It’s somewhat fitting that Jimmer Fredette announced his retirement from basketball on the eve of BYU’s graduation festivities. Of the school’s newest graduates gathered for commencement at the ...

Jimmer Fredette, college basketball legend and former NBA player and Olympian, announced his retirement from the game on Wednesday. Fredette, who became a superstar at BYU, provided basketball fans ...

Jimmer Fredette is hanging it up. The BYU legend and former first round NBA draft selection has officially retired from basketball, he announced Wednesday in a social media post. “Ever since I was ...

Fredette joined the team in 2022 after the U.S. men's 3x3 team failed to qualify for the 2020 Games in Tokyo Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears in ...

The 2024 Paris Olympics will include many firsts for Jimmer Fredette. This will be Fredette’s Olympic debut and the first time the United States has participated in men's 3x3 basketball since it ...

On Sunday, former BYU basketball Jimmer Fredette and the rest of the United States men’s 3x3 basketball team were eliminated from the Olympics after finishing pool play in seventh place out of eight ...

Jimmer Fredette announced both his retirement from basketball and his new role in the sport — USA Basketball men’s 3x3 national team managing director — last month. Fredette recently discussed both ...

Jimmer Fredette’s hopes for an Olympic medal were dashed last year by injury. He’ll try again to lead USA Basketball to a medal at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Only this time, he won’t be playing.