Add another gold medal to Scott Fitch's collection.
Fitch, the longtime Fairport boys' basketball coach, recently led the USA Basketball U17 Men's National Team to gold at the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey. He's now won six gold medals with Team USA as either an **** istant or head coach.
Fitch served as head coach for the Americans at Istanbul. His squad defeated Serbia in the championship game, completing a 7-0 tournament and posting the United States' eighth consecutive gold at this event.
Standing atop the podium as the Star Spangled Banner played made for what Fitch called a "surreal moment."
"You try and picture it or figure out what it's going to feel like," Fitch said upon returning to New York. "But you can't until you're actually there."
Fitch, the longtime Fairport boys' basketball coach, recently led the USA Basketball U17 Men's National Team to gold at the 2026 FIBA U17 World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey. He's now won six gold medals with Team USA as either an **** istant or head coach.
Fitch served as head coach for the Americans at Istanbul. His squad defeated Serbia in the championship game, completing a 7-0 tournament and posting the United States' eighth consecutive gold at this event.
Standing atop the podium as the Star Spangled Banner played made for what Fitch called a "surreal moment."
"You try and picture it or figure out what it's going to feel like," Fitch said upon returning to New York. "But you can't until you're actually there."
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