Bishop Miege senior forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds while Kansas freshman guard Quentin Grimes contributed eight points, three assists and two steals as USA Basketball’s under-18 national team defeated the Dominican Republic 105-73 in a first round FIBA Americas U18 Championship game contested in St. Catherines, Canada.
Robinson-Earl, who is considering KU, Missouri, Kansas State, North Carolina and many others in recruiting, hit 4 of 7 shots. He was 2 of 2 from the line. A starter, he played 17 minutes.
Grimes hit 4 of 9 shots. He was 0 for 3 from three and committed two turnovers while starting and playing 23 minutes for the U.