On July 2, Beijing time, the Chinese U17 men's basketball team swallowed a painful defeat, losing to the United States U17 men's basketball team 62-146, this is a game without suspense, the United States played a 24-2 offensive in the first quarter, the Chinese team dribbled over half is a luxury, the United States has led by 43 points at halftime, the United States is training time in the entire second half, and the United States won 84 points in the end, and China U17 swallowed a shameful record.
After this campaign, the U.S. men's basketball team was 3-0, with a net win of 182 points, and the first in Group B was directly promoted, France, China, and Guinea were all 1-2, but France ranked second in the group with a net win of 4 points, and finally the United States and France joined hands to advance to the quarterfinals, and the Chinese men's basketball team was eliminated.
In this game, the U.S. men's basketball team scored 9 double-doubles, and all 12 players on the court scored points, and the highest scorer was Jalen Hararson, who scored 21 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block on 8-of-13 and 2-of-5 three-pointers.
The 2026 No. 1 pick Debansta finished with 11 points, five rebounds, six assists and one turnover in 15 minutes on 3-of-9 shooting and 1-of-4 from three-point range.
The best is Cameron Boozer, the top three favorite in the class of 2026, who played 18 minutes, 8-of-10, 1-of-1 three-pointers, 3-of-4 free throws, 20 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 1 turnover, shooting 80% from the field, 100% from three-point range, and a game-high efficiency of 33.
Boozer had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 2 steals on 9-of-15 shooting and 11-of-13 free throws in the game two days ago, and he replaced Debansta as the new leader of the U17 men's basketball team, knowing that he will only turn 17 on July 18, and he is currently averaging 20.8 minutes per game in three games, with 22 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 4 steals, shooting 64.9%.
Does Cameron Boozer's name sound familiar? That's right, he is the son of former NBA player Carlos Boozer, Boozer's twin sons Kayden and Cameron are here in this 17 World Cup, but Cameron is the main force and Kayden is the substitute.
Officially, Cameron is currently the favorite for the class of 2026, and as long as he plays steadily, the top three should not be a problem in the future.
Text/Yan Xiaobai's basketball dream