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.
Unfortunately, fellow Warriors Andrew Wiggins and Mychal Mulder on Team Canada will not advance to the Olympics after falling to the Czech Republic in a semi-finals overtime thriller in a separate tournament in Victoria, Canada.