SPAIN 82 – ITALY 70
Spain conquered the U20 Championships with a historic victory over Italy and the first GOLD Medal added to the medals of Silver and Bronze.
Nikola Mirotic was named the U20M MVP for the tournament and averaged 27 points throughout. Just last week, Spain’s Womens U20 won the European Championships. The new generation for Spain basketball will have a bright future.
BOX SCORE
Italy 70
De Nicolao (11), Traini (0), Melli (9), Fontecchio (0), Santiangeli (0), Moraschini (17), Ceron (0), Baldi (8), Polonara (6), Vitali (3), Cervi (2), Gentile (14).
Spain 82
Simeón (0), Pozas (5), Sastre (0), Llovet (3), Jódar (6), Barrera (10), Franch (19), Tomàs (7), Mirotic (29), Lorenzo (0), Arévalo (0), Gil (3).
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!