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Alec Kichian | Freelance International scout | email: [email protected] Scouting international prospects year round. NCAA | FIBA | INTL coverage.

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Happy to present my biggest and most ambitious article yet: The Ultimate Guide for the FIBA U17 World Cup

9000+ Words
30+ Scouting Reports
Breakdowns for every team in the event
Players to watch & sleepers

The Ultimate Guide

https://t.co/gGxPBD8DXf

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Wait until people find out there’s a second Boumtje-Boumtje developing at La Masia

Robert Boumtje-Boumtje (2012) is Joaquin’s younger brother, already standing at around 6’0 at 14 years old playing for Barça’s Infantil team

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FIBA U17 World Cup All-Star 5

🇺🇸 Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje (MVP)
🇷🇸 Nikola Kusturica
🇹🇷 Omer Kutluay
🇺🇸 Beckham Black
🇦🇺 Luke Paul

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🇺🇸 Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje wins FIBA U17 Finals MVP, helping team USA to a dominant win over Serbia

20 points
15 boards
3 blocks
6-14 FG
2-5 3P
6-7 FT

The 7’0 Duke commit averaged 19.6 PPG, 10.7 RPG and 2.0 APG through 7 games played

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🇷🇸 Nikola Kusturica showed why he’s considered one of the top prospects in the world with a big game despite the loss to team USA

37 points
9 boards
2 assists
9-23 FG
2-11 3P
17-22 FT

Pretty wild performance by the 6’8 do it wing, reportedly headed to the NCAA next season

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Kusturica with the block at the rim on 7’0 Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje

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U17 World Cup final or the “Barça Bowl”, will be the first time Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje and Nikola Kusturica match up

The former teammates at Barcelona are both projected as top 5 picks in the 2028 NBA draft, both headed to college a year early

Very excited to see this one

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Asa Montgomery is an incredibly fun prospect. Super functional athlete with good two way skills

Wouldn’t be surprised to see him rise a ton over the next year

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U17 World Cup final or the “Barça Bowl”, will be the first time Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje and Nikola Kusturica match up

The former teammates at Barcelona are both projected as top 5 picks in the 2028 NBA draft, both headed to college a year early

Very excited to see this one

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🇩🇰 Gustav Drejer (2009) today for the Danish senior team despite the loss to Ukraine

14 points
7 boards
1 assist
3 stocks
5-9 FG
3-5 3P

The 6’8 G/W recently signed to Manresa will be a name to watch as a big time riser in the international youth scene this coming year

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Good game from Isaiah Hamilton as well, putting together a strong performance in the win

20 points
6 boards
1 steal
8-13 FG
3-7 3P
1-2 FT

Excited to see what this duo can do with more experience underneath their belts

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Liam Mitakaro had his best game of the tournament in the win over Puerto Rico in the FIBA U17 World Cup

23 points
10 assists
6 boards
2 steals
2 blocks
7-13 FG
4-9 3P
5-6 FT

The 6’3, C/O ‘28 PG is in line for a massive season at Bella Vista next season

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Would love to see Darius Karusatu join Real Madrid’s U18 team next year. His chemistry with Kutluay + value on the wing could be a perfect match for them

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Turkey defeats France to get to the final 4 of the FIBA U17 World Cup, facing Serbia next

Big games by Omer Kutluay and Darius Karutasu, who look like one of the best duos in this tournament, combining for 54 points, 7 boards and 12 assists

Aaron Towo-Nansi finally had a good game, but a quiet game from Nathan Soliman ultimately led Turkey to take the late game lead in the fourth

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🇷🇸 Matija Lukic had a big game in Serbia’s win over Lithuania in the FIBA U17 World Cup

27 points
6 boards
4 assists
5 stocks
8-14 FG
4-8 3P
7-8 FT

The 6’9 CG out of Zaragoza is one of the more unique and underrated top prospects to keep an eye on long term.

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Very curious to see how they shape up next year, do they bring in some high impact transfers to replace the offense or promote from within? While still very young, the frontcourt of Jan Cerdan and Mohamed Dabone is certainly very interesting on a two year plan

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The U18 core of Boumtje, Sayon and Mo Keita, Kusturica, Dabone and Cerdan is one of the most talented international youth teams of all time

Unfortunate we won’t see another year of them with JBB and Kusturica leaving early but safe to say they’re ready for the NCAA

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Barça’s star prospect duo put together ridiculous performances today in FIBA

Joaquim Boumtje:

31 PTS | 16 REB | 4 AST | 3 STK vs PUR

Nikola Kusturica:

30 PTS | 7 REB | 3 AST | 5 STK vs LTU

Both are headed to play CBB early as the potential top 2 picks in 2028

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Barça’s star prospect duo put together ridiculous performances today in FIBA

Joaquim Boumtje:

31 PTS | 16 REB | 4 AST | 3 STK vs PUR

Nikola Kusturica:

30 PTS | 7 REB | 3 AST | 5 STK vs LTU

Both are headed to play CBB early as the potential top 2 picks in 2028

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🇷🇸 Nikola Kusturica today for Serbia’s U17 team in the win over Lithuania

30 points
7 boards
3 assists
5 sticks
12-21 FG
2-7 3P
4-8 FT

The 6’8 wing out of Barca put yet another dominant performance in hopes of meeting the US in the finals of the event

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Joaquim Boumtje-Boumtje today for team USA in the win over Puerto Rico in the FIBA U17 Workd Cup

31 points
16 boards
4 assists
3 stocks
11-13 FG
6-8 3P
3-3 FT

22 minutes

Bonkers performance by the 7 foot forward headed to Duke for the next two years. Has been stellar in FIBA

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All in all, contrary to the U18 team playing with a chip on their shoulder, this team played some pretty bad “team basketball” with the big stars already heralded, entering the event as a top contender

There’s quite a bit to fix on the way to U19s, don’t particularly think the players or team construction is bad, just needs to play more as a unit. Very curious how they proceed long term

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Canada’s road in the World Cup podium unfortunately comes to an end with a massive loss to Australia

With medal expectations and one of the strongest groups of individual talent putting on a Canadian uniform, this was an unfortunate loss

Many things to take away from this run

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Fought until the very end🍁

Our World Cup journey comes to an end here, but we couldn’t be prouder of this team.

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On s’est battus jusqu’à la toute fin. 🍁

Notre parcours à la Coupe du monde prend fin ici, mais on ne pourrait pas être plus fiers de cette équipe.

#U17Men

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Isaiah Hamilton had an up and down event showcasing he might be a little more further along than you’d expect. Productive in all, but lapses of discipline on both ends, trying to play hero ball and forcing shots

Not worried as I think that two years at Montverde could be very beneficial for him to understand the game and play at a higher level

KSL had a rough outing, with some shooting concerns appearing throughout the event. Good flashes but need to see the production