Dixon, Miles Lead USA to Gold
7/3/2021 12:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Jamie Dixon and Mike Miles in win gold medals at the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup in Latvia
USA 83 – FRANCE 81 | July 11 | Box Score
TCU's Jamie Dixon and Mike Miles will return to the United States with gold medals as the USA Men's U19 World Cup Team defeated France 83-81 in the championship game of the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup held in Riga, Latvia.
Miles had 11 points (FG: 4-of-9), seven rebounds, six assists with no turnovers and four steals in 30 minutes of action. The Highland Hills, Texas native finished the seven games of international play with an average of 9.1 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists.
USA trailed 42-37 at the half and 64-59 at the end of the third quarter. However, the Americans turned it on late and outscored the French 24-17 in the fourth quarter to win its second consecutive FIBA World Cup.
USA finished the tournament with the most total points (665), assists (177) and blocked shots (53) and third in rebounds (351). Averaging 95.0 points a game, USA's average winning margin in the seven wins was 29.7 points a game.
In its history, USA men's teams have won eight gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal while compiling an 105-14 overall record in U19 World Cup play since the event was launched in 1979. Even more impressive, the USA has won five of the past seven U19 golds since 2009.
Dixon won his second gold medal having also won the event in 2009.
Jamie Dixon Quotes
"We battled. We were worn down, but we battled down the stretch and found a way, so I am proud of them. That is a really good France team that really responded, competed and played well together. They (France) are obviously very talented and well coached and have been together a long time to my understanding, but glad we were able to pull it off."
HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs. FRANCE
Amazing!🥇 https://t.co/9lpc2gml4t
— Мιкє Мιℓєѕ Jr ♛ (@MikeMilesJr_) July 11, 2021
This feeling never gets old 🥇🏆 pic.twitter.com/GkSWZ0GSjd
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 11, 2021
Mission Accomplished‼️
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 11, 2021
Coming home with GOLD 🥇 pic.twitter.com/8ZABBVwvt8
2021 FIBA U19 World Cup Champions!
— TCU Basketball (@TCUBasketball) July 11, 2021
Jamie Dixon and Mike Miles will return home with gold medals after an 83-81 win over France.#GoFrogs 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/FcxWefmVo9
THIS ENERGY 🗣@MikeMilesJr_ x @itzjunior34 pic.twitter.com/fto5d2RXh3
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USA 92 – CANADA 86 | July 10 | Box Score
TCU's Mike Miles spurred a 17-0 run fourth-quarter run to lead the USA Men's U19 World Cup Team to a semifinal win over Canada, 92-86, at the 2021 FIBA World Cup, held at the Riga Olympic Center in Riga, Latvia.
USA led 71-68 with just under eight minutes to play, but a 17-0 run put the game out of reach. Miles was the catalyst for the run with smart decision-making over the four-minute scoring streak.
The Highland Hills, Texas native finished second on the team with 15 points and added four rebounds and five assists in 25 minutes of play.
The Jamie Dixon-led Americans will face France for the championship, which will take place Sunday at 11 a.m. CT. and be shown on ESPN+.
Reigning FIBA U19 World Cup gold medalist, USA men's teams have won seven gold medals, three silver medals and one bronze medal while compiling an 103-14 overall record in U19 World Cup play since the event was launched in 1979. Even more impressive, the USA has won four of the past six U19 golds since 2009.
Jamie Dixon Quotes
"I thought on offense we moved the ball more. Our defensive pressure, our ball screen defense kept the ball out of the lane. I think we made some adjustments. I say adjustments but I think we just got better at understanding what we're trying to do. And we seemed to get the rebounding going in our direction. They kept battling, give them credit. We lost some energy and they hit a couple of threes but I was really impressed with the run that we had. We've had some pretty good runs in this tournament."
Mike Miles Quotes
"We just had to increase our energy. We were turning the ball over and not boxing out and giving up rebounds. We went on a run and went up 20 and kept going."
HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs. CANADA
#FIBAU19 FINALS BOUND‼️
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 10, 2021
We play for 🥇 tomorrow at 12 PM ET on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/vmsERyzWfX
.@usabasketball U-19 mainstay, @TCUBasketball @MikeMilesJr_ reminds me so much of 2017 National POY, @KUHoops @FrankMason0. A bulldog! pic.twitter.com/BnKdcvG9oJ
— Fran Fraschilla (@franfraschilla) July 10, 2021
USA 88 - SENEGAL 58 | July 9 | Box Score
A game-opening 3-pointer by TCU's Mike Miles set the tone for another route by the USA Men's U19 World Cup Team, this time over Senegal, 88-58, at the 2021 FIBA World Cup, held at the Riga Olympic Center in Riga, Latvia.
Led by TCU head coach Jamie Dixon, USA led 32-14 after the first quarter and rolled into the semifinals where it will face Canada at 10 a.m. CT on Saturday on ESPN+.
Miles earned his fourth start in five games and recorded 11 points, three rebounds, five assists and two steals in 22 minutes of play. The Highland Hills, Texas native tied for the team lead with two others with a plus-minus of 27.
Jamie Dixon Quotes
"I thought we played really good to start the game in the first quarter and thought we had tremendous passing. The press was good for us early, and they (Senegal) kept coming at us. I've got to give them respect. They battled, they kept playing and they killed us on the boards."
"They (Canada) are all players our kids know and are all high-major players going to college or at college, stated Dixon. So, we anticipated that Canada would be one of the final four teams, and that's where they are. These are guys that our guys know, respect and are familiar with, so I think we know what we're going to be going against."
Mike Miles Quotes
"We got off to a good start, then we dropped off in the second quarter. We just had to maintain our energy, but we are glad we came out with a win for sure and we are going to get ready for tomorrow."
"We expect a good game, we know they (Canada) play hard and we're used to some of the players they have. We've played against some of them, we know they're great players and they play at a high level. We expect and good tough game, but we also expect to come out with a win."
HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs. SENEGAL
Took care of business.
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 9, 2021
On to the semis versus 🇨🇦 tomorrow on ESPN+ pic.twitter.com/2EMxwh7dAe
USA 132 - KOREA 60 | July 7 | Box Score
USA was dominant from the start in a 132-60 win over Korea on Wednesday to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2021 FIBA World Cup, held at the Riga Olympic Center in Riga, Latvia.
Jamie Dixon's team dished out a program record 39 assists on 57 made field goals. USA's 132 points were also a program record. The previous record was 124 points set in 1991 versus Japan. USA had two more rebounds (62) than Korea had points (60).
TCU's Mike Miles made one 3-pointer for his only points of the game and added two rebounds, two assists and no turnovers in 11 minutes of play.
USA's quarterfinal game against Senegal will be on Friday at 10 a.m. and be shown in ESPN+.
Jamie Dixon Quotes:
"We got eight guys in double figures, our goal was to have 40 assists, we had 39, so we really passed it and stayed unselfish the entire game, which is a challenge. We were really kind of preaching to all to come together and realize we really need to become more unselfish with the basketball from training camp and we have."
HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs. KOREA
On to the #FIBAU19 Quarterfinals!
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 7, 2021
8 players with double digits & @usabasketball sets a team record for points (132) & assists (39). pic.twitter.com/50hQy7dWHo
USA 87 - AUSTRALIA 66 | July 6 | Box Score
Mike Miles tied a team-high with 16 points as the USA Men's U19 World Cup Team won its final game of Group D play, 87-66 over Australia on Tuesday at the Riga Olympic Center in Riga, Latvia.
Miles scored five of USA's first seven points, including his first 3-pointer of the World Cup. He hit 4-of-7 3-pointers against Australia and was 6-of-10 from the field. Miles added three rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes played. He also started for the third consecutive game.
Led by TCU head coach Jamie Dixon, USA advanced to bracket play and will face Korea in the round of 16 at 12:30 p.m. CT Wednesday.
Jamie Dixon Quotes:
"In the first half I don't think we handled the press very well. We went through it, we talked about it, but you know it's one of those things that we don't understand spacing at times, but we did a much better job within the second half. "Mike (Miles) was tremendous at getting the ball to the guys and was unselfish and made some shots today. He really led the team, set the tone and makes the commitment to getting us passing the ball."
Mike Miles Quotes:
"I saw my team needed me to score in this game, all the other games I was focused on being a point guard. They needed me to score and I got shots to fall early."
"During halftime we just regrouped. We turned the ball over everywhere when they were pressing so getting in our press offense and staying under control was key while they were pressing."
"The most fun part has been seeing us come together. The first two scrimmages we had we didn't play good at all, the last three games it was a complete turnaround, and we were like a whole new team. Just us playing together and us having fun on the bench and stuff is the best part."
HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs. AUSTRALIA
Group D's Top Seed 🇺🇸#USABMU19 x #FIBAU19 pic.twitter.com/TOt2qyl4r7
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 6, 2021
Top seed secured 🔒#USABMU19 will advance to the #FIBAU19 Knockout Phase as D1 & play Korea in the Round of 16. pic.twitter.com/UIZyv4wch2
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 6, 2021
We strike first.
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 6, 2021
9-0 run to start the game 💪 pic.twitter.com/7HCFZV05oU
USA 100 - MALI 52 | July 4 | Box Score
Coached by Jamie Dixon, the USA Men's U19 World Cup Team overcame a slow start to route Mali, 100-52, in its second game of the 2021 FIBA World Cup, held at the Riga Olympic Center in Riga, Latvia.
TCU guard Mike Miles started his second game and finished with a game-high six assists and no turnovers. He also had one point and two rebounds. After leading just 29-23 at the end of the first quarter, USA outscored Mali 71-29 the rest of the way.
USA's U19 Team improved to 5-0 all-time on July 4, which included wins in 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017.
USA will continue play in Group D on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. CT against Australia.HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs. MALI
Some early #4thofJuly fireworks 🎇#USABMU19 is 2-0 in the #FIBAU19 group phase. pic.twitter.com/PsAhhERP8i
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 4, 2021
USA 83 - TURKEY 54 | July 3 | Box Score
The USA Men's U19 World Cup Team defeated Turkey 83-54 in its first game of the 2021 FIBA World Cup, held at the Riga Olympic Center in Riga, Latvia.
TCU guard Mike Miles earned the start and finished with seven points on 2-of-7 shooting, two rebounds, one assist and two steals in 16 minutes of play. A Miles jumper from the elbow was the game's first shot attempt.
USA will continue play in Group D on Sunday at 12:30 p.m. CT against Mali. The game will be shown on FIBA's YouTube channel.
HIGHLIGHTS: USA vs. TURKEY
That's the start we like to see!@MikeMilesJr_ x #FIBAU19 pic.twitter.com/1nJUPpQULY
— USABJNT (@usabjnt) July 3, 2021
Coach Dixon, Mike Miles and the USA U19 World Cup Team begin their quest for gold Saturday.
— TCU Basketball (@TCUBasketball) July 2, 2021
🔴 vs. Turkey - July 3 at 9:30 a.m. CT
⚪️ vs. Mali - July 4 at 11:30 a.m. CT
🔵 vs. Australia - July 6 at 12:30 p.m. CT
Watch via YouTube: https://t.co/Nz96dbnLsP#GoFrogs | @usabjnt pic.twitter.com/6JA0QXJxWQ
