ballers 50–39 Ball Hogs
Week 2 (June 29 — Charlotte, NC) The second week of the first three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Spectrum Center (arena), in Charlotte, North Carolina. Game 1Triplets 51–41 TrilogyGame 2Ball Hogs 45–50 EnemiesGame 3Killer 3's 50–32 3's Company
Week 2 (June 30 — Philadelphia, PA) The second week of the second three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Liacouras Center, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Game 4Bivouac 46–51 Ghost BallersGame 5Aliens 44–50 3 Headed MonstersGame 6Tri-State 43–51 Power
Week 3 (July 6 — Birmingham, AL) The third week of the first three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Legacy Arena, in Birmingham, Alabama. Game 1Tri-State 50–44 3's CompanyGame 2Ball Hogs 39–51 AliensGame 3Ghost Ballers 35–51 Enemies
Week 3 (July 7 — Atlanta, GA) The third week of the second three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the State Farm Arena, in Atlanta, Georgia. Game 4Triplets 51–45 BivouacGame 53 Headed Monsters 48–51 Killer 3'sGame 6Power 43–50 Trilogy
Week 4 (July 13 — Providence, RI) The fourth week of the first three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Dunkin Donuts Center, in Providence, Rhode Island. Game 1Ghost Ballers 36–50 PowerGame 2Aliens 39–50 EnemiesGame 33's Company 50–38 Ball Hogs
Week 4 (July 14 — Brooklyn, NY) The fourth week of the second three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Barclays Center, in Brooklyn, New York. Game 4Triplets 50–37 Tri-StateGame 5Bivouac 50–43 3 Headed MonstersGame 6Trilogy 50–48 Killer 3's
Week 5 (July 20 — Kansas City, MO) The fifth week of the first three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Sprint Center, in Kansas City, Missouri. Game 13's Company 50–34 BivouacGame 2Triplets 47–50 PowerGame 3Tri-State 50–46 3 Headed Monsters
Week 5 (July 21 — Oklahoma City, OK) The fifth week of the second three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Chesapeake Energy Arena, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Game 4Aliens 51–35 Ghost BallersGame 5Trilogy 50–38 EnemiesGame 6Ball Hogs 35–50 Killer 3's
Week 6 (July 27 — Salt Lake City, UT) The sixth week of three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Vivint Smart Home Arena, in Salt Lake City, Utah. Game 1Killer 3's 41–51 3's CompanyGame 2Triplets 51–34 Ball HogsGame 3Aliens 47–50 Bivouac
Week 7 (August 3 — Rosemont, IL) The seventh week of the first three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Allstate Arena, in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois. Game 1Tri-State 38–50 Ghost BallersGame 2Power 50–41 EnemiesGame 3Killer 3's 42–51 Bivouac
Week 7 (August 4 — Milwaukee, WI) The seventh week of the second three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Fiserv Forum, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Game 4Aliens 50–35 3's CompanyGame 53 Headed Monsters 48–50 TripletsGame 6Trilogy 51–43 Ball Hogs
Week 8 (August 10 — Miami, FL) The eighth week of three games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Game 1Enemies 32–50 3 Headed MonstersGame 2Tri-State 50–43 PowerGame 3Ghost Ballers 50–47 Trilogy
Week 9 (August 17 — Dallas, TX) The ninth week of all six games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Game 1Bivouac 48–50 Ball HogsGame 2Triplets 51–38 Ghost BallersGame 33 Headed Monsters 52–46 PowerGame 4Killer 3's 50–36 EnemiesGame 53's Company 50–28 TrilogyGame 6Tri-State 51–44 Aliens
Standings
# Team W L Pct. 1 YZ Triplets 7 1 .875 401.0 333.0 8 2 Y Killer 3's 5 3 .625 386.0 355.0 8 3 Y Power 5 3 .625 383.0 357.0 8 4 Y 3 Headed Monsters 4 4 .500 388.0 369.0 8 5 X 3's Company 4 4 .500 350.0 341.0 8 6 X Bivouac 4 4 .500 374.0 377.0 8 7 Trilogy 4 4 .500 363.0 374.0 8 8 Tri-State 4 4 .500 371.0 382.0 8 9 Ghost Ballers 4 4 .500 345.0 373.0 8 10 Aliens 3 5 .375 366.0 360.0 8 11 Enemies 3 5 .375 341.0 369.0 8 12 Ball Hogs 1 7 .125 323.0 401.0 8 Notes Z clinched top seed Y clinched playoff spot X qualified for fifth place game
Playoffs
Week 10 (New Orleans, LA) The semifinals and the fifth place game in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Smoothie King Center, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Game 1 (5th Place)3's Company 36–50 BivouacGame 2 (Semifinal)Killer 3's 50–42 PowerGame 3 (Semifinal)Triplets 50–39 3 Headed Monsters
Week 11 (Los Angeles, CA) The third place game and the third BIG3 Championship game will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. Game 1 (3rd Place)3 Headed Monsters 50–42 PowerGame 2 (Championship)Triplets 50–39Killer 3's
Bracket
Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistic Points per game Joe Johnson Triplets 21.9 Rebounds per game Reggie Evans 3 Headed Monsters 10.9 Assists per game Joe Johnson Triplets 3.9 Steals per game David Hawkins Trilogy 1.5 Blocks per game Amar'e Stoudemire Tri-State 1.8 FG% Teddy Gipson Triplets .667 3FG% C.J. Watson Killer 3's .692 4FG% Shannon BrownTeddy GipsonBrandon RushXavier Silas AliensTripletsAliensBall Hogs 1.000
Awards The awards for the 2019 season will be announce prior to the championship game.
Most Valuable Player: Joe Johnson (Triplets) Coach of the Year: Lisa Leslie (Triplets) Player Captain of the Year: Joe Johnson (Triplets) Defensive Player of the Year: Amar'e Stoudemire (Tri-State) 4th Man: Nate Robinson (Tri-State) Too Hard to Guard: Will Bynum (Bivouac) Best Trash Talker: Gary Payton (3 Headed Monsters) BIG Community Award: Ricky Davis (Ghost Ballers)
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