LOS ANGELES – April 16, 2025 — Today, the BIG3 unveiled the debut branding of the league’s eight all new teams, beginning play in 2025 under the new city-based model. Season eight tips off June 14, 2025, at Allstate Arena in Chicago, IL, at 4pm ET live on CBS for 10 weeks of premier 3-on-3 basketball action.
Merchandise will be available for purchase at a later date. Tickets are available now at big3.com/tickets.
“We could not be happier to finally share these designs and get them into the hands of our dedicated
fans,” said BIG3 CEO Ice Cube. “These eight all-new teams are the evolution of the BIG3 and a testament
to our owners, fans, players, and anyone who has supported us over the past eight years. We hope that
each design speaks to our local fans, and they feel that these logos and colors represent their city and
themselves. We have an incredible lineup of 3-on-3 basketball talent waiting to put on these jerseys,
and I can’t wait to see how they represent their cities out on the court.”
This announcement follows several key off-season moves, including the recent signing of Dwight
Howard by the LA Riot, where he will play under Head Coach Nick Young. Team rosters will continue to
be filled and adjusted until the conclusion of 2025 BIG3 Draft on May 15, streaming live from Las Vegas
at 7pm ET. This is the first year under the new city-based model, where eight all-new teams represent
home markets in Boston, MA, Chicago, IL, Dallas, TX, Detroit, MI, the DMV metropolitan area, Houston,
TX, Los Angeles, CA, and Miami, FL. The full Season 8 schedule is available HERE. To be the first to hear about available merchandise, go to BIG3.com and follow @thebig3 on X and Instagram.
ABOUT BIG3:
On January 11, 2017, the BIG3 was born. The first-ever professional FIREBALL3 league is the brainchild of
producer, actor, and music legend Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz, who shared a
vision of a player-centric league focused on entertainment and innovation. The BIG3 is a league with no
garbage minutes, where trash talk is allowed, defense is emphasized, fast-paced action, and where
every point –whether it’s a 4-point or 3-point shot – counts. Any given BIG3 team has Hall of Famers,
icons and trailblazers, and the next best 3-on-3 player.
The league has led the sports industry in diversity and opportunity, becoming the first professional
sports league to implement a mental health policy, favor CBD as a pain management alternative to
opioids, enlist female coaches of men, and appoint a black Commissioner in Hall of Famer Clyde Drexler,
who is also professional sports first former player serving as Commissioner. The inaugural CEO was the
legendary, incomparable Raider executive Amy Trask. This January 2024, BIG3 co-founder Ice Cube was
honored at the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, where he received the inaugural Ice Cube
Impact Award, acknowledging individuals making substantial contributions to their community, the first
non-player to be recognized. Founders Ice Cube and Jeffrey Kwatinetz are missioned to better society as
BIG3 pursues business success while also helping to break down stereotypes, promote diversity in
sports, create opportunities for black, brown, and female athletes beyond the court, and support the
black, youth and basketball communities overall.
CONTACT:
Hannah Palacios, BIG3 (hannah@big3.com)
