Jul. 2—Illinois ******* istant coaches Geoff Alexander and Orlando Antigua have reached the "travel abroad" portion of their summers. Both were in Turkiye at the end of June for the FIBA U17 World Cup, and other FIBA events will have the two cycling back and forth between Champaign and The Continent.
Alexander and Antigua got a look at a pair of Illinois recruiting targets in the Class of 2027 during their time in Istanbul, with Team USA guards Cayden Daughtry and NaVorro Bowman Jr. playing key roles in another dominant performance by the U.S.
Wednesday's 141-85 win against Cameroon pushed Team USA to Friday's quarterfinals where they'll meet ******* XXX. The 56-point margin of victory has been fairly standard for the U.S. since a 115-84 win against France on the opening day of the tournament. The U.S. also beat ******* an 128-66 and Italy 131-80 in pool play.
Eight players putting up double digit scoring averages has helped Team USA average just shy of 129 points as a team thus far in its tournament run. Daughtry and Bowman are part of that high-powered offense. Daughtry is averaging 11.5 points, 5.8 ******* ists and three rebounds as the backup to starting point guard Beckham Black. Bowman is also averaging 10.8 points, 3.3 ******* ists and 2.8 rebounds off the bench.
Team USA, which is 55-0 all-time in FIBA U17 World Cup action, is now just three wins away from its eighth straight gold medal dating back to 2010. The most recent, in 2024, was led by four recent first-round NBA draft picks (AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Chris Cenac Jr. and Koa Peat) and four of the top 2027 draft prospects (Caleb Holt, Jordan Smith Jr., Brandon McCoy and Tyran Stokes).
Alexander and Antigua got a look at a pair of Illinois recruiting targets in the Class of 2027 during their time in Istanbul, with Team USA guards Cayden Daughtry and NaVorro Bowman Jr. playing key roles in another dominant performance by the U.S.
Wednesday's 141-85 win against Cameroon pushed Team USA to Friday's quarterfinals where they'll meet ******* XXX. The 56-point margin of victory has been fairly standard for the U.S. since a 115-84 win against France on the opening day of the tournament. The U.S. also beat ******* an 128-66 and Italy 131-80 in pool play.
Eight players putting up double digit scoring averages has helped Team USA average just shy of 129 points as a team thus far in its tournament run. Daughtry and Bowman are part of that high-powered offense. Daughtry is averaging 11.5 points, 5.8 ******* ists and three rebounds as the backup to starting point guard Beckham Black. Bowman is also averaging 10.8 points, 3.3 ******* ists and 2.8 rebounds off the bench.
Team USA, which is 55-0 all-time in FIBA U17 World Cup action, is now just three wins away from its eighth straight gold medal dating back to 2010. The most recent, in 2024, was led by four recent first-round NBA draft picks (AJ Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Chris Cenac Jr. and Koa Peat) and four of the top 2027 draft prospects (Caleb Holt, Jordan Smith Jr., Brandon McCoy and Tyran Stokes).
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