In the Championship Game of the IWBF U23 World Championship in Paris the United States rolled over Spain 77-54 to win their 8 straight game in the past 9 days at the Halle Carpentier Sport Facility in Paris, France.
USA # 8 Brian Bell grabs rebound over Spain #9 Augustin Alejos in championship game as USA wins 77-54. Bell earned All Tournament Team... photo courtesy of IWBF photo library, photographer Matt Wells... http://www.iwbf.org/!!!Paris_2009/IWBF_Under_23_Paris_2009/Welcome.html
Full coverage with stats, HUNDREDS of pictures, and top scores on all the games go to http://www.iwbf.org/
| Tuesday – July 14, 2009 — Gold Medal Game | ||
| USA 77
Spain 54
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Team USA Individual Stats:
*Steven Serio (University of Illinois) 10 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 steals *Brian Bell (University of Illinois) 25 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals (3 pointers: 1/1) *Jared Arambula (University of Alabama) 12 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assist, 2 steals Chris Okon (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) 11 points, 2 rounds, (3 pointers: 3/6) *Matt Lesperance (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) 1 rebound, 1 steal Nate Hinze (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater) 5 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assist *Trevon Jenifer (Edinboro University) 4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 steals Tommie Gray (Edinboro University) 4 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal John Gilbert (University of Missouri) 1 steal Ian Pierson (University of Texas-Arlington) 2 points, 2 rebounds Alex Grunstein (University of Illinois) 2 points Tom Smurr (University of Illinois) 2 points, 1 rebound, 1 steal *Starters Spain Top Scores: #9 Augustin Alejos – 24 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal #6 Alejandro Zarzuela – 18 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal #8 Pablo Zarzuela – 6 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists |
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Team USA team captain, Steve Serio, with Tournament MVP trophy. Serio was also named All Tournament Team ...photo courtesy of IWBF photo library, photographer Matt Wells... http://www.iwbf.org/!!!Paris_2009/IWBF_Under_23_Paris_2009/Welcome.html
| IWBF U23 World Championships Final Standings | ||
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United States Spain Sweden Australia Turkey Japan Brazil Canada Mexico France South Africa Malaysia |
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http://www.iwbf.org/!!!Paris_2009/IWBF_Under_23_Paris_2009/Final_Standings.html
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