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How the non-US college players fared in the FIBA U19 World Championships

The FIBA U19 World Championships are ending on Sunday as the event gave a handful of college basketball players a chance to play in a competitive environment over the summer. While the American team is the primary focus of the casual college basketball fan, plenty of players on international rosters competed as well. Here’s a look at how those players performed through the last few weeks.

Australia

Jack McVeigh (Nebraska): The future Nebraska wing was second on the team at 11.1 points while also pulling in a team-leading 5.7 rebounds per contest. The 6-foot-7 McVeigh shot 47 percent from the field and was up to 54 percent from the field when not including his 0-for-9 3-point shooting.