(Photo by Stephen Weidley, Chinavol.net)
Aug. 17, 2011
Vanderbilt guard John Jenkins scored 12 points in Team USA’s 124-64 win over Finland and helped his team secure the No. 1 seed out of Group D in the 2011 World University Games. The USA, which has cruised uncontested through its first four games, will wrap up preliminary round pool play against Israel at 2:30 a.m. CT on Aug. 18.
The top two finishing teams from each pool will advance to the medal quarterfinals, which will be contested on Aug. 20. The semifinals are scheduled for Aug. 21, and the finals will be played on Aug. 22.
Jenkins was 5-for-11 from the floor and 2-of-7 from beyond-the-arc in the win. Alabama’s JaMychal Green scored 21 points to lead the Americans in the win.
Read more about Team USA’s win over Finland from USA Basketball here.
