2014 NIKE HOOP SUMMIT
USA Rallies To Reclaim Nike Hoop Summit Title After Dominating Game’s Fourth Quarter For 84-73 Victory
National Select Team outscored the World Select Team 23-11 in the final period to secure an 84-73 win in the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit on April 12 at the Moda Center in Portland. Oregon. While the USA was led by 16
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points from forward Justise Winslow (St. John’s School/Houston, Texas) off of the bench, who also grabbed six rebounds, forward Kelly Oubre (Findlay Prep, Nev./Fort Bend, Texas) finished with 14 points, as did center Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young H.S./Chicago, Ill.), who added 10 rebounds to finish with a double-double. USA guard Tyus Jones (Apple
Valley H.S./Apple Valley, Minn.), who dished out a game-high six assists, scored 10 of his 13 points in the fourth quarter and secured a crucial steal, his fifth of the game, with 1:43 remaining to help propel the USA to a win. “It was incredible how he literally
took the game over,” said USA head coach Mike Jones (DeMatha Catholic H.S., Md.) of Tyus Jones’ fourth quarter dominance. “He was very poised. He didn’t turn the ball over, and he made us run what we needed to run, whether it was him getting a basket or him making us get the ball inside to the big guys and let- ting them finish. Obviously, the last couple minutes, him being able to drive and get a couple layups, it was just special to see. “The steal he had coming out
of the timeout was a huge play. We were trying to seize momentum and that definitely took it for us. That was probably the play of the game.”
The Nike Hoop Summit is an
annual basketball game played under international rules that
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Justise Winslow recorded a USA high of 16 points and added six rebounds in 22 minutes of action in the USA’s 84-73 victory in the 17th annual Nike Hoop Summit.
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ith the game tied at 61-all heading into the final 10 minutes, the USA Junior
“These guys were
familiar with themselves having played on the (USA) 16-and-under, 17-and-under teams for the bulk of them. It was a tremendous
asset we had, and I think it really showed,
especially when things got tough.”
Mike Jones USA Head Coach
features the USA Junior National Select Team, comprised of the top high school senior players, playing against a World Select Team, comprised of top players 19 years old or younger from around the world. With the win, the USA improved its series advantage to 12-5 after losing to the World Team in 2012 and 2013. “I think it was a great game,” Tyus
Jones said. “Both teams played extreme- ly well. Our team just wanted to focus on getting the job done no matter what it took, and that’s what we did. The World Team definitely made us earn it, but each and every one of the guys in the locker
2014 USA Men's Junior National Select Team POS HGT WGT AGE HIGH SCHOOL / HOMETOWN / *COLLEGE
Cliff Alexander F 6-9 230 18 Curie Metropolitan H.S./Chicago, IL/*Kansas Joel Berry II G 6-1 185 19
James Blackmon Jr. G 6-2 175 18 Marian H.S./Fort Wayne, IN/*Indiana Stanley Johnson F 6-7 226 17 Mater Dei H.S./Fullerton, CA/*Arizona Tyus Jones
Myles Turner C 6-11 240 18 Trinity H.S./Bedford, TX/*Texas Justise Winslow F 6-6 210 18 St. John’s School/Houston, TX/*Duke
Head Coach: Mike Jones, DeMatha Catholic High School (Maryland) Assistant Coach: Cory Alexander, Team Takeover AAU (Virginia) Team Physician: Don Roberts, Portland Trail Blazers Athletic Trainer: Andrew Rager, Nike
*Indicates the college or university where player signed a National Letter of Intent to attend. USA Basketball News
Jahlil Okafor C 6-10 260 18 Whitney Young H.S./Chicago, IL/*Duke Kelly Oubre Theo Pinson
G 6-0 171 17 Apple Valley H.S./Apple Valley, MN/*Duke F 6-7 190 18 Findlay Prep (NV)/ Fort Bend, TX/*Kansas
F 6-6 185 18 Wesleyan Christian Acd./Greensboro, NC/*N. Carolina Lake Highland Prep School/Apopka, FL/*North Carolina
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