Centennial’s Troy Brown leads USA to win in U17 World Championships
Troy Brown had 13 points, three rebounds and three assists Thursday to lead the USA Men’s U17 basketball team to a 119-45 win over Taiwan in pool play of the FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.
The Centennial standout played a team-high 23 minutes and shot 5-for-10 from the field.
Findlay Prep’s Markus Howard, who is the team captain, had 10 points, four assists and three rebounds. He shot 4-for-9 from the field, including 2-for-5 on 3-pointers.
Howard played 16 minutes.
Kevin Knox II, the seventh-ranked player in the ESPN 100 in the class of 2017, led the USA with 15 points. The USA, which opened the game on a 16-0 run, shot 54 percent from the field and led 67-24 at halftime.
The USA will face Turkey at noon Friday in pool play.
