| FINAL STANDINGS 1. Spain 2. France 3. Turkey 4. United States 5. Argentina 6. Serbia 7. CANADA 8. Japan 9. Slovenia 10. China 11. Brazil 12. South Korea 13. Egypt 14. Madagascar 15. Lebanon 16. Hungary | CANADIANS Bubu Benjamin (Medicine Hat, Alta.) Jordann Dumont (Montreal, Que.) Michael Evbagharu (Scarborough, Ont.) Elijah Fisher (Toronto, Ont.) T.J. Hurley (Fonthill, Ont.) Xaivian Lee (Toronto, Ont.) Cyril Martynov (Barrie, Ont.) Michael Nwoko (Milton, Ont.) Jaion Pitt (Norwood, Ont.) Olivier Rioux (Terrebonne, Que.) David Simon (Windsor, Ont.) Jahari Williamson (Pickering, Ont.) Patrick Tatham – coach Craig Beaucamp – assistant Justin Serresse – assistant Nathan Grant – assistant |
| POOL A | SPN | FRA | CAN | CHN | Record | ||
| Spain | —– | 88-69 | 83-56 | 83-74 | (3-0) | ||
| France | 69-88 | —– | 80-68 | 83-63 | (2-1) | ||
| Canada | 56-83 | 68-80 | —– | 88-79 | (1-2) | ||
| China | 74-83 | 63-83 | 79-88 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | USA | SLO | MDG | LEB | Record | ||
| United States | —– | 77-72 | 136-69 | 122-70 | (3-0) | ||
| Slovenia | 72-77 | —– | 74-71 | 74-58 | (2-1) | ||
| Madagascar | 69-132 | 71-74 | —– | 83-66 | (1-2) | ||
| Lebanon | 70-122 | 58-74 | 66-83 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | SER | JPN | BRZ | EGY | Record | ||
| Serbia | —– | 76-65 | 74-72 | 74-59 | (3-0) | ||
| Japan | 65-76 | —– | 73-94 | 82-70 | (2-1) | ||
| Brazil | 72-74 | 94-73 | —– | 73-67 | (1-2) | ||
| Egypt | 59-74 | 70-82 | 67-73 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL C | SER | BRZ | JPN | EGY | Record | ||
| Serbia | —– | 74-72 | 76-65 | 74-59 | (3-0) | ||
| Brazil | 72-74 | —– | 94-73 | (2-1) | |||
| Japan | 65-76 | 73-94 | —– | 82-70 | (1-2) | ||
| Egypt | 59-74 | 70-82 | —– | (0-3) | |||
| POOL D | TUR | HUN | ARG | KOR | Record | ||
| Turkey | —– | 90-64 | 79-67 | 91-76 | (3-0) | ||
| Hungary | 64-90 | —– | 67-66 | 85-59 | (2-1) | ||
| Argentina | 67-79 | 66-67 | —– | 88-76 | (1-2) | ||
| South Korea | 76-91 | 59-85 | 76-88 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| RD16 | Spain 102 Lebanon 20 | |
| RD16 | Argentina 87 Brazil 85 | |
| RD16 | Canada 90 Slovenia 69 | |
| RD16 | Turkey 72 Egypt 53 | |
| RD16 | France 119 Madagascar 56 | |
| RD16 | Serbia 115 South Korea 83 | |
| RD16 | United States 92 China 69 | |
| RD16 | Japan 63 Hungary 53 | |
| 9-16th | Brazil 72 Lebanon 49 | |
| 9-16th | Slovenia 85 Egypt 61 | |
| 9-16th | South Korea 72 Madagascar 60 | |
| 9-16th | China 76 Hungary 66 | |
| QFs | Spain 85 Argentina 47 | |
| QFs | Turkey 97 Canada 73 | |
| QFs | France 98 Serbia 59 | |
| QFs | United States 105 Japan 61 | |
| 13-16th | Egypt 78 Lebanon 77 | |
| 13-16th | Madgascar 80 Hungary 77 | |
| 9-12th | Slovenia 77 Brazil 68 | |
| 9-12th | China 94 South Korea 75 | |
| 5-8th | Argentina 106 Canada 101 | |
| 5-8th | Serbia 99 Japan 73 | |
| Semi | Spain 83 Turkey 51 | |
| Semi | France 89 United States 86 | |
| 15th | Lebanon 73 Hungary 66 | |
| 13th | Egypt 104 Madagascar 64 | |
| 11th | Brazil 75 South Korea 68 | |
| 9th | Slovenia 85 China 76 | |
| 7th | Canada 107 Japan 58 | |
| 5th | Argentina 87 Serbia 71 | |
| Bronze | Turkey 84 United States 70 | |
| Final | Spain 73 France 69 | |
Canada was torched 83-56 by Spain in their opener. Spain took a 24-10 lead after the first quarter, in which Canada managed just one field goal, a trey by Jahari Williamson after more than six minutes of play, and repeatedly got burned on defensive transitions. Spain extended its margin to 42-23 at the half by capitalizing on Canada’s casual passing, porous post defence and periodic indifference to boxing out on the defensive boards. Spain soon led by 26 and ran in the reserves, which allowed Canada to draw within 62-40 after three quarters. Spain led by as many as 30. Izan Almansa Perez paced Spain with 17 on 8-11 from the floor, 1-1 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Jordi Rodriguez added 15 on 3-5 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 0-1 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Lucas Hernandez Langarita notched 15 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Rafael Villar scored 14 on 7-8 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 3 boards and 4 assists. Ab Sediq Garuba added 6 on 3-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 0-1 from the line and 2 steals. David Gomez scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 6 boards and 2 steals. Sergio De Larrea Asenjo notched 4 on 0-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Luis Garcia scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Papa Ababacar Bartolome Miller added 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc and 6 boards. Victory Onuetu scored 1 on 0-3 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 7 boards, while Alejandro Moreno and Isaac Nogues Gonzalez were scoreless. Moreno pilfered 2 balls. Nogues Gonzales nabbed 4 boards. Spain (coached by Daniel Miret Garcia, assisted by Aleix Duran Nyssen and Victor Perez Bermudez) hit 34-76 (.447) overall, 28-49 (.571) from the floor, 6-27 (.222) from the arc and 9-13 (.692) from the line, while garnering 49 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 18 assists, 26 fouls, 13 turnovers, 12 steals and 4 blocks. Michael Nwoko paced Canada with 18 on 7-14 from the floor, 4-6 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Jordann Dumont added 8 on 1-2 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc and 2 steals. Elijah Fisher notched 8 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 6-9 from the line, 7 boards and 2 assists. David Simon scored 6 on 2-7 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards. Cyril Martynov added 5 on 1-7 from the floor, 3-4 from the line and 2 boards. Xaivian Lee scored 3 on -34 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Jahari Williams added 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc and 3 assists. Bubu Benjamin scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-5 from the arc, 3 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Michael Evbagharu added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Thomas Hurley and Jaion Pitt were scoreless. Pitt nabbed 4 boards and Hurley 2. Olivier Rioux did not play. Canada hit 17-64 (.266) overall, 13-43 (.302) from the floor, 4-21 (.190) from the arc and 18-25 (.720) from the line, while garnering 43 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 17 fouls, 17 turnovers, 8 steals and 3 blocks.
Canada evened its record at (1-1) by clipping China 88-79. Canada led 23-20 after one quarter and 41-28 at the half on a late 12-2 run ignited by a pair of Michael Nwoko buckets in the paint and capped by a buzzer-beating trey from Elijah Fisher. China notched a 9-0 run early in the second half as Canada’s offence was stalled by indifference to passing before Xaivian Lee stemmed the bleeding with a driving layup and a trey-and-one. Canada took a 51-43 lead into the final frame and extended its margin to 16 with a 12-4 run ignited by a Jaion Pitt putback and transition and-one, and then capped by Lee trey. Wei Lun Zhao kept draining perimeter jumpers as China rallied to within seven down the stretch before Canada iced the win on a putback slam from Pitt, and and-one from Michael Nwoku and pair of free throws from Elijah Fisher. Nwoku said “it felt good seeing my teammates win. It felt good seeing them contribute and doing what they do best — whether it be scoring points or just helping our team get a win.” Coach Patrick Tatham said “we knew we had to be resilient. We knew we had to throw [the loss to Spain] away and figure out how to get a win and split, then put everything on the line vs. France — today’s response was everything and the guys responded perfectly. The mission was to compete with purpose on a bounce back night and the guys did it to a T. … China was rough, and tough, and the guys played until the very end. But the guys responded to every punch China threw.” Xaivian Lee paced Canada with 17 on 2-4 from the floor, 3-5 from the arc, 4-7 from the line and 4 boards. Michael Nwoko added 16 on 7-13 from the floor, 2-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 blocks. Elijah Fisher notched 14 on 4-9 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Bubu Benjamin scored 12 on 3-9 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 6 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Jaion Pitt added 12 on 4-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 13 boards. Cyril Martynov notched 8 on 4-9 from the floor and 2 boards. Jahari Williamson added 5 on 1-2 from the floor and 3-3 from the line. Michael Evbagharu scored 4 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc and 2 boards, while Olivier Rioux, David Simon, Thomas Hurley and Jordann Dumont were scoreless. Rioux and Dumont each nabbed 2 boards. Hurley dished 3 assists. Simon blocked 2 shots. Canada hit 33-84 (.393) overall, 27-62 (.435) from the floor, 6-22 (.273) from the arc and 16-22 (.727) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 17 on the offensive glass, 14 assists, 20 fouls, 13 turnovers, 7 steals and 7 blocks. Wei Lun Zhao paced China with 25 on 5-5 from the floor, 4-5 from the arc, 3-5 from the line, 2 boards and 4 assists. Junjie Wang added 11 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. Haoran Wang notched 10 on 3-5 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Liyongwei Xie scored 8 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Xinyi Li added 7 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 boards. Mingkun Ma scored 6 on 3-4 from the floor and 3 boards. Hansen Yang notched 6 on 3-12 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 15 boards, 2 assists and 4 blocks. Houran Dan added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 3 blocks. Menglin Wan scored 3 on 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards, while Junhao Zhang and Yahui Sun were scoreless. Xiaoyu Qu did not play. China (coached by Deng Han, assisted by Vlada Vukoicic) hit 29-64 (.453) overall, 21-44 (.477) from the floor, 8-20 (.400) from the arc and 13-19 (.684) from the line, while garnering 46 boards, including 9 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 26 foul, 21 turnovers, 4 steals and 9 blocks.
Canada closed out pool play at (1-2) after being clipped by France 80-68. Canada took an early 8-3 lead but promptly relinquished a 6-0 run. Point guard Xaivian Lee scored the next 7 Canadian points as Canada rebuilt a 17-13 lead. But he was promptly substituted and France responded with an 8-1 run and built a 25-22 lead after one quarter by pounding the ball into the paint. Lee returned early in the second quarter as Canada exploded with a 12-0 run, including treys from Lee and Bubu Benjamin. But Lee was again shuffled to the bench and Canada’s offence promptly stalled, while France dominated the paint, generating a raft of second chance opportunities on the offensive glass, as they rallied to knot the score at 43 at the half. Canada’s offence continued to suffer anemia whenever Lee was on the bench in the third quarter and France capitalized with a 18-4 run to take a 65-49 lead after three quarters. France opened the final frame with an 8-0 run by again repeatedly pounding the ball inside to build their lead to 24 before running in the reserves. Canadian coach Patrick Tatham said “we played a great first half of basketball vs. France. France is a very solid team and we handled their pressure in spurts and rebounded the ball in spurts. We need to take care of the ball and fight on the defensive glass for 40 consistent minutes. That was the tale of the game today.” Melvin Ajinca paced France with 23 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 9-11 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Zacharie Perrin added 15 on 6-10 from the floor, 3-5 from the line, 15 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Halvine Dzellat-Diakeno notched 10 on 4-6 from the floor, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Romain-Thomas Parmentelot scored 9 on 1-8 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc, 4-4 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Zaccharie Risacher added 7 on 1-4 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 2-2 from the line. Noah Penda scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 8 boards, 5 assists and 2 steals. Alexandre Dam Sarr notched 3 on 1-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 8 boards, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Romain Hoeltzel scored 2 on 0-1 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Izan Le Meut added 2 on 1-1 from the floor. Alexandre Bouzidi scored 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3 assists, while Lucas Charles Victor Fischer and Simon Correa were scoreless. France (coached by Lamine Kebe, assisted by Maxime Bezin and Nicolas Rene Gerard Corbe) hit 25-66 (.379) overall, 21-51 (.412) from the floor, 4-15 (.267) from the arc and 26-32 (.812) from the line, while garnering 47 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 20 assists, 17 fouls, 13 turnovers, 10 steals and 4 blocks. Xaivian Lee paced Canada with 15 on 3-5 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 2 boards and 3 assists. Michael Nwoko added 12 on 5-12 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 10 boards. Bubu Benjamin notched 10 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 steals. Elijah Fisher scored 7 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists. Thomas Hurley added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 4 assists. Cyril Martynov notched 5 on 2-6 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Jahari Williamson added 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-5 from the line. Jaion Pitt scored 4 on 2-4 from the floor, 3 boards, 2 steals and 4 blocks. David Simon scored 2 on 1-3 from the floor, 4 boards, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Jordann Dumont added 2 on 0-1 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Michael Evbagharu scored 1 on 1-2 from the line, while Olivier Rioux did not play. Canada hit 24-63 (.381) overall, 19-43 (.442) from the floor, 5-20 from the arc and 15-23 (.652) from the line, while garnering 40 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 13 assists, 20 fouls, 20 turnovers, 7 steals and 8 blocks.
Canada finished third at (1-2) in pool A play, advancing to face pool B second-place finished Slovenia in the round of 16.
Canada torched Slovenia 90-69 in the round of 16. Jordan Dumont drained a pair of late treys, while Cyril Martynov and Michael Evbagharu notched late buckets in the paint as the Canadian bench lifted Canada to a 23-23 draw after one quarter. Thomas Hurley notched a trey, while Bubu Benjamin hit a runner in the paint and an and-one, as Canada opened the second frame with a 10-2 run. But as Canadian coaches again began juggling with mysterious line-ups, Slovenia responded with a 9-2 run, before Canada closed out the half with an 8-0 run bookended by Michael Nwoku buckets in paint to take a 43-34 lead into the lockers. After seeing limited minutes in the first half, point guard Xaivian Lee took command in the second, driving for a layup and-one, pilfering the ball for a runout, and driving for another bucket as Canada exploded to a 54-38 lead. Canada led 65-47 after three quarters. Slovenia rallied within 15 on a 5-0 run but Elijah Fisher pilfered the ball for a runout slam and Lee drove for 6-foot runner. Slovenia answered with a 7-0 run as they drew within 12. But Canada buried Slovenian comeback hopes with a 9-0 run, as Fisher notched a trey and a putback, Lee a pair of free throws and Nwoku a bucket in the blocks. Lee said “we knew it was going to be a tough game, but we locked in on the scout and we executed really well. Winning in that sort of gauntlet fashion gives us some positive reinforcement — we know what we’ve been doing has been working.” Canadian coach Patrick Tatham said ““Elijah has been a steady force for the team on and off the court. He’s a man on a mission, as he brings great experience to this team, being the lone player to play in the last FIBA U19 Men’s Basketball World Cup. Him having a great afternoon defensively, on the glass and in transition is a massive jolt of intensity that we will count on down the stretch of this tournament. … This was a very good team win. We had good energy on the defensive side and played with great pace on the offensive side. Low turnovers and high assists are always a wonderful plus. The guys did an amazing job executing the game plan and scout. This is such a great uptick heading into the quarter-finals.” Elijah Fisher paced Canada with 18 on 6-11 from the floor, 2-2 from the arc, 11 boards and 4 assists. Xaivian Lee added 17 on 7-10 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 3 boards and 2 blocks. Jordann Dumont notched 11 on 0-4 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc, 2-4 from the line and 5 boards. Bubu Benjamin scored 10 on 3-7 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-3 from the line, 4 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Michael Nwoku added 10 on 5-9 from the floor, 0-1 from the line and 7 boards. Michael Evbagharu notched 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 assists. Jahari Williamson added 5 on 1-4 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 assists. Cyril Martynov scored 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 3 boards and 2 assists. Olivier Rioux added 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 2 boards. Thomas Hurley scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-6 from the arc and 2 assists. Jaion Pitt added 2 on 1-3 from the floor and 5 boards. David Simon scored 2 on 1-1 from the floor, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Canada hit 36-77 (.468) overall, 27-52 (.519) from the floor, 9-25 (.360) from the arc and 9-15 (.600) from the line, while garnering 51 boards, including 18 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 17 fouls, 10 turnovers, 7 steals and 6 blocks. Sergej Macura paced Slovenia with 15 on 6-12 from the floor, 1-1 from the arc and 7 boards. Jan Vide added 1 2on 5-13 from the floor, 0-4 from the arc, 4-8 from the line and 7 boards. Arne Osojnik notched 10 on 2-4 from the arc, 3 boards and 2 assists. Alen Zulic scored 6 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 4-5 from the line and 4 boards. Jan Zemljic added 6 on 1-3 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 2 assists. Gasper Skorjanc scored 5 on 1-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 3-3 from the line, 4 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Gasper Kocevar notched 4 on 2-3 from the floor and 0-2 from the line. Blaz Tratar added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 3 boards, 2 assists and 2 steals. Mihan Mivsek scored 3 on 1-2 from the arc. Nal Belko added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 3 assists. Crt Cabrilo scored 2 on 2-2 from the line, while Vukasin Todorvic was scoreless. Slovenia (coached by Danijel Radosavljevic, assisted by Domen Drobne and Bostjan Sifrar) hit 24-70 (.343) overall, 19-46 (.413) from the floor, 5-24 (.208) from the arc and 16-23 (.696) from the line, while garnering 42 boards, including 15 on the offensive glass, 16 assists, 18 fouls, 12 turnovers, 7 steals and 1 block.
In the quarterfinals, Turkey dusted Canada 97-73 after leading 12-0 early and 32-16, 58-30 and 77-54 at the quarters. Canada never got on track. Karahan Efeoglu’s buzzer beating trey at the end of the first half typified the contest, while Canada was badly beaten on the boards. Canadian post Michael Nwoko was lost to injury late in the first half after falling awkwardly while attempting a dunk. Karahan Efeoglu paced Turkey with 27 on 6-8 from the floor, 5-8 from the arc and 6 boards. Arda Sivas added 18 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 4-8 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Samet Yigitoglu notched 17 on 8-15 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 13 boards. Berke Buyuktuncel scored 13 on 2-6 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 12 boards, 6 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. Ozgur Cengiz added 7 on 1-3 from the floor, 5-6 from the line, 3 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Kerem Konan scored 6 on 2-4 from the floor and 2-2 from the line. Emre Melih Tunca added 5 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc and 3-3 from the line. Tan Yildizoglu scored 4 on 1-5 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 4 boards and 9 assists, while Eray Buyukcangaz, Bugra Cal, Memmet Efe Demirel and Hamza Mestoglu were scoreless. Efe Demirel nabbed 3 boards and Mestoglu 3, while dishing 2 assists. Turkey (coached by Fikret Doğan, assisted by Alp Baydar and Mahir Bayrak) hit 34-76 (.447) overall, 25-66 (.446) from the floor, 9-20 (.450) from the arc and 20-29 (.690) from the line, while garnering 58 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 27 assists, 17 fouls, 18 turnovers, 8 steals and 7 blocks. Thomas Hurley paced Canada with 13 on 2-3 from the floor, 3-7 from the arc and 3 steals. Xaivian Lee added 11 on 4-11 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 3-4 from the line, 2 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals. Elijah Fisher notched 8 on 3-7 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-5 from the line and 2 assists. Bubu Benjamin scored 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc and 2 boards. Jordann Dumont added 8 on 2-3 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jahari Williamson scored 8 on 1-3 from the floor and 2-4 from the arc. Michael Nwoko notched 6 on 2-2 from the floor, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Olivier Rioux scored 3 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the line and 5 boards. Cyril Martynov added 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 steals. Jaion Pitt scored 3 on 1-2 from the floor, 1-1 from the line and 4 boards. Michael Evbagharu added 2 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 5 boards and 2 steals, while David Simon was scoreless and nabbed 4 boards. Canada hit 27-69 (.391) overall, 19-43 (.442) from the floor, 8-26 (.308) from the arc and 11-18 (.611) from the line, while garnering 35 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 11 assists, 22 fouls, 19 turnovers, 10 steals and 3 blocks.
In the 5-8th classification round, Argentina dispatched Canada 106-101 in overtime after squandering a 22-point first-half lead. Argentina took an early 9-6 lead but Canada exploded with a 16-4 run featuring a pair of driving layups from Xaivian Lee and treys by Lee and Elijah Fisher. Jordann Dumont, Jahari Williamson and Thomas Hurley added treys as Canada expanded its lead to 33-17 after one quarter. Canada’s ball movement became glacial whenever Lee was off the floor but they continued to drain treys, including a pair by Bubu Benjamin and a singleton by Hurley as they expanded their lead to 59-37 before Argentina closed out the half with a 6-2 run to draw within 61-43. With Lee on the bench, Canada’s offence again stagnated, while Argentina’s Lee Aaliya exposed Canada’s anemic post defence to rally the Argentinians with 6 before a late trey by Hurley gave Canada an 80-71 lead heading into the final frame. Hurley added another trey as Canada restored a double-digit lead but Lee on the bench and Canada experimenting at the point, Argentina ripped off an 8-0 run. Lee returned to the floor and Canada rebuilt an 89-82 lead with 1:13 to play but Argentina closed out the frame with a 7-0 run capped by a trey from Juan Bocca with 7.1 seconds on the clock to force overtime. Argentina quickly took command in the extra session as Lucas Giovanetti and Dylan Bordon drained treys. Hurley answered with a trey but Juan Bocca countered with a transition slam and Argentina iced it at the line down the stretch. Lee Aaliya paced Argentina with 31 on 12-20 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 4-7 from the line, 20 boards, 3 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks. Lucas Giovannetti added 22 on 8-13 from the floor, 2-7 from the arc, 7 boards and 3 assists. Diego Collomb notched 18 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 5-5 from the line, 5 boards, 4 assists and 3 steals. Dylan Bordon scored 13 on 5-8 from the floor, 1-7 from the arc, 2 boards and 2 assists. Juan Bocca added 13 on 1-1 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 2 boards and 2 blocks. Benjamin Marchiaro scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-3 from the arc, 1-2 from the line and 3 boards. Santiago Trouet added 4 on 1-4 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 2 assists, while Bautista Rodriguez, Lucas Fresno and Juan Respaud were scoreless. Rodriguez nabbed 6 boards and dished 3 assists. Patricio Giralt and Nicholas Petri did not play. Argentina (coached by Mauro Polla, assisted by Javier Alberto Ielmini and Gustavo Esteban Sapochnik) hit 42-96 (.438) overall, 34-64 (.531) from the floor, 8-32 (.250) from the arc and 14-18 (.778) from the line, while garnering 53 boards, including 13 on the offensive glass, 17 assists, 21 fouls, 8 turnovers, 8 steals and 8 blocks. Xaivian Lee paced Canada with 21 on 5-9 from the floor, 1-4 from the arc, 8-10 from the line, 5 boards and 8 assists. Thomas Hurley added 18 on 0-1 from the floor, 6-9 from the arc and 7 boards. Bubu Benjamin notched 16 on 4-10 from the floor, 2-11 from the arc, 2-4 from the line, 8 boards, 4 assist and 3 steals. Elijah Fisher scored 16 on 3-9 from the floor, 3-6 from the arc, 1-1 from the line and 7 boards. Cyril Martynov added 7 on 2-11 from the floor, 3-6 from the line and 5 boards. Jaion Pitt scored 7 on 2-6 from the floor, 3-4 from the line, 9 boards, 3 assists and 3 blocks. Jordann Dumont notched 5 on 1-1 from the floor, 1-2 from the arc and 2 boards. Michael Evbagharu scored 4 on 1-6 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 7 boards. David Simon added 4 on 2-2 from the floor, 5 boards and 3 blocks. Jahari Williamson scored 3 on 1-5 from the arc, 2 boards and 4 assists, while Olivier Rioux was scoreless, nabbed 3 boards and blocked 2 shots. Michael Nwoku did not play. Canada hit 34-94 (.362) overall, 20-55 (.364) from the floor, 14-29 (.359) from the arc and 19-27 (.704) from the line, while garnering 63 boards, including 23 on the offensive glass, 22 assists, 20 fouls, 16 turnovers, 5 steals and 10 blocks.
In the seventh place playoff, Canada smoked Japan 107-48. Cyril Martynov notched a pair of buckets in the paint and Xaivian Lee a trey as Canada broke to a 7-0 lead. Japan answered with its 7-0 run but Canada kept breaking down the Japanese off the dribble to take a 24-18 after one quarter. Canada opened the second frame with a 6-0 run as Michael Evbagharu notched a putback, Jordann Dumont a trey and Lee a driving layup. Canada took command with 19 unanswered points by dominating the boards on both ends of the floor to expand their lead to 24, eventually taking a 53-31 lead at the half. Canada put the outcome well out of Japan’s reach by opening the second half with a 15-0 run featuring a Lee trey and runout slam, as well as a pair of buckets in the blocks from Martynov. Canada led 82-48 after three quarters and closed out the affair with a 17-0 run. Canadian coach Patrick Tatham said “it was a great feeling to have the guys bounce back after a quarterfinal defeat to Turkey, then a tough loss yesterday to Argentina. The players had a goal to compete for a medal, and when we came up short vs. Turkey and then again vs. Argentina, they took it upon themselves to really come out vs. Japan and make a statement. They wanted to win one last game in the Canada uniform. I’m very happy that this group came together. … Not the result we wanted, but I’m so happy with our players commitment to this entire process. We committed to a 37-day process. Sometimes it can be hard to get a bunch of young men on the same page to play for each other and represent your country, but this group did an amazing job representing Canada and developing relationships that will last a life time. The guys learned and adapted to the European style of play from Croatia to Hungary. Long term, it’s going to help them all when/if they decide to play professionally after their university careers.” Jordann Dumont paced Canada with 21 on 3-6 from the floor, 5-12 from the arc and 9 boards. Xaivian Lee added 15 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-3 from the arc, 1-1 from the line, 5 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals. Cyril Martynov notched 15 on 7-10 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 7 boards and 2 blocks. Michael Evbagharu scored 12 on 4-6 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 4-4 from the line and 5 boards. Elijah Fisher added 11 on 3-6 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 7 boards and 3 assists. Olivier Rioux notched 10 on 5-6 from the floor, 0-3 from the line and 5 boards. Jahari Williamson added 8 on 0-2 from the floor, 2-6 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 5 assists and 2 steals. Bubu Benjamin scored 5 on 2-5 from the floor, 1-2 from the line, 3 boards and 2 assists. Thomas Hurley added 4 on 1-2 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 2 boards. Jaion Pitt scored 4 on 2-3 from the floor, 8 boards and 3 blocks. David Simon 2 on 1-2 from the floor, 8 boards and 3 assists, while Michael Nwoku did not play. Canada hit 42-82 (.512) overall, 32-56 (.571) from the floor, 10-26 (.385) from the arc and 13-18 (.722) from the line, while garnering 61 boards, including 16 on the offensive glass, 21 assists, 8 fouls, 10 turnovers, 8 steals and 7 blocks. Tajon Akira Jacobs paced Japan with 14 on 3-8 from the floor, 2-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 8 boards and 2 blocks. Yuto Kawashima added 14 on 4-8 from the floor, 2-8 from the arc, 6 boards and 3 assists. Shonryu Yaegashi notched 8 on 1-3 from the floor, 2-4 from the arc and 2 steals. Hayato Wakugawa scored 6 on 2-5 from the floor, 0-1 from the arc, 2-2 from the line, 4 boards and 4 assists. Eijiro Ogawa added 6 on 2-4 from the arc. Shuntaro Buto scored 3 on 0-1 from the floor, 1-3 from the arc and 2 boards. Leon Watanabe notched 3 on 1-3 from the arc. Taiga Okada added 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-2 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 4 assists. Kosei Sakamoto scored 2 on 0-3 from the floor, 0-5 from the arc, 2-2 from the line and 3 boards, while Hiyuu Ozawa, Lawrence Yasuo Rudolph and Teruchika Naito were scoreless. Ozawa nabbed 2 boards and pilfered 2 balls. Naito nabbed 2 boards. Japan (coached by Alejandro Martinez, assisted by Takayuki Irino and Ken Tsuneta) hit 20-72 (.278) overall, 10-32 (.312) from the floor, 10-40 (.250) from the arc and 8-8 from the line, while garnering 33 boards, including 6 on the offensive glass, 15 assists, 20 fouls, 13 turnovers, 6 steals and 4 blocks.
The all-tournament team featured MVP Izan Almansa (Spain); Jordi Rodriguez (Spain); Zacharie Perrin (France); Berke Buyuktuncel (Turkey); and Mark Armstrong (United States).
The second team featured Tan Yildizoglu (Turkey); Melvin Ajinca (France); Lee Aaliya (Argentina); Yang Hansen (China); and Tobe Awaka (United States).
Asa Newell of the United States was named the tournament’s best defensive player, while Kamine Kebe of France was named the coach of the tournament.