Fudge adds to current and past Gators’ busy summer in international competition
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville native and Florida alum Alex Fudge helped the USA to a silver medal in the 2024 FIBA 3×3 U23 World Cup, posting a 6-1 record at the event in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
The USA posted a 4-0 record in pool play, then defeated China in the quarterfinals and Spain in the semifinals before falling to Germany in the final. Fudge scored a personal-best 10 points in the pool play win vs. Lithuania and showed off his ability to attack the basket<https://x.com/usab3x3/status/1834073397300457571> at the event.
Making his first appearance with USA Basketball, Fudge was joined on the team by John Butler Jr., David Johnson and Jameer Nelson Jr., with Jimmy Smith of Trinity University serving as head coach.
Fudge played at Florida for the 2022-23 season before he turned pro, averaging 5.8 points and 4.5 rebounds for the Gators in Todd Golden’s first season at the helm. Fudge appeared with the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks along with both teams’ G League affiliates during his first pro campaign, recently returning to the Lakers organization<https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/los-angeles-lakers-sign-alex-fudge-090524>.
It has been a busy international summer for current and past Gators on the international stage. Canyon Barry (2016-17) represented in the USA in 3×3 action at the Olympics, while Andrew Nembhard (2018-20) played for Canada and Nick Calathes (2007-09) for Greece in traditional 5-on-5 at in the Paris Games.
On the current roster, Alex Condon played for Australia in the Nissay Cup series in Japan, while Isaiah Brown (Puerto Rico) and Olivier Rioux (Canada) both played in the FIBA U18 AmeriCup. In addition, both Kajus Kublickas (Lithuania) and Urban Klavžar (Slovenia) competed for their respective home countries at FIBA’s U20 EuroBasket.
USA Men’s Basketball U23 3×3 Results
Date
Opponent
Round
Result
Fudge
Sept. 11
Chile
Pool Play
W, 20-10
4 points
Sept. 12
Lithuania
Pool Play
W, 21-13
10 points
Sept. 13
Kenya
Pool Play
W, 21-10
6 points
Sept. 14
Latvia
Pool Play
W, 22-5
4 points
Sept. 15
China
Quarterfinals
W, 21-11
4 points
Sept. 15
Spain
Semifinals
W, 21-19
5 points
Sept. 15
Germany
Final
L, 13-21
3 points
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