Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
***Watch the game here.***Kyrie Irving’s tremendous summer continues.
The rising senior guard at Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick scored a team-high 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting and was named Tournament MVP as the USA East team overcame a 59-53 halftime deficit to down Canada 105-104 at the Nike Global Challenge Sunday in Hillsboro, Ore.
“It feels great to win the championship for the USA and to win MVP,” Irving said via text.
Okaro White, a 6-8 forward committed to Florida State, made 1-of-2 foul shots with 7 seconds on the clock for the game’s final points.
Canada’s Myck Kabongo of St. Benedict’s Prep missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Memphis commit Will Barton added 20 points, uncommitted guard Josh Selby added 18 and forward Roscoe Smith scored 12. Tobias Harris scored 9 points but battled foul trouble.
“We wanted to bring it home for the East,” Selby, who will visit UConn on Wednesday, told MaxPreps.com. “We played with heart and were determined to win and that is what we did.”
Texas commit Tristan Thompson led everyone with 29 points and 11 rebounds in a losing effort. Gonzaga commit Mangisto Arop added 18 points for Canada, the Texas-bound guard Kabongo scored 15 and Marquette commit Junior Cadougan scored 13.
All-Tournament Team -- USA TeamsMVP: Kyrie Irving (USA East, St. Patrick HS/Elizabeth, NJ)
C.J. Leslie (USA West/South, Word of God Academy/Raleigh, NC)
Will Barton (USA East, Lake Clifton HS/Baltimore, MD)
Kendall Marshall (USA West/South, Bishop O?Connell/Arlington, VA)
Josh Selby (USA East, Lake Clifton HS/Baltimore, MD)
Harrison Barnes (USA Midwest, Ames HS/Ames, IA)
All-Tournament Team -- International TeamsCo-MVP: Svetozar Stamenkovic (FMP-Serbia)
Co-MVP: Tristan Thompson (Canada)
Jie Zhao (Canada)
Vitor Alves Benite (Brazil)
Gorgui Sy Dieng (Senegal)
Myck Kabongo (Canada) #4
Mangisto Arop (Canada) #9
1st Place: USA East (3-0)
2nd Place: Canada (2-1)
3rd Place: Brazil (2-1)
4th Place: Senegal (1-2)
5th Place: USA West/South (2-1)
6th Place: USA Midwest (1-2)
7th Place: FMP-Serbia (1-2)
8th Place: All-Asia (0-3)
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A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
***Watch the game here.***
Kyrie Irving’s tremendous summer continues.
The rising senior guard at Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick scored a team-high 26 points on 10-of-15 shooting and was named Tournament MVP as the USA East team overcame a 59-53 halftime deficit to down Canada 105-104 at the Nike Global Challenge Sunday in Hillsboro, Ore.
“It feels great to win the championship for the USA and to win MVP,” Irving said via text.
Okaro White, a 6-8 forward committed to Florida State, made 1-of-2 foul shots with 7 seconds on the clock for the game’s final points.
Canada’s Myck Kabongo of St. Benedict’s Prep missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Memphis commit Will Barton added 20 points, uncommitted guard Josh Selby added 18 and forward Roscoe Smith scored 12. Tobias Harris scored 9 points but battled foul trouble.
“We wanted to bring it home for the East,” Selby, who will visit UConn on Wednesday, told MaxPreps.com. “We played with heart and were determined to win and that is what we did.”
Texas commit Tristan Thompson led everyone with 29 points and 11 rebounds in a losing effort. Gonzaga commit Mangisto Arop added 18 points for Canada, the Texas-bound guard Kabongo scored 15 and Marquette commit Junior Cadougan scored 13.
