World 3x3 U18 Champions!!!!
DEBRECEN (2015 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships) - Just four years after their success at the inaugural FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships, New Zealand's men regained their crown while France's women won for the first time in Debrecen, Hungary on Sunday.
The 2.05m Tai Wynyard was just 13 years old and did not even make his school basketball team when the likes of Isaac Fotu and Tai Webster won the 2011 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships in Rimini, Italy. Just a few years later, those two were playing for New Zealand’s Tall Blacks at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
Wynyard won MVP honours this past weekend and led his country to a thrilling win over reigning champions Argentina in the final (20-18). He was the top scorer in the title game with eight points and made his presence felt on defense, including a memorable block on Martin Ariel Fernandez. The Argentinian star also scored eight points in the decider, finished the event as top scorer and joined Wynyard on the Team of the Tournament.
http://www.fiba.com/new-zealands-men-and-frances-women-crowned-2015-fiba-3x3-u18-world-champions
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