10 Players to Watch - FIBA U17 Women's World Cup games start next Saturday

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USA star Jerzy Robinson takes TISSOT MVP award

The USA guard continued to shine with another excellent tournament as she headlined the All-Star Five in Leon.

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Robinson and Makeer make the all-star team for the tournament. Well deserved. Whoever both of these players pick to play for, those teams will get explosive, high energy players.

A tad disappointed in Makeer during the gold medal game. More for the lack of awareness (at least two 8 second calls) and her demeanour towards the end of the game. I get the frustration but I think it took her out of the game mentally.

Watching Robinson bounce back from a bad first half was amazing. Maybe it's because I watch a lot of NFL, but she made me think of Patrick Mahomes in some ways. Some of the shots she can make and her shiftiness on the court was something to behold as this was the first time I've been able to see her play.

 

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Results of the Day

 

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First all-star team

 

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Second All-Star Team - First time at WWC U17

 

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MVP

 

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Best Defensive Player - First time at WWC U17

 

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Bravo Fabienne! Fabienne Perrin-Blizzard is a 55-year-old native of Brooklyn, NY. She and her husband Carlos have two children, aged 26 and 24. She was raised in Sorel (50 miles northeast of Montreal) in the province of Quebec, where she attended elementary and high school in French. Her university studies were completed in English at the University of Ottawa, where she has lived ever since.

 

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USA Gold Medal

 

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Bravo Fabienne! Fabienne Perrin-Blizzard is a 55-year-old native of Brooklyn, NY. She and her husband Carlos have two children, aged 26 and 24. She was raised in Sorel (50 miles northeast of Montreal) in the province of Quebec, where she attended elementary and high school in French. Her university studies were completed in English at the University of Ottawa, where she has lived ever since.

So happy for her, as she's been involved with Ontario and Canada Basketball for a long time. She has an impressive resume for someone who doesn't coach full time. Been a fan of her since meeting her during coaching clinics when I used to be a volunteer coach with Ontario Basketball.

 

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Another attempt for USA Gold Medal - Statistics Players Leaders

Competition Stats - FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024 | FIBA Basketball

Discover detailed statistics of FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024 - players leaders and games highs, teams leaders and game highs

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Looks like Geno was there watching instead of at the AAU circuit

 

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First all-star team

Sara Okeke - Spain - Player Profile - FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024 | FIBA Basketball

All detailed statistics, points, assists and rebounds of Okeke - Spain from FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024

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I'm not sure what to make of the selection of Spain's great athletic player Sara Okeke on the first all-star team. Her first 5 games were excellent, she even had a quarter-final against Ausralie with 28 pts, 10 reb and a fantastic Efficiency statistic of 33.0. But just when it mattered most, she completely collapsed. In the semi-finals, she had a game of just 4 pts, 4 reb and a meagre 4.0 Efficiency, against Canada. She had the chance to bounce back in the bronze-medal match, which her country went on to win, but she couldn't, with just 2 pts, 1 reb and a disastrous -6.0 Efficiency. I understand that Spain won the bronze medal, as she is without doubt the best player in her team and a very talented athlete. FIBA is making an effort to be as fair as possible in its choices, but I'm not sure what message it's sending. It would have been easy to swap with teammate Ines Garcia Monje, who was named to the second all-star team.

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Sara Okeke - Spain - Player Profile - FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024 | FIBA Basketball

All detailed statistics, points, assists and rebounds of Okeke - Spain from FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024

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I'm not sure what to make of the selection of Spain's great athletic player Sara Okeke on the first all-star team. Her first 5 games were excellent, she even had a quarter-final against Ausralie with 28 pts, 10 reb and a fantastic Efficiency statistic of 33.0. But just when it mattered most, she completely collapsed. In the semi-finals, she had a game of just 4 pts, 4 reb and a meagre 4.0 Efficiency, against Canada. She had the chance to bounce back in the bronze-medal match, which her country went on to win, but she couldn't, with just 2 pts, 1 reb and a disastrous -6.0 Efficiency. I understand that Spain won the bronze medal, as she is without doubt the best player in her team and a very talented athlete. FIBA is making an effort to be as fair as possible in its choices, but I'm not sure what message it's sending. It would have been easy to swap with teammate Ines Garcia Monje, who was named to the second all-star team.

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I recall hearing through someone that coaches have a vote for the all-stars. Not sure if the awards are solely made by FIBA like they used to be.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Looks like Geno was there watching instead of at the AAU circuit

Did you see a report of him there? I can't find anything.

 

[Ozimoto]

I believe Nika posted a picture of him with the Croatian team.

 

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Make your choice. Vote : (^)

VOTE: Which U17 WWC player will have the best pro-career?

Having starred in the early part of their careers so far, who has the best chance of becoming an elite pro-baller?

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Sara Okeke - Spain - Player Profile - FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024 | FIBA Basketball

All detailed statistics, points, assists and rebounds of Okeke - Spain from FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024

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I'm not sure what to make of the selection of Spain's great athletic player Sara Okeke on the first all-star team. Her first 5 games were excellent, she even had a quarter-final against Ausralie with 28 pts, 10 reb and a fantastic Efficiency statistic of 33.0. But just when it mattered most, she completely collapsed. In the semi-finals, she had a game of just 4 pts, 4 reb and a meagre 4.0 Efficiency, against Canada. She had the chance to bounce back in the bronze-medal match, which her country went on to win, but she couldn't, with just 2 pts, 1 reb and a disastrous -6.0 Efficiency. I understand that Spain won the bronze medal, as she is without doubt the best player in her team and a very talented athlete. FIBA is making an effort to be as fair as possible in its choices, but I'm not sure what message it's sending. It would have been easy to swap with teammate Ines Garcia Monje, who was named to the second all-star team.

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Well, the very best players learn mightily from tough, challenging, situations. We'll see.