Robertson, Gilgeous-Alexander lead Canada to rout of U.S. Virgin Islands- July 5, 2022
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Kassius Robertson
Kassius Robertson (190-G-1994, college: Missouri, agency: Octagon Europe) hit eight three-pointers, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (198-PG-1998, college: Kentucky) also had 24 points and Canada cruised to an easy 113-67 win over the U.S. Virgin Islands on Monday to improve to 6-0 in World Cup basketball qualifying. Robertson and Gilgeous-Alexander each recorded their game-high points total in under 20 minutes of action. Robertson, who plays for Obradoiro CAB in Spain, shot 61.5 per cent from behind the arc (8-for-13) to account for all his scoring. Gilgeous-Alexander, who sat for most of the second half, was an efficient 84.6 per cent shooting (11-for-13) from the floor. It was a second straight big outing for the star Oklahoma City Thunder guard, who scored 32 points in his senior national team debut, a 20-point win over the Dominican Republic on Friday in his hometown of Hamilton. Coach Nick Nurse started his four NBA players - Gilgeous-Alexander, Utah guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (196-G-1998, college: Virginia Tech), Dallas forward Dwight Powell (208-F-1991, college: Stanford) and Detroit centre Kelly Olynyk (213-C-1991, college: Gonzaga) - plus Canadian team veteran Melvin Ejim (201-F-1991, college: Iowa St., agency: BeoBasket). Alexander-Walker had a game-high seven assists along with 11 points (three three-pointers) and five rebounds, Powell had 15 points on 6-for-7 shooting and added six rebounds, and Olynyk had 11 points, five rebounds and four steals. Thomas Scrubb (199-SF-1991, college: Carleton, agency: Octagon Europe) added 13 points and five rebounds off the bench. LaRon Smith (205-F-1993, college: Auburn) led the U.S. Virgin Islands with 14 points. This was the third of six FIBA World Cup qualification windows. The final three are Aug. 22-30, Nov. 7-15 and Feb. 20-28. Seven teams from FIBA Americas will play at the 2023 World Cup, in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. The 32-team World Cup is a direct qualifier for the Paris Olympics. |
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