Koa Peat, Tommy Lloyd win FIBA U19 World Cup with Team USA after pulling away vs. Germany

Arizona signee Koa Peat nearly registered a double-double as Team USA handily beat Germany 109-76 on Sunday to win the FIBA U19 World Cup.

Peat had a quality performance in the gold medal game, scoring 12 points and grabbing nine rebounds while shooting 4-of-9 from the field in nearly 16 minutes played.

Team USA had six players scoring in double digits in the gold medal game, including tournament-MVP AJ Dybantsa (BYU signee), who added 11 points, six rebounds and two assists. Morez Johnson Jr. (Michigan) led in scoring for the U.S. on Sunday with 15 points.

Historic win for Koa Peat

The win marked Peat’s fourth gold medal with USA Basketball. He previously won gold medals with the U17 team at the 2022 and 2024 World Cups, and he won gold at the U16 Americas Championship in 2023.

The 6-foot-8, 235-pound five-star forward had an impressive tournament, averaging 12.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.

Tommy Lloyd leads Team USA to gold

Led by Wildcats head coach Tommy Lloyd, the U.S. won their ninth gold medal in U19 Men’s World Cup history after failing to medal at the 2023 FIBA World Cup.

Lloyd became the second Arizona coach to lead a USA U19 team to gold, joining former coach Sean Miller who led the U19 team to gold in 2015. He led the U18 team to a gold medal in the 2024 FIBA World Cup.

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