What happened to the winners of the first FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup

REGENSBURG (David Hein's Eye on the Future) - With the field for the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2018 to be completed this weekend, why not look back on the winners of first edition of the tournament. This is a column to find out what happened with the champions from the United States of America (USA), who claimed the title at the U17 World Cup in 2010.

Eleven of the 12 USA players reached the NBA with the resume including one FIBA Basketball World Cup champion, a two-time NBA champion, two NBA All-Stars and three NCAA champions.

Justin Anderson

Anderson played three years at Virginia and then was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 21st pick in the 2015 NBA Draft. After one and a half season in Dallas, he was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers during the 2016-17 campaign. He is currently averaging 5.9 points and 2.4 rebounds with the 76ers. 

Bradley Beal

The MVP from the inaugural FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup, Beal played one season at the University of Florida and then was chosen third overall in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Washington Wizards. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team in 2012-13 and in his first four seasons he averaged 17.1 points, 15.3, 17.4 and 23.1 points to go with career averages of 3.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists. In three playoff appearances those numbers jumped to 22.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.9 assists. Beal was in the running for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 team but did not make the squad. This season, Beal made his first appearance in the NBA All-Star Game and is averaging 22.8 points, 4.5 assists, 4.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals. In 2016, he signed a five-year contract for 128 million dollars.

Quinn Cook

Cook played four seasons at Duke University and won the 2015 NCAA title with the Blue Devils. He went undrafted in 2015 and played with the Canton Charge, winning the 2015-16 G-League Rookie of the Year award. During the 2016-17 season, the point guard had 10-day contracts with the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans, combining to average 5.6 points and 1.9 assists in 14 games. For the current season, Cook signed a two-way deal with Golden State, averaging 25.4 points, 8.1 assists and 4.6 rebounds with the Santa Cruz Warriors in the G-League. He has averaged 8.9 points, 2.5 assists and 2.3 rebounds in 29 games with Golden State. But Cook has played a major role for Golden State with the injury to Stephen Curry and put up 18.0 points, 4.7 assists and 4.1 rebounds over the last 11 games including 28 points against Phoenix and 30 points against Milwaukee. 

Andre Drummond

Drummond played one year at the University of Connecticut before going to the 2012 NBA Draft as the number nine pick overall by the Detroit Pistons. In his first five seasons with Detroit, the big man averaged 13.3 points, 12.8 rebounds, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals. Drummond, who was named to two NBA All-Star Games, won the title at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 with the United States as a 21-year-old. This season, Drummond is averaging 15.0 points, 16.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.5 steals.

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist

Kidd-Gilchrist won the 2010 U17 World Cup title as just Michael Gilchrist. He added the NCAA title in 2012 in his only season with the University of Kentucky. And then he was picked second overall in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets. Kidd-Gilchrist has averaged 9.0 points, 6.4 rebounds and 1.3 assists in his first five NBA seasons - though he played just seven games in the 2015-16 season due to shoulder surgery. This season, Kidd-Gilchrist is averaging 9.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists.

James McAdoo

McAdoo, who was named to the All-Tournament Team in 2010, played three seasons with the University of North Carolina and then went undrafted in the 2014 NBA Draft. He played with the Santa Cruz Warriors - the G-League team of the Golden State Warriors - and ended up playing 15 games and averaging 4.1 points and 2.5 rebounds for Golden State and winning the 2015 NBA title. In 41 NBA games in 2015-16, McAdoo averaged 2.9 points and 1.4 rebounds and then he won a second NBA title with the Warriors in 2016-17 as he picked up 2.8 points and 1.8 rebounds in 52 games. McAdoo signed a two-way contract for the current season with the Philadelphia 76ers and played three NBA games - with 2.7 points and 0.7 rebounds. He spent most of the season with the Agua Caliente Clippers of the G-League. 

Johnny O'Bryant III

O'Bryant spent three seasons at Louisiana State University before being selected 36th overall in the 2014 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He averaged 2.9 points and 1.9 rebounds over 34 games in his rookie season and had 3.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 2015-16 for Milwaukee. O'Bryant appeared in only seven games for the Denver Nuggets in 2016-17 (2.9 points and 1.6 rebounds) and has played this season with the Charlotte Hornets and collected 4.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in 36 games.

Tony Parker

Parker played four years at UCLA and then was not picked in the 2016 NBA Draft. He missed the 2016-17 season with an injury and then played seven games this season with the Iowa Wolves of the G-League, averaging 3.1 points and 2.6 rebounds before being waived in November. Parker is the only one of the 12 players from the 2010 U17 World Cup champs who has not played in the NBA.

Chasson Randle

Randle played four seasons at the Stanford University and then went undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft. He went to Europe and played for Czech club CEZ Nymburk. Randle returned to the United States for 2016-17 and played in eight games with the Philadelphia 76ers and averaged 5.3 points, 0.8 assists and 0.6 rebounds as well as 18 games with the New York Knicks, picking up 5.3 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists. This season, Randle is playing back in Europe for Spanish club Real Madrid. 

Marquis Teague

Teague played one season in college with the University of Kentucky and won the 2012 NCAA title. He was then selected 29th in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He played in 48 games in 2012-13 and averaged 2.1 points, 1.3 assists and 0.9 rebounds. He split time in 2013-14, averaging 2.4 points, 1.5 assists and 1.0 rebounds in 19 games with Chicago and collecting 3.0 points, 1.4 assists and 1.0 rebounds for the Brooklyn Nets. Teague didn't make it back to the NBA until this season, playing two games with the Memphis Grizzlies with 4.0 points, 5.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds. Otherwise he played with the Memphis Hustle of the G-League and averaged 17.6 points, 6.1 assists and 3.4 rebounds. 

Adonis Thomas

Thomas spent two seasons at the University of Memphis and then was not picked in the 2013 NBA Draft. He did end up playing for two teams in the 2013-14 season, averaging 1.8 points and 0.8 rebounds in four games with Orlando and 3.5 points in two games for Philadelphia. After two seasons of playing only in the G-League, Thomas headed to Europe and played for Italian club Scandone Avellino last season. This season Thomas is playing for Turkish side Banvit.

Tony Wroten

Wroten played one season at the University of Washington and then was picked 25th in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. He played 35 games with Memphis in 2012-13 and had 2.6 points, 1.2 assists and 0.8 rebounds. In 2013-14, Wroten moved to Philadelphia for the next season and averaged 13.0 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.0 assist and 1.1 steals in 72 games. He was having his best season in 2014-15 with the 76ers and was collecting 16.9 points, 5.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.6 steals before tearing his ACL in January 2015. Wroten returned to Philadelphia in 2015-16 and averaged 8.4 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists. That was the last time he played in the NBA, spending the current season with the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the G-League.

David Hein

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