Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
The U.S. U16 team opened with a near-100-point rout in the FIBA Americas U16 Championship on Tuesday.
The Americans crushed Mexico, 130-31, in their first game behindDiamond Stone’s 20 points, Malik Newman’s 19 and 14 apiece from Harry Giles and Ivan Rabb Jr. Rabb Jr. added 12 rebounds and Giles had 10. Here’s the box.
“With the international shot clock of 24 seconds, both teams have to keep playing,” USA coach Don Showalter told SNY.tv by phone from Uruguay. “With our length we caused quite a few turnovers and easy baskets so that was a big difference, obviously.
“I thought Diamond played well. I thought Harry and Ivan both played extremely well, dominated the boards. Our guards got them the ball. They were very unselfish. We had 29 assists. We were an exceptionally unselfish team.”
The U.S. will play Argentina Wednesday night.
“They’ve always played us tough over the years,” Showalter said. “They’re very well coached and it’s going to be a much closer game than this, obviously.”
For more features on the USA U16 team, click here.
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
The U.S. U16 team opened with a near-100-point rout in the FIBA Americas U16 Championship on Tuesday.
The Americans crushed Mexico, 130-31, in their first game behind Diamond Stone’s 20 points, Malik Newman’s 19 and 14 apiece from Harry Giles and Ivan Rabb Jr. Rabb Jr. added 12 rebounds and Giles had 10. Here’s the box.
“With the international shot clock of 24 seconds, both teams have to keep playing,” USA coach Don Showalter told SNY.tv by phone from Uruguay. “With our length we caused quite a few turnovers and easy baskets so that was a big difference, obviously.
“I thought Diamond played well. I thought Harry and Ivan both played extremely well, dominated the boards. Our guards got them the ball. They were very unselfish. We had 29 assists. We were an exceptionally unselfish team.”
The U.S. will play Argentina Wednesday night.
“They’ve always played us tough over the years,” Showalter said. “They’re very well coached and it’s going to be a much closer game than this, obviously.”
For more features on the USA U16 team, click here.
