Amile Jefferson scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to help USA 2012 Blue rally for a 114-107 over USA 2013 Red on Monday night in the final of adidas Nations, the signature event of the shoe company's summer grassroots efforts.
Jefferson, a five-star, 6-foot-7 combo forward from
Friends' Central (Wynnewoode, Pa.), helped the team of rising seniors erase a double-digit deficit in the second half. He averaged 19.4 points and 7.0 rebounds per game in five games at the event, which was played in Los Angeles.
Amile Jefferson
adidas file photo
USA 2012 Blue also received strong play from
Andre Drummond,
Rodney Purvis and
Cameron Ridley. No. 1-ranked prospect
Shabazz Muhammad and five-star 7-footer
Isaiah Austin were also slated to participate with the team but sat out with injuries.
USA 2013 Red was led by
Fort Bend Travis (Richmond, Texas) twins
Aaron and
Andrew Harrison and 6-9 Florida phenom
Chris Walker.
Teams featuring players from Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and Latin America also participated in the three-day tournament.
Third-place game: USA 2012 Red 130, USA 2013/2014 Blue 108Arizona commitment
Gabe York tallied 23 points, five rebounds and four assists to lead USA 2012 Red to a comfortable victory over USA 2013/2014 Blue.
The rising seniors led 58-52 at the half and behind the play of York,
Kevin Ferrell,
Kyle Anderson and
Kaleb Tarczewski steadily increased their advantage over the second 20 minutes.
York continued his stellar summer campaign at adidas Nations, averaging 24.2 points per game over five games in Los Angeles.
Both the third-place and championship games were televised live by the CBS Sports Network.
