Tournament Schedule | FIBA Americas | Team USA Stats
ST. CATHERINES, Canada – Fighting Illini incoming freshman Ayo Dosunmu helped the USA Basketball Men's U18 National Team win a gold medal Saturday at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship for Men in St. Catharines, Canada.
In the title game, the USA (6-0) withstood an early run from host Canada (5-1) and dominated the game's final 36 minutes to claim a 113-74 victory and the 2018 FIBA Americas Men's U18 Championship gold medal.
In Saturday's final, Dosunmu scored 10 points (5-7 FG), dished out a team-high six assists, pulled down five boards and had two steals in 19 minutes. For the tournament, he averaged 9.5 points per game, shooting 62.5 percent from the field (25-40) and 100 percent from the line (7-7). He led the team with 4.5 assists per game and pulled down 2.3 rebounds per game in 19.2 minutes per game.
Dosumnu will now head to Champaign to begin summer workouts with his Fighting Illini teammates.
USA Schedule & Results
» Sun., June 10 – USA 105, Dominican Republic 73 |
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» Mon., June 11 – USA 118, Panama 26 |
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» Tue., June 12 – USA 115, Puerto Rico 71 |
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» Thu., June 14 – Quarterfinals: USA 132, Ecuador 55 |
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» Fri., June 15 – Semifinals: USA 104, Argentina 92 |
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» Sat., June 16 – Gold Medal Game: USA 113, Canada 74 |
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The USA has captured the last five and nine of the 11 previous FIBA Americas Men's U18 gold medals and owns a 59-2 all-time win-loss record at the event.
Overall the USA led in most of the major team statistical categories in the eight-team field, including points averaged (114.5 ppg.), margin of victory (+49.3 ppg.), scoring defense (65.2 ppg.), field goal percentage (.533), free throw percentage (.752), defensive field goal percentage (.340), rebounding defense (35.3 rpg. allowed), rebounding margin (+18.0 rpg.), blocked shots (6.83 bpg.), assists (29.0 apg.), steals (12.0 spg.), turnover margin (+9.17) and assist to turnover ratio (2.23.).
