TOLEDO, Ohio - University of Toledo incoming freshman AJ Edu helped the Philippines to a berth in the 2019 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup following his team's fourth-place finish in last week's FIBA Under-18 Asia Championships.
Edu played six games during the competition in Thailand, averaging 14.2 points, 11.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocked shots. He shot 47.7 percent from the field (31-of-65) and 46.2 percent from three-point range (6-of-13). Edu finished second in the tournament in rebounding and blocked shots as well as third in three-point shooting.
The 6-foot-10, 205-pound forward tallied four double-doubles in the event, including a 16-point, 17-rebound performance in a 67-52 quarterfinal victory over Bahrain.