BIG3 Releases Inaugural Season Game Schedule; T-Mobile Arena Scheduled to Host Championship Finals Saturday, August 26

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BIG3 Releases Inaugural Season Game Schedule;
T-Mobile Arena Scheduled to Host Championship Finals Saturday, August 26

Tickets For Championship Finals On Sale Saturday, May 13 on AXS.com

More Than 40 Elite Basketball Stars Vying for Championship Title in Intensely Competitive Professional 3-on-3 Basketball 
LAS VEGAS (May 11, 2017) – Following the excitement of the BIG3 Draft in Las Vegas last weekend where all eight teams finalized their five-man rosters, the BIG3 has released the full 2017 season game matchups, including the BIG3 Championship Finals at T-Mobile Arena Saturday, Aug. 26 at 5 p.m. Tickets for the Finals at T-Mobile Arena go on sale Saturday, May 13 on AXS.com.

Each Sunday this summer, BIG3 will bring competitive 3-on-3 half-court basketball to cities throughout the country, including basketball hot beds Brooklyn, Charlotte, Tulsa, Philadelphia, Nashville, Dallas, Lexington (Ky.), Los Angeles, Seattle and Las Vegas. Fans will have the opportunity to experience high-energy match-ups and witness more than 40 of the sport’s most skilled competitors battle for the title of 2017 BIG3 Champions.

BIG3 games will be played every Sunday in a quadruple header at the same venue. Games will be presented the following night in primetime at 8 p.m. EST on FOX Sports 1 in a thrilling “Monday Night Basketball” experience. The league championship will be played on Saturday, Aug. 26 and broadcast live on the FOX broadcast network at 4:30 p.m. EST.

Featuring professional basketball’s first four-point shot, BIG3 games will be packed with highly skilled, intensely competitive matchups in the world’s most popular form of basketball – 3-on-3. The winning team will be the first to score 60 points. BIG3 games highlight the biggest basketball superstars competing at the highest competitive level. The league structure encourages this incredibly, competitive group of players to vie for a revenue share based on final league standings.

For more information and to sign up for news updates, visit BIG3.com.

The full season schedule is below including team match-ups and rosters:

2017 BIG3 SEASON SCHEDULE & TEAM MATCHUPS

WEEK 1 | June 25: Barclays Center | Brooklyn, New York
GAME 1: Ghost Ballers vs. 3 Headed Monsters
GAME 2: Tri-State vs. Power
GAME 3: 3’s Company vs. Ball Hogs
GAME 4: Killer 3’s vs. Trilogy

WEEK 2 | July 2: Spectrum Center | Charlotte, North Carolina
GAME 1: Ball Hogs vs. Tri-State
GAME 2: Trilogy vs. 3 Headed Monster
GAME 3: Power vs. Killer 3s
GAME 4: 3’s Company vs. Ghost Ballers

WEEK 3 | July 9: BOK Center | Tulsa, Oklahoma
GAME 1: Power vs. 3 Headed Monsters
GAME 2: Killer 3s vs. Tri- State
GAME 3: Ball Hogs vs. Ghost Ballers
GAME 4: Trilogy vs. 3’s Company

WEEK 4 | July 16: Wells Fargo Center | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GAME 1: Ghost Ballers vs. Power
GAME 2: Trilogy vs. Ball Hogs
GAME 3: Killer 3s vs. 3 Headed Monsters
GAME 4: 3’s Company vs. Tri-State

WEEK 5 | July 23: Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, Tennessee
GAME 1: Ball Hogs vs. Power
GAME 2: 3’s Company vs. 3 Headed Monsters
GAME 3: Tri-State vs. Trilogy
GAME 4: Killer 3s vs. Ghost Ballers

WEEK 6 | July 30: American Airlines Center | Dallas, Texas
GAME 1: Killer 3s vs. Ball Hogs
GAME 2: 3’s Company vs. Power
GAME 3: Trilogy vs. Ghost Ballers
GAME 4: Tri-State vs. 3 Headed Monsters

WEEK 7 | August 6: Rupp Arena | Lexington, Kentucky
GAME 1: Tri-State vs. Ghost Ballers
GAME 2: Trilogy vs. Power
GAME 3: Ball Hogs vs. 3 Headed Monsters
GAME 4: Killer 3s vs. 3’s Company

WEEK 8 | August 13: Staples Center | Los Angeles, California
GAME 1: Ghost Ballers vs. 3 Headed Monsters
GAME 2: Tri- State vs. Power
GAME 3: 3’s Company vs. Ball Hogs
GAME 4: Killer 3s vs. Trilogy

WEEK 9 | August 20: Key Arena | Seattle, Washington (Playoffs)
GAME 1: 1st Place vs. 4th Place
GAME 2: 2nd Place vs. 3rd Place
GAME 3: 5th Place vs. 6th Place
GAME 4: 7th Place vs. 8th Place

WEEK 10 | August 26: T-Mobile Arena | Las Vegas, Nevada (Championship Finals)
Championship Finals: Winner of Playoff Game 1 vs. Winner of Playoff Game 2
Consolation Finals: Loser of Playoff Game 1 vs. Loser of Playoff Game 2

2017 BIG3 TEAM ROSTERS:

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ABOUT BIG3:
BIG3 (www.BIG3.com) is where basketball superstars play. The premier half-court, 3-on-3 basketball league, BIG3 features many of the greatest, most popular and skilled NBA players of all time, including Allen Iverson, Chauncey Billups, Gary Payton, Kenyon Martin, Charles Oakley and more. Founded by producer, actor and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, the BIG3 will combine highly competitive, physical, fast basketball and incredible fan experiences. Comprising of eight teams of five, the league will tip off its 10-week season at Barclays Center on June 25 with games airing on Fox Sports in primetime on Monday nights. Tickets are on sale at TicketMaster.com and BarclaysCenter.com.

About T-Mobile Arena:
T-Mobile Arena, the new 20,000-seat venue located on the Las Vegas Strip between New York-New York and Monte Carlo, opened April 6, 2016. The arena hosts more than 100 events annually including major headline entertainment, awards shows, UFC, boxing, basketball and other sporting events, family shows and special events. This fall T-Mobile Arena will welcome the Vegas Golden Knights, a National Hockey League expansion team and the city’s first professional sports team. The city’s newest landmark features 50 luxury suites, more than two dozen private loge boxes, complete broadcast facilities, and other specially designed exclusive hospitality offerings and fan amenities destined to create a guest experience second to none. Toshiba Plaza, an adjacent two-acre outdoor entertainment space, features performance stages, a variety of video screens and other interactive content and display areas. Industry-leading architect Populous designed T-Mobile Arena to meet the U.S. Green Building Council’s standards for LEED® Gold Certification. T-Mobile Arena is a privately funded joint venture between AEG and MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM). For more information, visit the T-Mobile Arena website at t-mobilearena.com.

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