| 2018 BIG3 season | |
| League: | BIG3 |
| Sport: | 3x3 basketball |
| Duration: | June 22, 2018– August 10, 2018 August 17, 2018 (playoffs) August 24, 2018 (championship) |
| No Of Games: | 32 (regular season) |
| No Of Teams: | 8 |
| Tv: | Fox, FS1, Facebook Live |
| Average Attendance: | 14,000[1] |
| Draft: | Draft |
| Draft Link: | 2018 Big3 season#Player selections |
| Top Pick: | Andre Owens |
| Picked By: | Ball Hogs |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champs: | Power |
| Second Place: | 3's Company |
| Mvp: | Corey Maggette |
| Finals: | Playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Power |
| Finals Runner-Up: | 3's Company |
| Prevseason Link: | 2017 Big3 season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2017 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2019 Big3 season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2019 |
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.[2]
| 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 |
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.[3]
BIG3 co-founder Ice Cube and commissioner Clyde Drexler joined Skip Bayless, Shannon Sharpe and Joy Taylor on Fox Sports 1’s to make the announcement.
The 2018 BIG3 draft was held in Los Angeles on April 12, 2018. 19 players were selected across three rounds.[4]
The first week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Toyota Center, in Houston, Texas.
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| Game 1 | 3 Headed Monsters | 50–48 | Ghost Ballers | ||||
| Game 2 | 3's Company | 51–30 | Killer 3's | ||||
| Game 3 | Ball Hogs | 31–51 | Power | ||||
| Game 4 | Tri-State | 51–34 | Trilogy |
The second week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the United Center, in Chicago, Illinois.
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| Game 1 | Killer 3's | 50–44 | Ghost Ballers | ||||
| Game 2 | Tri-State | 51–34 | Ball Hogs | ||||
| Game 3 | 3's Company | 44–50 | Power | ||||
| Game 4 | 3 Headed Monsters | 50–34 | Trilogy |
The third week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Oracle Arena, in Oakland, California.
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| Game 1 | 3's Company | 52–50 | Trilogy | ||||
| Game 2 | Ball Hogs | 50–40 | Ghost Ballers | ||||
| Game 3 | Tri-State | 50–46 | Power | ||||
| Game 4 | 3 Headed Monsters | 51–49 | Killer 3's |
The fourth week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Little Caesars Arena, in Detroit, Michigan.
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| Game 1 | Killer 3's | 39–52 | Trilogy | ||||
| Game 2 | 3's Company | 50–40 | Ball Hogs | ||||
| Game 3 | Tri-State | 48–50 | 3 Headed Monsters | ||||
| Game 4 | Power | 50–45 | Ghost Ballers |
The fifth week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida.
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| Game 1 | Ghost Ballers | 40–51 | Tri-State | ||||
| Game 2 | Ball Hogs | 38–50 | Killer 3's | ||||
| Game 3 | Trilogy | 48–51 | Power | ||||
| Game 4 | 3's Company | 47–50 | 3 Headed Monsters |
The sixth week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the Scotiabank Arena, in Toronto, Ontario.
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| Game 1 | 3 Headed Monsters | 51–45 | Ball Hogs | ||||
| Game 2 | Power | 50–28 | Killer 3's | ||||
| Game 3 | 3's Company | 51–29 | Tri-State | ||||
| Game 4 | Trilogy | 41–50 | Ghost Ballers |
The seventh week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at the TD Garden, in Boston, Massachusetts.
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| Game 1 | Ball Hogs | 45–51 | Trilogy | ||||
| Game 2 | Tri-State | 51–45 | Killer 3's | ||||
| Game 3 | Power | 51–40 | 3 Headed Monsters | ||||
| Game 4 | Ghost Ballers | 33–51 | 3's Company |
The eighth week of games in the BIG3 Basketball League took place at Infinite Energy Arena in the Atlanta suburb of Duluth, Georgia.
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| Game 1 | Killer 3's | 51–44 | 3's Company | ||||
| Game 2 | 3 Headed Monsters | 51–37 | Ghost Ballers | ||||
| Game 3 | Tri-State | 40–50 | Trilogy | ||||
| Game 4 | Power | 50–40 | Ball Hogs |
| 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 |
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.
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| Game 1 | Ball Hogs | 50–35 | Ghost Ballers | ||||
| Game 2 | Trilogy | 47–51 | Killer 3's | ||||
| Game 3 (Semifinal) | Power | 51–49 | Tri-State | ||||
| Game 4 (Semifinal) | 3 Headed Monsters | 28–50 | 3's Company |
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.
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| Game 1 (Consolation) | 3 Headed Monsters | 52–49 | Tri-State | ||||
| Game 2 (Championship) | Power | 51–43 | 3's Company |
| Category | Player | Team | Statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 18.0 | |||
| Rebounds per game | 10.3 | |||
| Assists per game | 3.4 | |||
| Steals per game | 1.7 | |||
| Blocks per game | 1.4 | |||
| FG% | 62.1% | |||
| 3FG% | 100% | |||
| 4FG% | 100% |
The awards for the 2018 season were announced prior to the championship game.[5]
