Xiao Yao You
11-07-2022, 09:55 AM
Jimmer Fredette now knows what it’s like to win a 3×3 gold medal with USA Basketball. He’s hoping it’s the first of many. Fredette’s 2-pointer — that’s what beyond-the-arc shots are worth in the 3-on-3 game — with 1:07 remaining was the clinching basket in a 21-18 win over Puerto Rico in the title game of the FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup on Sunday night (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34968599/jimmer-fredette-team-usa-win-fiba-3x3-americup-gold-medal). “It’s amazing,” Fredette said. “How fun is that, to be able to win gold and bring it home for the U.S. against some really good competition, some really stout teams. These guys are good. They play well. They play hard. We had to play against some really good basketball teams. It was great to be able to come away with a victory.”
– via Associated Press @ ESPN (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34968599/jimmer-fredette-team-usa-win-fiba-3x3-americup-gold-medal)
“We found a way to win,” Fredette said. “That’s what good teams do.” Fredette has played for five NBA teams, was The Associated Press college player of the year in 2011 as a senior at BYU and played internationally in Greece and China. (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34968599/jimmer-fredette-team-usa-win-fiba-3x3-americup-gold-medal) He’s giving 3×3 a shot with the 2024 Paris Olympics in mind, and got quite the education on Sunday about how different the outdoor game is.
– via Associated Press @ ESPN (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34968599/jimmer-fredette-team-usa-win-fiba-3x3-americup-gold-medal)
– via Associated Press @ ESPN (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34968599/jimmer-fredette-team-usa-win-fiba-3x3-americup-gold-medal)
“We found a way to win,” Fredette said. “That’s what good teams do.” Fredette has played for five NBA teams, was The Associated Press college player of the year in 2011 as a senior at BYU and played internationally in Greece and China. (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34968599/jimmer-fredette-team-usa-win-fiba-3x3-americup-gold-medal) He’s giving 3×3 a shot with the 2024 Paris Olympics in mind, and got quite the education on Sunday about how different the outdoor game is.
– via Associated Press @ ESPN (https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/34968599/jimmer-fredette-team-usa-win-fiba-3x3-americup-gold-medal)