The next stage of Trevin Knell’s basketball career is set.
BYU’s “shot doctor” will be joining USA Basketball’s Team DC for the FIBA 3×3 Men’s Pro Tour, the organization announced Wednesday.
In his five seasons with the Cougars, Knell scored 1,099 total points — averaging 7.3 per game — and shot 39.8% from 3-point range as one of the most prolific shooters in program history.
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Knell isn’t the first former BYU talent to enter the world of 3×3 basketball. Cougars legend Jimmer Fredette famously starred for Team USA, earning 3×3 Male Athlete of the Year honors in 2023 and reaching the Summer Olympics in 2024. He currently serves as managing director for Team USA’s Men’s 3×3 National Team.
Team DC is one of several 3×3 squads that USA Basketball fields to compete in various tournaments across the world, with Fredette having been part of Team Miami during his 3×3 playing days.
Among Knell’s Team DC teammates is Frank Jackson, the former Lone Peak High standout who earned Deseret News Mr. Basketball honors in 2016, went one-and-done at Duke and played parts of five seasons in the NBA.
Knell and Team DC will begin their Pro Tour Saturday at the Pristina Challenger in Pristina, Kosovo, first taking on Mataro (Spain) before facing Gargzdai (Lithuania).
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The format for 3×3 basketball is unique. Matches are played on half of a typical basketball court with a 12-second shot clock and scoring by 1s and 2s. The winner is the first team to get to 21 points — or whoever is leading after 10 minutes.
Brigham Young Cougars guard Trevin Knell (21) speaks during a press conference about BYU’s upcoming NCAA Sweet 16 basketball game against the Alabama Crimson Tide at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. | Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
