Jimmer Fredette has had quite the basketball career, filled with plenty of memorable moments and a lot of challenges as well.

“I always tell people, make sure that you enjoy the journey because you never know what's going to happen once you get to the destination,” Fredette said.

His basketball journey has taken him from Glens Falls to Brigham Young University and the NBA, to places overseas like China and Greece.

“There's some pretty amazing memories where you felt like you were a celebrity overnight, and all of a sudden, you're just kind of a household name,” Fredette said. “So, it was pretty cool.”

Last summer, the 2011 College Basketball National Player of the Year added Olympian to his resume thanks to 3-on-3 basketball with Team USA. Fredette says it gave him new life for the game of basketball.

“I just love being a part of it,” Fredette said. “I love being around it. So because of that, there’s a special place in my heart for 3x3 basketball, and I'm excited to be able to help grow that side of the sport.”

Unfortunately, an injury caused him to miss a majority of the summer games in Paris. It was more adversity in Fredette’s career, but this time enough for him to consider retirement.

“I just didn't love the grind of it anymore,” Fredette said. “And I think that's, for me, that's what I used to love. I used to love playing basketball by myself, working out and getting better and competing.”

In late April, Fredette made it official by announcing his retirement. But this wasn’t the end of his basketball journey, just his playing career.

“At that point that, they are like ‘OK, well, we have a new position that we want to possibly present to you. We want to have a managing director role for 3x3 basketball,’ ” Fredette recalled.

Instead of playing, Fredette will now be in charge of selecting players and coaches for major international competitions for the 3x3 men’s USA National Team. It’s similar to what Basketball Hall of Famers Grant Hill and Sue Bird are doing with the men’s and women’s U.S. national teams.

“To be talked with basketball on anything of Sue Bird and Grant Hill, like that's pretty good company, right? So for me, it's like I said, it's a real honor. I don't know if they got it right, but excited to be a part of it,” Fredette said.

Just a few weeks into the job, Fredette is already getting the team ready for the World Cup later this year. While it’s been an adjustment, one of the perks to this new job is more time with his wife and kids at home in Colorado.

“There's other things that I'm sure will pop up, and I'll want to do as I move forward,” Fredette said. “But right now, this is where I want to be. And I'll be here obviously for the foreseeable future. And anytime you can be involved, USA basketball, I think people jump at it. So I'm fortunate.”