The United States U17 team routed New Zealand, 145-65, behind several huge performances.
The United States U17 team continues its devastating run through its competition, hammering New Zealand in an 80-point win that featured several standout showings on Saturday.
Due to the blowout nature of the game, it's hard to narrow it down to one single player as the "MVP," and makes more sense to break it down into a few top performances.The remarkable thing about this United States offense is the efficiency with which they score the basketball. As a team, they shot 61.4% against New Zealand, including 65.4% on two-point field goals and 37.5% from beyond the arc.
Overall, the USA FIBA U17 squad is one of the most dominant they've ever fielded, winning their first six games by the following scores: over a very legitimate France team, 104-81; over Guinea, 124-49; over China, 146-62; over The Philippines, 141-45; over Canada, 111-60; and aforementioned win over New Zealand.
Obviously, the US is the team to beat. They play Italy on July 7th for the FIBA U17 title. Get ready to learn these names, because they'll be headlining the NBA for the next 10 years.Keenan Womack is a sportswriter native to Dallas, Texas, who has spent the last 12 years in Austin, the home of his alma mater, the University of Texas. Keenan has covered sports for SB Nation, Bleacher Report, Rivals/Orangebloods, a host of his own sites and now, Fan Nation.
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