A number of news outlets had this for a while, but it is now official. Jeff Van Gundy will be the head coach of the USA team until the summer 2019, taking charge of the team for the upcoming AmeriCup and the all World Cup Qualifiers. Assistants for the AmeriCup have been named, but they may not continue during qualifiers. This is about what we could reasonably expect for a hire for this particular job.
https://www.usab.com/news-events/new...q-coaches.aspx
The USA U19 Men's team started the important rounds of the competition, racing out to a big lead on Mali and coasting to a 117-69 win. P.J. Washington continues to lead the way as Brandon McCoy had a big game. They get another rest day on Thursday before the rest of the knockout stages are played on three straight days over the weekend.
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The other games started with Canada controlling the second half to beat Angola 87-65. Danilo Djurisic and Abu Kigab both shot well from outside, which helped RJ Barrett and Lindell Wigginton. Silvio De Sousa continued to lead Angola. The next game may have been the best of the day with a close game going right to the end before Italy could get the late basket to win 57-55. Rui Hachimura nearly carried Japan himself as he also got help from JC player Isaiah Taylor who you will see in boxscores as Shinsaku Enamoto. Eric Vila and Spain continue to fly under the radar a bit, but they beat Iran comfortable 70-50. Lithuania was not messing around, quickly jumping on South Korea on their way to a 110-63 win. France was not as convincing, but led wire to wire in an 84-66 win as they did get Gonzaga's Killian Tillie more involved, which could be key in their next game. Fairfield-bound Jesus Cruz led the way for Puerto Rico as they got another solid game from Liberty's Jorge Pacheco. Oscar Da Silva and Germany looked to be in good shape against New Zealand, but Tai Wynyard, Sam Waardenburg, and company fought back and only lost 72-65. The hosts had a great start in front of their fans to close the day, but Argentina held their nerve and withstood a final charge to win, 72-67. The other incoming Fairfield freshman, Omar El-Sheikh, in the tournament had a solid game for Egypt.
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Brackets:
Quarterfinals:
France vs Canada
Germany vs United States
Argentina vs Egypt
Lithuania vs Italy
9th Place:
Puerto Rico vs Angola
New Zealand vs Mali
Egypt vs Iran
South Korea vs Japan