Team USA, James Robinson 2-0 in FIBA Americas Games
6/17/2012 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
June 17, 2012
SAO SEBASTIAO, Brazil--Incoming freshman James Robinson and Team USA will enter Monday's Third Round matchup against host Brazil with a 2-0 record after registering consecutive wins over the Virgin Islands and Mexico at the FIBA Americas U18 Basketball Championship.
Next up for the 2-0 United States men is host Brazil (2-0) on Monday, June 18 at 5 p.m. ET. The winner of the USA-Brazil game will claim preliminary round Group A's No. 1 seed for the medal round semifinals. Argentina and Canada both have perfect 2-0 records upon entering Monday's contests.
Through two games, Robinson leads Team USA in both assists (nine) and assist:turnover ratio (9:1) and has averaged 3.5 points (seven points) and 16.5 minutes per game. The Americans are outscoring their opponents 107.5-50.5 over the squad's first two games.
In Saturday's opening round, Shaq Goodwin scored 30 points to lead Team USA to a 105-42 victory over the Virgin Islands. Robinson scored two points and dished out five assists in 17 minutes played. Four Americans reached double figure scoring in Sunday's 110-59 win over Mexico. Robinson came off the bench to contribute four assists, five points in 16 minutes played.
Games are being broadcast on www.fibaamericas.com. More information can be obtained at www.usabasketball.com.
USA'S 2012 FIBA AMERICAS U18 SCHEDULE
|
Day, Date |
Matchup |
Results/Time |
|
Saturday, June 16 |
United States vs. Virgin Islands |
USA, 105-42 |
|
Sunday, June 17 |
United States vs. Mexico |
USA, 110-59 |
|
Monday, June 18 |
United States vs. Brazil |
5 p.m. ET |
|
Tuesday, June 19 |
Semifinal Round |
TBA |
|
Wednesday, June 20 |
Championship Round |
TBA |
GROUP A: Brazil, Mexico, United States, Virgin Islands
GROUP B: Argentina, Canada, Colombia, Puerto Rico
Sao Sebastiao dos Paraiso, Brazil is +1 hour from Eastern Daylight Time
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