Kentucky men's basketball completed their sweep of the world on Sunday taking home the gold medal at the 2023 Globl Jam. The Wildcats defeated Team Canada for a second time this week 89-72 and completed the international tournament with a 4-0 record.
Justin Edwards led Kentucky in scoring for the game with 23 points, his best of the week. Tre Mitchell turned in another impressive scoring performance with 18 points on 8-12 from the field.
"The average age of this team is like 19. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander just said to me, 'I loved watching them play because they pass to each other. They play off one another.' They all, listen to this, can dribble, pass and shoot. It's not a track meet. It's not a wrestling match. It's basketball," Kentucky head coach John Calipari said.
"These guys want to be around each other. You can just tell that each and every day. No matter how young they are, they are very talented. They are very skilled. They got a high IQ to be that young, so we definitely coming in and enjoying each other," Kentucky guard Antonio Reeves said.
For the second straight summer, Reeves took home some hardware, he was named the tournament MVP. Reeves averaged 23 points per game and shot 56 percent from three. Reeves was also the MVP for last summer's trip to the Bahamas.
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