AJ Dybantsa and Cameron Boozer led the way for the United States on Sunday in the final of the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup. The Americans cruised to a 129-88 win over Italy to win the championship.
Boozer was named the MVP of the tournament, a fitting honor following his 24 points and 13 rebound output to help the United States to the emphatic win.
Through seven games with the U17 national team at the World Cup, Boozer averaged 20.1 points and 9.9 rebounds per game.
Also named to the All-Star 5 was Dybantsa, a five-star recruit and the consensus top player in the nation.
Dybantsa averaged 14.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.
The United States was an absolute buzzsaw in the tournament, defeating opponents in the six games leading up to Sunday’s championship by an average of 68.2 points per game
This pressure. 😳
🇺🇸 #USABMU17 x #FIBAU17 pic.twitter.com/8kOXFkW0Wq
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 7, 2024
Their closest game came in their opener of the World Cup, a 104-81 win over France.
Also making the All-Star 5 from Sunday’s championship game was Maikcol Perez of Italy. The other two players included in the all-tournament team were Kaan Onat (Türkiye) and Oscar Goodman (New Zealand).
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