Thompkins paces Team USA again

By Chip Towers

July 15, 2009

Atlanta's Howard 'Trey' Thompkins again paced Team USA with 14 points and nine rebounds as the Americans defeated Puerto Rico 82-61 in the FIBA U19 World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, on Tuesday.

Thompkins, a Lithonia resident and rising sophomore at the University of Georgia, scored 22 points in 17 minutes against Greece on Monday. The 6-foot-9 forward now leads Team USA with an average of 12.8 points and 5.6 rebounds per game despite playing just 15.2 minutes per contest.

With the win USA improves to 5-0 in the championship and is guaranteed the No. 1 seed in the medal rounds, which begin July 10. The U.S. will wrap up second-round play against European power Lithuania on Wednesday.

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