LE\u00d3N (Mexico) – The United States (Men) and Paraguay (women) emerged out of pool action unbeaten on Day 2 of the FIBA 3×3 AmeriCup on November 28.\u00a0<\/p>\n
TEAMS<\/b><\/p>\n
THE UNITED STATES (Men)<\/b><\/p>\n
The reigning 3×3 AmeriCup champs came into pool play with high expectations, and took no time to deliver on the hype.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
They swept past Cayman Islands 21 – 4 in their opener, with their new enforcer Cameron Forte and Mitch Hahn leading the way with a combined 16 points. They faced a gritty Mexico side on home turf that gave them trouble early on, but it was only a matter of time before the Americans would assume control and come away with a 21 – 12 victory.<\/p>\n
It was a Champion\u2019s display on Day 2 for team USA as they have their sights set on going back-to-back.<\/p>\n
PARAGUAY (women)<\/b><\/p>\n
Paraguay made a statement on Day 2.<\/p>\n
Having earned their place into pool phase through QD action on Day 1, they were battle-tested and played as such. They clamped down Argentina in their opener, coming away with a 15 – 7 victory off the back off a defensive masterclass.<\/p>\n
They continued to boast their physical side in their next game against Chile, holding them to just 10 points in a 19 – 10 winning effort. Paola Ferrari was the undeniable force behind their successful run on the day, putting up team-high numbers against Argentina before following it up with a 9 point\/10 rebound game against Chile.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Paraguay look primed for a deep run into the knockout stages after a stellar first two days of action.\u00a0<\/p>\n
PLAYERS<\/b><\/p>\n
JEROME DESROSIERS (Canada)<\/b><\/p>\n
Canada\u2019s perfect pool run came off the back of a stellar all-round display from Jerome Desrosiers.<\/p>\n
He put up 8 points\/6 rebounds in a tough opening game against Trinidad and Tobago. His presence on the boards and rim-attacking paved the way for the win.<\/p>\n
In their second pool game against Argentina, he put up 5 points and 8 rebounds, another crucial display on both ends of the game to set Canada up for a 2-0 run on Day 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SHAKIRA AUSTIN (USA)<\/b><\/p>\n
Shakira Austin started her 3×3 AmeriCup debut run on fire, leading the charge for Team USA in their perfect run in pool phase.<\/p>\n
She made her presence felt in the paint in their opener, putting up a whopping 10 points in a win over Brazil. She followed it up with a 6 point\/6 rebound game against Jamaica to seal off an impressive pool performance.<\/p>\n
Team USA have their go-to force heading into the knockout rounds, and her name is Shakira Austin.\u00a0<\/p>\n
DAY 3<\/b><\/p>\n
We are halfway through pool phase as we cement all spots for the knockout stages on Day 3. Tune in LIVE to the action through the FIBA 3×3 YouTube channel. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LE\u00d3N (Mexico) – The United States (Men) and Paraguay (women) emerged out of pool action unbeaten on Day…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":600910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-600909","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-united-states","9":"tag-us","10":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115631995164809537","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600909","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=600909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/600909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/600910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=600909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=600909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=600909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}