CHENGDU, China – Freshman Texas guard Destiny Littleton and Team USA captured the gold medal at the 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup on Sunday in Chengdu, China.
After recording a perfect 4-0 record in the preliminary rounds, the United States defeated France 18-14 in the medal quarterfinals before beating Russia 17-10 in the medal semifinals. Team USA notched a 21-14 victory against the Czech Republic in the gold-medal game.
The win produced the USA's third gold medal in six editions of the event, the first gold since 2013 and its sixth medal overall.