The United States of America have the best U19 basketball players in the world for the second straight tournament, winning the gold medal on Sunday 83-81 against France in Riga, Latvia. The Americans went 7-0 in the tournament, earning wins over Australia, Mali and Turkey in the group stage, followed by wins over Korea, Senegal, Canada and the aforementioned French in the knockout rounds.
Certainly of note to readers of this blog, Wisconsin Badgers sophomore, and native of La Crosse, Jonathan Davis was one of the players to help Team USA make their undefeated run through the tournament.