Now that Group USA has gained Olympic gold for the fifth consecutive time with an exciting 98-87 over host France in Paris, we check out the background of every participant from his highschool days.
No person would have guessed again in highschool Steph Curry would thrill the world by making 4 unimaginable 3-pointers within the ultimate 2:43 of the Gold Medal recreation to shut out the victory in dramatic vogue. Curry completed with 24 factors and went 17-of-27 from 3-point vary in Group USA’s ultimate two victories.
The efficiency by Curry sealed his legacy as the very best vary shooter of all-time and as one of many recreation’s all-time greats. No person would have predicted a efficiency and profession just like the one Curry has had even from an all-time nice highschool participant, however actually not from the Golden State Warriors celebrity.
No person.
Earlier than the Gold Medal recreation, we talked about what may very well be accomplished to assist the developmental technique of USA Basketball because it pertains to selecting Olympians and branding future stars and now that USA has gained gold, we check out the place every of the 13 gamers began from. All 13 gamers (Kawhi Leonard was chosen however unable play) had been actually not elite highschool gamers or All-Individuals and every has a singular path to skilled and Olympic success.
Beneath is a break down of Group USA’s roster by our first and lasting impressions of them throughout their time in highschool. Behind every impression is a vital lesson that we nonetheless apply and use when evaluating up-and-coming gamers at the moment. We’ll apply these classes within the years to return as properly.
Bam Adebayo, Excessive Level Christian Academy (Excessive Level, N.C.) 2016
All the time labored so arduous each time we evaluated him and had a terrific senior marketing campaign to complete No. 7 within the HOOP SCOOP’s ultimate rankings for 2016. He is a superb instance of figuring out your function and maximizing it to carve out a terrific profession.
