Best of FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup championship in images
Title No. 7 for U17 Team USA came with some high-flying images.
The Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul, Turkey, was the site of another dominant run for the Team USA U17 squad, which took on Italy in the FIBA final.
Led by Koa Peat’s 26 points and a top-tier effort from Cameron Boozer—who earned MVP honors—the team displayed an overpowering mix of talent in all facets of the game, ending in a final score of 129-88.
It’s Team USA’s seventh straight FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup crown, an unreal run with a record of 51-0 in tournament play that included these record-setting stats during the final:
Here are the U17 World Cup Final records that were snapped:
- 129 – Most points (111 was previous mark in 2010)
- 44 – Most assists (26 in 2010)
- 52 – Most field goals made (47 in 2010)
- 73 – Most points in a first half (58 in 2010)
- 41 – Most points in a quarter (33 in 4th quarter in 2010)