5x5 Men's U19 World Cup History

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA MEN’S U19 WORLD CUP TEAM 2023 RESULTS

DEBRECEN, HUNGARY • JUNE 24-JULY 2, 2023

The United States finished the biennial tournament with a 5-2 record and a fourth-place finish. After an undefeated run through its first five games, the United States lost to France in the semifinals and Turkey in the third-place game. In its opening game versus Madagascar, the U.S. won 136-69, tallying the USA’s top scoring performance in tournament history. Seven Ameri- cans were in double-figures with Tre Johnson and Mark Armstrong leading with 21 and 19 points, respectively. Omaha Biliew led the U.S. with eight rebounds. The U.S. came back to beat Slovenia 77-72 in its second game. The U.S. was strong on the boards, outrebounding Slovenia 48-41, and recov- ered from poor shooting in the first half to shoot 55% from the field for the game. The United States was led by Tobe Awaka, who in addition to his 14 points, notched 11 boards to secure a double-double. With the top spot in the group already secured, the U.S. beat Lebanon 122-70 in its final pool play game. In the knockout round, the USA opened with victories of China and Japan in the Round of 16 and Quarterfinals, respectively. The U.S. trailed early versus China, but used a 19-0 run in the third quarter to build an insurmountable lead, and to go onto win 92-69. Awaka shined for the Americans throughout the game, earning his second double-double of the tournament with 15 points and 14 rebounds. The United States overpowered Japan, winning 105-61. Armstrong, Biliew and Cody Williams led the U.S. with 15 points apiece. The U.S. lost a heartbreaker to France in the semifinals, 89-86. The Americans led by four, 78-74, with 5:50 left in the fourth quarter, but France went on a 9-3 run to go up 83-80, with three minutes left in the game to take the lead for good. Awaka earned his fourth double-dou- ble of the tournament—tied for the tournament-high—with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Armstrong led the U.S. in points with 17. The United States fell to Turkey 84-70 to finish fourth. The U.S was led by Harper who notched 15 points, 12 of which came in the fourth quar- ter. Awaka led the U.S. on the boards with 13. Armstrong, who averaged 12.4 points per game and 2.6 assists per game, was named to the tournament’s All-Star Five.

2023 USA U19 WORLD CUP TEAM ROSTER

2023 USA RESULTS (5-2)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE SCHOOL

HOMETOWN

Madagascar

W, 136-69 W, 77-72 W, 122-70 W, 92-69 W, 105-61 L, 86-89 L, 70-84

Slovenia Lebanon

Kylan Boswell Cody Williams Eric Dailey Jr. Ian Jackson Mark Armstrong Myles Colvin Dylan Harper Tobe Awaka Tre Johnson Ven-Allen Lubin Asa Newell Omaha Biliew

G

6’2 6’7 6’6 6’6 6’3 6’5 6’4 6’8 6’5 6’8 6’9 6’8

180 195 225 185 170 200 180 250 180 220 205 210

18 18 19 18 19 17 16 19 17 19 17 18

Arizona Colorado

Champaign, IL

G/F G/F

Gilbert, AZ

Oklahoma State* Cardinal Hayes/UNC

Bradenton, FL

China Japan France Turkey

G G G G G C F

Bronx, NY

Villanova Purdue

South Orange, NJ Indianapolis, IN Ramsey, NJ Hyde Park, NY

Don Bosco Prep

Tennessee

Lake Highland Prep

Dallas, TX Orlando, FL Destin, FL Waukee, IA

Vanderbilt

FINAL STANDINGS

F F

Montverde Academy

Iowa State

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Spain (7-0) France (5-2) Turkey (6-1)

Head Coach: Tad Boyle, University of Colorado Assistant Coach: Mike Boynton, Oklahoma State University Assistant Coach: Leon Rice, Boise State University

United States (5-2)

Team Physician: Ethan Kellum Athletic Trainer: Brian Zettler

Argentina (4-3) Serbia (5-2) Canada (3-4)

Japan (2-5)

9.

Slovenia (5-2)

2023 USA U19 WORLD CUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

10. China (2-5) 11. Brazil (4-3) 12. Korea (1-6) 13. Egypt (2-5) 14. Madagascar (2-5) 15. Lebanon (1-6) 16. Hungary (2-5)

NAME

G/S

FGM-A

PCT

3PM-3PA PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

AST

BLK

STL

Armstrong

7/2 7/5 7/4 7/4 7/2 7/4 7/2 7/5 7/1 7/4 7/1 6/0

26-63 33-55 26-60 30-60 20-50 20-48 23-45 18-42 18-37 15-26 16-27 10-26

0.413 2-16

.125

33-34 15-23 16-17 20-27 13-17 6-14

.971 .652 .941 .429 .741 .765 .857 .750 .333 .750 .571 .727 .762 .685

12/1.7 74/10.6 20/2.9 30/4.3 32/4.6 25/3.6 39/5.6 6/0.9 14/2.0 18/2.6 40/5.7

87/12.4 81/11.6 78/11.1 68/9.7 65/9.3 55/7.9 54/7.7 45/6.4 44/6.3 41/5.9 36/5.1 34/5.7

18/2.6 1/0.1

13/1.9 10/1.4 6/0.9 7/1.0 9/1.3 7/1.0 11/1.6 7/1.0 5/0.7 5/0.7 4/0.7

Awaka

0.6

0-0

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0/0.0

3/0.4

Johnson Dailey Jr. Harper Williams Newell Boswell Jackson

0.433 10-28

.357 .154 .250 .250 .167 .353 .500 .556 .000 .375 .299 .311

18/2.6 1/0.1 11/1.6 7/1.0 21/3.0 3/0.4

0.5 0.4

2-13 5-20

0.417 2-8

8/1.1 3/0.4

4/0.6

0.511

2-12

6-7 3-4 1/3 6-8 4-7

16/2.3 2/0.3

0.429 6-17 0.486 7-14

16/2.3 1/0.1 15/2.1 0/0.0

Biliew Lubin Colvin

0.577 0.593 0.385 .473 .384

5-9 0-4 6-16

5/0.7 4/0.6 7/1.2

4/0.6 7/1.0 2/0.3

8-11

7/1.2

USA TOTALS OPP. TOTALS

7 7

255-539 178-463

47-157 47-151

131-172 111-162

344/49.1 688/98.3 258/36.8 514/73.4

126/18.0 49/7.0 86/12.3 125/17.8 33/4.7 50/7.1

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