LAKELAND, Fla. – Florida Southern men's basketball alum
Dylan Travis was selected to the first-ever Team USA 3x3 Olympic roster as the group of four heads to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Travis, a 2016 graduate of Florida Southern College, will be joined by Canyon Barry (Univ. of Florida), Jimmer Fredette (BYU), and Kareem Maddox (Princeton) to compete for Team USA as the roster was selected by the USA Basketball 3x3 Men's National Team Committee.
The quartet, who won gold together at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 Men's AmeriCup and the 2023 Pan American Games, will be coached by Joe Lewandowski and assisted by James Fraschilla.
USA Basketball also announced that the 2024 USA 3x3 Men's National Team will hold a training camp in conjunction with the NCAA Men's Final Four® April 3-7 in Phoenix. Team activity includes an exhibition game against Puerto Rico at the Reese's Men's Final Four on Friday (State Farm Stadium); a modified exhibition game against Puerto Rico during halftime of the second semifinal game on Saturday (State Farm Stadium); and an open practice and autograph session at the Men's Final Four Fan Fest on Sunday (Phoenix Convention Center).
FIBA previously announced that USA Basketball automatically qualified the men's and women's 3x3 teams for the 2024 Olympics. In each category, the United States was one of three countries that qualified based on FIBA 3x3 world rankings as of Oct. 31, 2023, and will bypass the 2024 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments. For more information about Olympic qualification, click here.
In total, USA Basketball will be represented by four teams at the 2024 Olympic Games, including 5-on-5 men and women and 3x3 men and women. The Paris 2024 Olympics are set for July 26-Aug. 11, with the 3x3 basketball competition set for July 30-Aug.5 at Place de la Concorde.
Different than 5-on-5, 3x3 is played on a half-court with a 10-minute game clock and a 12-second shot clock. Play is continuous, as teams "clear" the ball behind the 2-point line following a made basket, defensive rebound, or steal. The first team to score 21 points via 1-point field goals or 2-pointers behind the arc is victorious; or if time expires then the team leading wins.
