Official Site of the Warriors · Jul 6, 2021
Global Warriors: Road Through Olympic Competition is Set
The dust has settled following FIBA’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, and it is now official: rookie guard Nico Mannion and Team Italy have punched their ticket to Tokyo and will compete for Olympic medals.
Mannion’s average of 17.7 points per game were second highest on his squad, while leading the Italian team with 4.0 assists. He capped off the tournament with a 17-point performance, including a perfect 9-for-9 from the free throw line, in the finals of the Belgrade, Serbia qualifying tournament.