Former Illinois Prep Athletes and their Performances at the Tokyo Olympics- July 25

Former Illinois Prep Athletes and their Performances at the Tokyo Olympics- July 25

Sunday, two former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their performances at the Tokyo Olympics from July . Hales Franciscan’s JaVale McGee is the lone Olympian representing Illinois on the U.S. Men’s national team. He was a fill after a couple late moves during…

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July 27, 2021

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Sunday, two former Illinois prep athletes saw minutes in a NBA game. Below I look into and share each of their performances at the Tokyo Olympics from July .

Hales Franciscan’s JaVale McGee is the lone Olympian representing Illinois on the U.S. Men’s national team. He was a fill after a couple late moves during their exhibition games.

He may not be spending the most time on the court but will be a documenting the whole experience for his YouTube channel.

Click here for his channel: https://youtube.com/c/JaValeMcGee

Click here for his first Tokyo Olympic video: https://youtu.be/9VEwxlU9lFk

McGee wasn’t the only one getting playing time on Sunday. Whitney Young’s Jahlil Okafor played in Nigeria loss to Australia.

Sunday, July 25

The U.S. men’s national team loss their first Olympics game since 2004 which broke a 25-game

JaVale McGee (Franciscan/Team USA)- 1:55 minutes, 2 points, 0/1 FG, 2/2 FT, an offensive rebound, and -2 in an 83-76 loss to France.
Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young/Team Nigeria)- 11:17 minutes, 4 points, 2/2 FG, 2 offensive rebounds, 4 total rebounds, a turnover, and -5 in an 84-67 loss to Australia.