USA Wins Gold at FIBA U17 World Championship, Collin Sexton Named MVP

Posted Jul 4, 2016
The U.S. U17 team won the gold medal at the FIBA U17 World Championship on Sunday with a 96-56 thrashing of Turkey in Zaragoza, Spain. Gary Trent Jr. led the Americans with 17 points as the U.S. notched the biggest winning margin in a U17 final, besting the 31-point blowout of Poland in 2010. Collin Sexton notched 16 points and eight assists and was named MVP of the World Championship. (Zag's Blog)

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