Kareem Maddox

Kareem Maddox (born December 9, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player and member of the United States men's national 3x3 team.

[3] Maddox played professionally for the Landstede Hammers of the Dutch Basketball League (DBL) during the 2011–12 season.

He averaged 10 points, five rebounds and 1.6 blocked shots in 23 minutes per game, before suffering an injury in January which ended his season.

[9][10] He represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA 3x3 World Cup where he averaged 3.4 points and a team-high 6.0 rebounds per game, to help lead Team USA to a perfect 7–0 record and a gold medal.

[16][3] He then competed at the 2023 Pan American Games and helped Team USA repeat as gold medal champions in the 3x3 tournament.

Following his professional playing career in Europe, he volunteered at his local public radio station, KCRW, in Santa Monica, California.

[21] He quit his podcast production job in January 2020 to pursue his dream of making the U.S. Olympic 3x3 basketball team.