The 11-year NBA veteran is leading 3’s Company to the BIG3 Championship
MANHATTAN, Kan. (K-State Athletics) – Former K-State All-American Michael Beasley was named the 2024 BIG3 Most Valuable Player by league players and coaches on Friday afternoon (August 16).
The BIG3 is a 12-team, 3-on-3 basketball league that was founded by hip-hop musician and actor Ice Cube and entertainment executive Jeff Kwatinetz in 2017. Rosters include both former NBA and international players in a variation of 3-on-3 basketball seen in FIBA and the Olympics.
Beasley is averaging 21.3 points, 6.3 rebounds and 0.7 assists for 3’s Company (6-2), which includes former Kansas star Mario Chalmers. Beasley leads the BIG3 in total field goals (62), while he is second in scoring average and third in total points (149).
3’s Company, which also includes former Iowa star Reggie Evans, Boston College’s Sean Williams and Florida A&M’s Nasir Core and is coached by 5-time NBA champion Michael Cooper, will play Bivouac (7-1) for the BIG3 Championship on Sunday (August 18) at TD Garden in Boston at 2 p.m., CT. The game will air live on CBS.
The No. 2 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft, Beasley played parts of 11 seasons in the NBA, including four seasons with the Miami HEAT. He has also spent time in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), earning Foreign MVP accolades in 2016 along with all-star honors (2015, 2016) while playing with the Shandong Golden Stars.
The 2008 consensus First Team All-American and Big 12 Player of the Year averaged 26.2 points and a nation-leading 12.4 rebounds in his lone season playing at K-State.
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