Triplets (basketball)

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Triplets
Triplets.png
Leagues BIG3
Founded11 January 2019;5 years ago (2019-01-11)
Location United States
Team colorsRed, light royal blue, white, navy blue
    
Head coach Lisa Leslie [1]
Championships1 (2019) [2]
Website big3.com/teams/triplets/

Triplets is an American men's 3-on-3 basketball team that plays in the BIG3. [3] They were the first team announced in the 2019 BIG3 expansion. At the result of the 2019 BIG3 season, the Triplets won the championship over Killer 3's.

Contents

2019

Draft

PickPlayerNBA ExperienceLast Club
2 Joe Johnson 18 years Flag of the United States.svg Boston Celtics
15 Alan Anderson 8 years Flag of the United States.svg Lakeland Magic
21 Teddy Gipson 0 years Flag of the Netherlands.svg Donar

Current roster

2019 Triplets roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
G/F 6 Anderson, Alan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg)1982-10-16 Lakeland Magic
G/F 5 Gipson, Teddy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg)1980-02-15 Donar (basketball club)
C 25 Jefferson, Al  (CC)6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)280 lb (127 kg)1985-01-04 Xinjiang Flying Tigers
SF 8 Moon, Jamario 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)1980-06-13 Meridian CC
G/F 1 Johnson, Joe  (C)6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg)1981-04-03 Boston Celtics
PG 2 Pargo, Jannero 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg)1979-10-22 Oklahoma City Blue
Head coach

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (CC) Team co-captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2019-06-23

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References

  1. "BIG3 announces WNBA legend Lisa Leslie will coach one of the league's four new teams" . Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  2. "2019 BIG3 basketball results, scores: Top-seeded Triplets win championship over Killer 3's" . Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  3. "BIG3 EXPANSION". BIG3.com. Retrieved 18 January 2019.