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Edwards Helps USA Top Italy In World Cup Quarterfinals
September 05, 2023 | Men's Basketball
Former Bulldog remains Americans’ top scorer
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MANILA, Philippines — Anthony Edwards scored three points, grabbed three rebounds, dished out three assists and blocked a shot to help the USA National Team defeat Italy, 100-63, in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup on Tuesday.
The USA will now face the winner of Wednesday's quarterfinal between Germany and Latvia in the tourney's semifinal round. That contest will be on Friday morning at 8:40 a.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN2.
The former Georgia Bulldog started and played just 18 minutes of the blowout victory. Edwards notched all of his rebounds and assists in the first half as the USA raced to a 46-24 lead. The Atlanta native opened the second-half scoring with a 3-pointer just 19 seconds into the period and eventually played just 4:27 following intermission.
Despite failing to reach double figures for the first time at the World Cup, Edwards remains the USA's top scorer in the tournament at 17.3 points per game. He also paces the team in playing time at 22.8 minutes per game while contributing 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Edwards was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft after being the nation's top-scoring freshman (19.1 ppg) and being tabbed SEC Freshman of the Year in his one season at Georgia. He is one of the NBA's budding superstars with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Edwards has led the franchise to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023 and was selected to play in the 2023 All-Star game.
The FIBA World Cup, formerly known at the World Championships, is contested every four years. The tournament is considered the flagship event of FIBA, the international governing body of basketball. The USA won medals in 12 of the previous 18 editions of the World Cup/World Championships – five Gold, three Silver and four Bronze.
With its performance at this year's World Cup, the USA locked up a qualifying spot for next summer's Olympic Games in Paris.
MANILA, Philippines — Anthony Edwards scored three points, grabbed three rebounds, dished out three assists and blocked a shot to help the USA National Team defeat Italy, 100-63, in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup on Tuesday.
The USA will now face the winner of Wednesday's quarterfinal between Germany and Latvia in the tourney's semifinal round. That contest will be on Friday morning at 8:40 a.m. ET and will be televised on ESPN2.
The former Georgia Bulldog started and played just 18 minutes of the blowout victory. Edwards notched all of his rebounds and assists in the first half as the USA raced to a 46-24 lead. The Atlanta native opened the second-half scoring with a 3-pointer just 19 seconds into the period and eventually played just 4:27 following intermission.
Despite failing to reach double figures for the first time at the World Cup, Edwards remains the USA's top scorer in the tournament at 17.3 points per game. He also paces the team in playing time at 22.8 minutes per game while contributing 4.0 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.2 steals per game.
Edwards was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft after being the nation's top-scoring freshman (19.1 ppg) and being tabbed SEC Freshman of the Year in his one season at Georgia. He is one of the NBA's budding superstars with the Minnesota Timberwolves. Edwards has led the franchise to back-to-back playoff appearances in 2022 and 2023 and was selected to play in the 2023 All-Star game.
The FIBA World Cup, formerly known at the World Championships, is contested every four years. The tournament is considered the flagship event of FIBA, the international governing body of basketball. The USA won medals in 12 of the previous 18 editions of the World Cup/World Championships – five Gold, three Silver and four Bronze.
With its performance at this year's World Cup, the USA locked up a qualifying spot for next summer's Olympic Games in Paris.
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