Aliens (basketball)

Aliens
Leagues	BIG3
Founded	2019
Location	United States
Team colors	Black, green and yellow
Head coach	Rick Mahorn
Website	big3.com/teams/aliens/

Aliens is an American men's 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3. ^[1] They were the second team announced in the 2019 BIG3 expansion and are led by former first overall pick in the 2018 BIG3 draft Andre Owens, who placed top seven in blocks and assists in 2018.

2019

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Experience	Last Club
1	7	Greg Oden	7 years	Jiangsu Dragons
2	18	Brandon Rush	9 years	Minnesota Timberwolves
3	23	Robert Vaden	0 years	Erie BayHawks

2021

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Experience	Last Club
1	6	Renaldo Balkman	6 years	Real Estali
2	17	Andre Owens	3 years	BC Zepter Vienna

2022

Draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Experience	Last Club
1	2	Deshawn Stephens	0 years	KK Igokea
2	14	Adam Drexler	0 years	Huston Cougars

Season-by-season record

Season	GP	W	L	Win %	PF	PA	Finish	Playoffs
2019	8	3	5	.375	366	360	10th	Did not qualify
2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	6	2	4	.333	266	289	10th	Did not qualify
2022	7	5	3	.625	368	368	4th	Semifinals
2023	6	1	5	.167	247	301	12th	Did not qualify

Game log

Aliens Game Log
2019 Season Game Date Team Score High Points High Rebounds High Assists Location Record 1 June 23 Triplets 40–50 Rush (13) Rush (8) Owens (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 0–1 2 June 30 3 Headed Monsters 44–50 Rush (15) Rush (6) Owens (2) Liacouras Center 0–2 3 July 6 Ball Hogs 51–39 Oden (18) Rush (12) Oden, Rush, Owens, Hollins, Vaden (1) Legacy Arena 1–2 4 July 13 Enemies 39–50 Oden (11) Rush (7) Hollins, Owens (2) Dunkin' Donuts Center 1–3 5 July 21 Ghost Ballers 51–35 Brown (18) Brown (10) Rush (4) Chesapeake Energy Arena 2–3 6 July 27 Bivouac 47–50 Rush (23) Oden (8) Oden (3) Vivint Smart Home Arena 2–4 7 August 3 3's Company 50–35 Oden (18) Oden (9) Rush, Owens (3) Fiserv Forum 3–4 8 August 17 Tri-State 44–51 Rush, Owens (11) Oden (9) Owens (4) American Airlines Center 3–5
2021 Season Game Date Team Score High Points High Rebounds High Assists Location Record 1 July 10 Ghost Ballers 45–51 Balkman (14) Balkman (14) Owens (3) Orleans Arena 0–1 2 July 18 Ball Hogs 42–51 Rush, Owens (16) Rush (12) Rush, Owens, Balkman, Brown (1) Orleans Arena 0–2 3 July 24 Killer 3's 47–50 Rush (22) Owens (8) Rush (3) Orleans Arena 0–3 4 July 31 Trilogy 32–50 Owens (12) Oden (11) Owens, Oden, Rush (1) American Airlines Center 0–4 5 August 5 Enemies 50–42 Brown, Owens (14) Maxiell (13) Rush (3) Fiserv Forum 1–4 6 August 7 Power 50–45 Owens (14) Oden (8) Owens (2) Credit Union 1 Arena 2–4
Win   Loss

Current roster

Aliens roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age F 32 Balkman, Renaldo 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 40 – (1984-07-14)14 July 1984 SG 12 Brown, Shannon 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 39 – (1985-11-29)29 November 1985 Bulut, Dušan  (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 39 – (1985-10-23)23 October 1985 Lasmanis, Kārlis  (CC) 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 87 kg (192 lb) 31 – (1994-04-08)8 April 1994 F/C 54 Maxiell, Jason 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 118 kg (260 lb) 42 – (1983-02-18)18 February 1983 C 22 Oden, Greg 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 124 kg (273 lb) 37 – (1988-01-22)22 January 1988 SG 20 Owens, Andre 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 44 – (1980-10-31)31 October 1980 G/F 4 Rush, Brandon 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 39 – (1985-07-07)7 July 1985	Head coach Rick Mahorn Legend (C) Team captain (CC) Team co-captain Injured Roster

Head coaches

Years Active	Name	BIG3 Championships
2019	Tiny Archibald	0
2021-2024	Rick Mahorn	0

References

1. "BIG3 Expansion". BIG3.com.