Fredette, a Littleton resident, is joined by another Coloradan on the team in Cheyenne Mountain alum Canyon Barry.
Jimmer Fredette of Team USA shoots the ball during the Gold Medal Game of Men’s Basketball 3×3 at Estadio Espanol on Day 3 of Santiago 2023 Pan Am Games on Oct. 23, 2023 in Santiago, Chile. BYU sharpshooter rising to the rafters on the cover of Sports IllustratedNow the longtime Littleton resident has the opportunity to add another title to his resume as a member of USA Basketball’s three-on-three men’s team, one that will resonate worldwide: Olympic gold medalist.
As the country’s leading scorer and national player of the year in 2011, Fredette transformed into a college basketball icon at BYU. He was selected 10th overall in the NBA draft but was never able to find his footing across five franchises and six seasons in the league. That led him to search for professional stardom overseas, where he won a Greek Basket League championship and was named the Chinese Basketball Association MVP as part of a prolific four-year run with the Shanghai Sharks.
United States’ Canyon Barry celebrates winning the men’s 3×3 basketball gold medal match against Chile at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile, Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. “He’s still the best shooter I’ve ever been around,” said Garcia, a former Grandview star. “In our workouts, say we take 25 shots, and he may miss two or three max. And when he does, he’s mad at himself.”
It’s high praise for a player who didn’t even make the Cheyenne Mountain varsity until his junior year and then toiled in the G League before making the U.S. 3×3 team in a tryout in 2019. That year, Barry and Maddox helped USA Basketball win its first 3×3 gold at the FIBA 3×3 World Cup in Amsterdam.
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