JEDDAH (Saudi Arabia) - Jaylin Galloway deservingly earned TISSOT Most Valuable Player honors after helping Australia complete their 'three-peat' bid by conquering the FIBA Asia Cup 2025 in sweeping fashion.
The young winger was awarded the tournament's highest individual award shortly after playing a crucial role in the Boomers' pulsating 90-89 victory over China in the Final at the King Abdullah Sports City, Sunday night.
Galloway finished with 23 points behind a 6-of-10 clip from beyond the arc alongside 5 rebounds as he came through with important three-pointers in the fourth quarter that kept his side in the thick of the fight.
He finished the event with solid per-game averages of 14.2 points on 66.7-percent shooting from deep, 3.2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.4 steals as he helped the Aussies stay perfect in the competition.
By finishing another edition unbeaten, Australia are now in the midst of an 18-game winning streak in the continental tilt, which dates back to their first foray in the Asia Cup in 2017 in Beirut, Lebanon.
Galloway headlined the All-Star Five, which also featured his teammate Jack McVeigh, the towering frontcourt tandem of Hu Jinqiu and Wang Junjie of China, and point guard Sina Vahedi of bronze medalists Iran.
A part of the Boomers' Olympic team in 2024 in Paris, McVeigh was key especially during the early goings of their campaign and eventually finished with averages of 13.5 points on 41.3-percent shooting.
Hu and Wang, on the other hand, were two of the most consistent performers for China, with the former himself delivering solidly in the title bout as he finished with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Hu ended the tournament with figures of 16.2 points and 9.2 rebounds on an efficiency of 22.2.
The sweet-shooting Wang, for his part, tallied 13.0 points and 4.2 rebounds as he rose to the occasion come the Final Phase, most notably in the Quarter-Finals versus Korea where he fired 21 points and 7 rebounds.
Vahedi, lastly, served as the stabilizing presence for Team Melli that led to a bronze finish, which is the Iranians' first medal in the Asia Cup in eight years or since settling for silver during the 2017 games.
Also a member of the 2024 BCL Asia All-Star Five, the heady floor general registered 17.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, 2.2 assists, and 1.0 steal to make his first-ever Asia Cup experience all the more memorable.
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