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๐ Oliogu, Brown Jr. Compete at AmeriCup
Efeosa Oliogu (Team Canada) and Mikel Brown Jr. (Team USA) both took center stage at the AmeriCup, as they opened the FIBA U18 tournament on Monday with great success. Check out all of their highlights from the first game of the tournament down below ๐ (2 min read)
Oliogu, Brown Jr. Compete at AmeriCup
Mikel Brown Jr. and the U18 USA National Team kicked off the 2024 FIBA Menโs U18 AmeriCup on Monday night with an 88-66 win over Argentina in pool play ๐บ๐ธ
โ๏ธ down, ๐๏ธ to go.
The guys went to work in a 88-66 dub over ๐ฆ๐ท Argentina!
๐บ๐ธ #USABMU18 | #U18AmeriCup
โ USABJNT (@usabjnt)
3:30 PM โข Jun 4, 2024
Brown Jr. was instrumental in securing Team USAโs first victory, as he started and went for 15 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals in 27 minutes of action โญ
Mikel Brown Jr stepped up in Team USA u18โs first game against Argentina ๐ช @MikelBrownJr1@usabjnt@FIBA
โ Overtime Elite (@OvertimeElite)
2:27 AM โข Jun 4, 2024
Brown Jr. put Team USA on the board to begin the game with a three-pointer from the left wing to get the momentum going early. He hit his second three of the night at the 5:38 mark of the first quarter, which sparked another 10-0 run for the Americans to put them up by six at the end of the first ๐ฅ
A Buenos Aires battle โ๏ธ
๐บ๐ธ #USABMU18 | #U18AmeriCup
โ USABJNT (@usabjnt)
12:28 AM โข Jun 4, 2024
Brown Jr. served as a calming presence throughout the evening for Team USA, quieting a last gasp run in the third quarter with a big finish to put Team USA back up by nine and leading to the eventual closeout ๐ช
Finishing through contact ๐ช @MikelBrownJr1
๐บ๐ธ #USABMU18 | #U18AmeriCup
โ USABJNT (@usabjnt)
12:24 AM โข Jun 4, 2024
Elsewhere at the AmeriCup, Efeosa Oliogu got the start for Team Canada, and despite falling to the Dominican Republic 77-79 in overtime, Oliogu put up an impressive stat line of ten points, two rebounds and five assists ๐จ๐ฆ
Efeosa Oliogu dropped 10 POINTS & 5 ASSISTS for Team Canada u18 in their first game today ๐ฏ @efeosaoliogu11@CanBball@FIBA
โ Overtime Elite (@OvertimeElite)
3:44 AM โข Jun 4, 2024
Both Team USA and Team Canada will continue their tournaments on Tuesday with Canada slated to play Puerto Rico at 11:40 AM and the USA scheduled to face Belize at 4:40 PM. Both games will be live streamed on YouTube ๐ฑ
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