From Court To Office: Jimmer Fredette Becomes USA 3×3 Managing Director
Apr 28, 2025, 10:57 AM | Updated: Apr 29, 2025, 9:50 am
SALT LAKE CITY – BYU basketball legend Jimmer Fredette announced his retirement from professional basketball less than a week ago. Now, he will take his love for the game to the front office.
USA Basketball 3×3 announced on Monday that Fredette will step into a managing director role with the team.
New Role, New Heights 📈🇺🇸 @jimmerfredette steps in as the managing director of the 🇺🇸 #3x3MNT! pic.twitter.com/d94WsSMNRB
— USA Basketball 3×3 (@usab3x3) April 28, 2025
Fredette explained that a torn adductor made him unsure of his next steps. But when the possibility of a front office role was presented to him, he ultimately decided to jump on the opportunity.
“It’s a lot of responsibility, but also a huge honor that they would think of me,” Fredette said. “As soon as I heard that, I started to really think about it. I felt like this was the right opportunity for me to pounce on.”
The former Cougars star appears to be excited to help build up the program from behind the scenes.
He spoke on his plans with the new role and what he hopes to accomplish long term.
“To be able to focus on trying to find the right players that can continue our excellence at USA Basketball for the 3×3 program just felt natural,” Fredette explained. “I want to put ourselves in the best possible position to win these tournaments by putting the right people in place. Whether it’s the players, the coaching staff, or the training staff. Doing all the things that we need to set our players up the best that they can to be able to succeed and not worry about anything else but playing.”
The Man In Charge.
We welcome @jimmerfredette as the first managing director of the USA Basketball 3×3 Men’s National Team! pic.twitter.com/PusWEW9wYt
— USA Basketball 3×3 (@usab3x3) April 28, 2025
About Jimmer Fredette
Fredette played for BYU from 2007-11.
As a senior in 2011, the guard led BYU to a No. 3 seed in the NCAA Tournament and an appearance in the Sweet 16.
His senior season performance earned him the Naismith Player of the Year award and he was consensus 2011 national player of the year.
During his time at BYU, Fredette averaged 18.7 points per game on 45.5 percent shooting, including 39.4 percent from beyond the arc. He played in 139 games for the Cougars.
Draining 2s in a football stadium hits different 🪣@jimmerfredette x 🇺🇸 #3x3MNT pic.twitter.com/phynUh7b2H
— USA Basketball 3×3 (@usab3x3) April 7, 2024
Following his senior season, Fredette was drafted into the NBA with the 10th overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft.
Fredette has played professionally since 2011, including spending time in the NBA with five different franchises. He’s played for the Sacramento Kings, Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans, New York Knicks, and Phoenix Suns.
Since 2022, Fredette has played 3×3 basketball for Team USA.
