The 2024 FIBA U-17 Basketball World Cup has been underway in Turkiye since June 29. The Basketball World Cup will continue until July 7.
The strongest player in the U-17 Basketball World Cup is by far the U.S. The team has won the title for six consecutive years, starting with the first competition held in Germany in 2010 and the last one in Spain in 2022. It is not just a victory but a victory in six consecutive victories. It has displayed overwhelming results with 47 wins and no losses.
In the latest competition, the team has secured three consecutive wins in the preliminary round, and on Sunday, it set a remarkable record to defeat China. It secured advancement to the round of 16 with no difficulty in 146-62.
All 12 players on the roster, including Jaylon Harrelson (21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists), Cameron Boozer (20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists), and Caleb Holt (16 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists), participated in scoring, and nine players showed off their ability to score double-digit points. 동행복권파워볼
The score of 146 is the highest score in a game in the history of the U-17 Basketball World Cup. The previous record was 138 points against the United Arab Emirates in 2014. Jadon Tooms’ score under the basket just one minute and 56 seconds before the end of the game is set to make a new history.
There have been nine times in the history that the U.S. scored more than 120 points in the U-17 Basketball World Cup. It also scored 124 points in the second group match against Guinea.
The U.S. also ranked first in this category with 43 assists. The second place went to the Guineas with 40 assists, which they set in the second game. This means breaking the record they set in just one game.
He did not stop there. His record of 33 steals in the U.S. history of the tournament. “We didn’t expect him to score close to 150 points. I had no intention,” forward Tyron Stokes said after the game.
Sherman White, the coach of the U.S. national team, expressed satisfaction, saying, “We wanted to be stronger. We started to reach our goal more and more.”
