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The United States continued its dominance at the U17 level on Sunday, defeating Serbia 107-81 in the gold medal game of the FIBA U17 World Cup in Istanbul, Turkey.
In eight FIBA U17 World Cup games dating back to 2010, the United States has compiled a 58-0 record.
The United States has averaged 126.4 points and outscored opponents by an average of 48.9 points per outing in seven games at the event.
The silver medal was Serbia’s best ever result at the FIBA U17 World Championship. Despite the lopsided score, Nikola Kusturica broke the gold medal match record with 37 points.
Kusturica averaged 24.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.3 steals per contest during the tournament and was also named MVP.
Boumtje Boumtje was named tournament MVP, averaging 19.6 points, 10.9 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per contest. The future Duke Blue Devil was joined by teammate Black, Serbia’s Kusturica, Turkey’s Omer Kutluai and Australia’s Luke Paul in the All-Star Five.
Australia defeated host Turkey 77-69 in the bronze-medal game behind Paul’s 19 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
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