Purdue basketball's Daniel Jacobsen, Omer Mayer in FIBA U19 Wold Cup: How to watch, schedule
Two promising young Purdue men's basketball talents will be on display in the FIBA U19 World Cup in Lausanne, Switzerland, beginning Saturday.
Second-year center Daniel Jacobsen and Team USA begin with an 11:45 a.m. tipoff against Australia. Incoming freshman guard Omer Mayer and Team Israel follow at 2 p.m. against Switzerland.
Games will be streamed on the FIBA YouTube account: YouTube.com/FIBA
Jacobsen helped Team USA win gold at the U18 AmeriCup last summer. He set an AmeriCup record with 19 blocks and was named to the All-Star Five second team.
This is Irael's first trip to the U19 World Cup. It qualified with a fourth-place finish in last summer's FIBA U18 European Championhip. Mayer averaged 18.3 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game in that tournament.
Below is the schedule for both Boilermakers, with all times Eastern:
Team USA vs. Team Australia, 11:45 a.m.
Team Israel vs. Team Switzerland, 2 p.m.
Team Israel vs. Team Jordan, 10:45 a.m.
Team USA vs. Team France, 2 p.m.
Team USA vs. Cameroon, 11:15 a.m.
Team France vs. Team Dominican Republic, 2 p.m.
Round of 16, TBA
Quarterfinals, TBA
Semifinals, TBA
Championship, TBA
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