The Chicago kids have fared just fine in Lithuania, as Jabari Parker, Kendrick Nunn and Jahlil Okafor helped Team USA to a 5-0 record in the preliminary round at the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championship.
The Americans crushed the competition in the opening round, winning by an average of 40.6 points. The team's closest game was its first, when they defeated Australia 89-67. Its largest winning margin occurred yesterday, when they defeated China 116-47.
Simeon's Jabari Parker, the top player in the 2013 class, averaged 13.7 points per game in three games, but sat out the team's final two games with a sore foot for precautionary reasons, as USA was already into the medal round.
Whitney Young's Jahlil Okafor started a team-high four games and averaged 14.0 points on 57.7 percent shooting and 9.6 rebounds.
Simeon's Kendrick Nunn was seventh on the team in scoring, averaging 7.2 points per game. He shot just 1-of-7 from beyond the arc, but the team shot 37.9 percent as a team.
2013 Kansas commit Conner Frankamp led the team in scoring at 14.2 points per game.
Team USA will play Team Canada in the semifinals of the tournament on Friday. The Canadians went 3-2 in the preliminary round.
Should they win, the Americans would then play the winner of Australia (4-1) and Argentina (3-2) in the semifinals Saturday.
The championship will be held Sunday at 8:30 p.m. local time.
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