Every U18 Australian Emus player by the numbers

• Yahya Basaran was named tournament MVP after averaging 15.7 points and 10.7 rebounds
• Jai Fa'ale led Australia's scoring with 105 points and joined Basaran in the All-Star Five
• All eleven Emus finished the tournament with a positive plus/minus in Australia's 6-0 run

Australia won the FIBA U18 Asia Cup in Ahmedabad with a 6-0 record, scoring 609 points and conceding 381, and finished it with the tournament MVP and two of the five players in the All-Star Five. Yahya Basaran, 17, took the MVP award and Jai Fa'ale, 18, joined him in the All-Star Five alongside China's Zhang Yizhaojie, New Zealand's Jackson Ball and Korea's Yoon Jihoon.

Every one of the eleven Emus finished the tournament with a positive plus/minus. Here is what each of them did.

#5 Bailey Hanson | Guard | Age: 18

Games: 6 | Minutes: 127 (21.2 mpg)

Averages: 10.2 points | 4.5 rebounds | 7.2 assists | 1.8 steals | 0.3 blocks | 2.2 turnovers | 41.7% FG | 11.8% 3PT | 70.4% FT

Tournament Totals: 61 points | 27 rebounds | 43 assists | 11 steals

Best Game: 17 points, six rebounds, five assists and four steals vs China

By the Numbers

• Ranked fourth in the tournament for assists, averaging 7.2 a game.
• Led Australia in both assists (43) and steals (11).
• Handed out 13 assists against Korea in the semi-final, the most by any Emu in a game.
• Made 2 of 17 from three across the tournament and still averaged double figures.
• Scored 17 in the gold medal game, including Australia's last four points from the free-throw line.

#6 Yahya Basaran | Centre | Age: 17

Games: 6 | Minutes: 138 (23.0 mpg)

Averages: 15.7 points | 10.7 rebounds | 1.2 assists | 0.2 steals | 2.8 blocks | 1.2 turnovers | 63.5% FG | 60.0% 3PT | 78.6% FT

Tournament Totals: 94 points | 64 rebounds | 7 assists | 17 blocks

Best Game: 21 points and nine rebounds on 9-from-11 shooting vs Iran

By the Numbers

• Named Tournament Most Valuable Player and selected in the All-Star Five.
• Ranked fourth in the tournament for rebounding, averaging 10.7 a game.
• Led Australia in rebounds (64), offensive rebounds (27), blocks (17), efficiency and plus/minus.
• Recorded three double-doubles, against Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Korea.
• At 214cm he was the tallest player in the Australian squad and shot 63.5% from the field.

#8 Jai Fa'ale | Forward | Age: 18

Games: 6 | Minutes: 135 (22.5 mpg)

Averages: 17.5 points | 4.0 rebounds | 2.3 assists | 1.0 steals | 0.2 blocks | 1.5 turnovers | 44.3% FG | 34.0% 3PT | 52.6% FT

Tournament Totals: 105 points | 24 rebounds | 14 assists | 6 steals

Best Game: 22 points with four three-pointers vs Thailand

By the Numbers

• Selected in the All-Star Five and ranked ninth in the tournament for scoring.
• Led Australia with 105 points, and scored 20 or more three times.
• Took 50 three-pointers, twice as many as any other Australian, and made 17.
• Scored eight points in 59 seconds in the third quarter of the final, breaking a tie three times.
• He turned 18 during the tournament, on August 15.

#9 Isaac Riddle | Centre | Age: 18

Games: 6 | Minutes: 88 (14.7 mpg)

Averages: 7.8 points | 5.2 rebounds | 0.5 assists | 0.3 steals | 0.0 blocks | 1.0 turnovers | 54.3% FG | 20.0% 3PT | 53.3% FT

Tournament Totals: 47 points | 31 rebounds | 3 assists | 2 steals

Best Game: 13 points and seven rebounds vs Thailand

By the Numbers

• Pulled down 10 rebounds in the gold medal game, seven of them at the offensive end.
• Shot 54.3% from the field and 60.0% from inside the arc.
• Scored in double figures in three of his six games.
• Took 16 offensive rebounds across the tournament, third most in the squad.
• Came off the bench in the final and finished with more rebounds than any Australian.

#11 William Hamilton | Forward | Age: 17

Games: 6 | Minutes: 122 (20.3 mpg)

Averages: 9.2 points | 7.2 rebounds | 1.5 assists | 0.0 steals | 0.2 blocks | 2.0 turnovers | 45.7% FG | 36.0% 3PT | 80.0% FT

Tournament Totals: 55 points | 43 rebounds | 9 assists | 0 steals

Best Game: 15 points and 12 rebounds vs Thailand

By the Numbers

• Captained the side and ranked 19th in the tournament for rebounding at 7.2 a game.
• Recorded a double-double against Thailand with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
• Posted a plus-57 in that game, the best single-game plus/minus by any Emu.
• Shot 36.0% from three, third best in the squad among those who took more than 10.
• Finished third on the team for rebounds with 43.

#14 Harry Cook | Centre | Age: 18

Games: 6 | Minutes: 99 (16.5 mpg)

Averages: 7.8 points | 7.5 rebounds | 0.8 assists | 0.7 steals | 0.5 blocks | 1.2 turnovers | 67.9% FG | 100.0% 3PT | 53.3% FT

Tournament Totals: 47 points | 45 rebounds | 5 assists | 3 blocks

Best Game: 11 points and nine rebounds vs China

By the Numbers

• Shot 67.9% from the field, the best mark in the Australian squad.
• Ranked 14th in the tournament for rebounding at 7.5 a game.
• Took 24 offensive rebounds, second only to Basaran.
• Grabbed 11 rebounds against Chinese Taipei, and nine more in the final.
• Made his only three-point attempt of the tournament, against Iran.

#16 Curtis Evic | Forward | Age: 18

Games: 6 | Minutes: 92 (15.3 mpg)

Averages: 6.2 points | 6.3 rebounds | 2.0 assists | 1.3 steals | 0.7 blocks | 1.0 turnovers | 55.2% FG | 33.3% 3PT | 66.7% FT

Tournament Totals: 37 points | 38 rebounds | 12 assists | 8 steals

Best Game: nine points and 12 rebounds vs Chinese Taipei

By the Numbers

• Collected 38 rebounds, 12 assists and eight steals in only 92 minutes on court.
• Grabbed 12 rebounds against Chinese Taipei, his high for the tournament.
• Had nine rebounds, four assists and three steals against the Philippines while scoring two points.
• Shot 55.2% from the field, third best in the squad.
• Started the gold medal game against China.

#21 Antonio Browne | Forward | Age: 16

Games: 6 | Minutes: 121 (20.2 mpg)

Averages: 8.5 points | 5.8 rebounds | 5.7 assists | 1.3 steals | 0.0 blocks | 2.2 turnovers | 46.3% FG | 42.9% 3PT | 38.9% FT

Tournament Totals: 51 points | 35 rebounds | 34 assists | 8 steals

Best Game: 13 points, five rebounds and six assists vs Thailand

By the Numbers

• Ranked ninth in the tournament for assists at 5.7 a game, at 16 years old.
• Second on the team for assists with 34, behind only Hanson.
• Handed out eight assists against Chinese Taipei and seven against Iran.
• Finished the final with six rebounds, four assists and two steals.
• He and Riak Akhuar were the two youngest players in the squad.

#35 Josh McCann | Forward | Age: 17

Games: 5 | Minutes: 82 (16.4 mpg)

Averages: 7.6 points | 3.0 rebounds | 1.0 assists | 0.2 steals | 0.2 blocks | 0.6 turnovers | 42.4% FG | 43.5% 3PT

Tournament Totals: 38 points | 15 rebounds | 5 assists | 10 three-pointers

Best Game: 13 points on 3-from-4 from three vs Korea

By the Numbers

• The only Emu who did not play all six games, sitting out the opener against Thailand.
• Made 10 of his 23 three-point attempts, 43.5%, the best mark in the squad among those who took more than 10.
• Ten of his 14 field goals for the tournament were three-pointers.
• Did not attempt a single free throw across five games.
• Scored 11 on his first appearance, against the Philippines.

#36 Riak Akhuar | Forward | Age: 16

Games: 6 | Minutes: 95 (15.8 mpg)

Averages: 2.3 points | 3.0 rebounds | 0.8 assists | 0.8 steals | 1.7 blocks | 1.0 turnovers | 28.6% FG | 11.1% 3PT | 50.0% FT

Tournament Totals: 14 points | 18 rebounds | 5 assists | 10 blocks

Best Game: seven points and four blocks vs Iran

By the Numbers

• Blocked 10 shots, second in the squad behind Basaran, while averaging 2.3 points.
• Had four blocks against Iran in the quarter-final and three against Chinese Taipei.
• Finished at plus-103 for the tournament despite scoring 14 points in total.
• At 200cm he was the fourth tallest player in the squad.
• One of the two 16-year-olds in the side, alongside Antonio Browne.

#37 John Aryang | Forward | Age: 17

Games: 6 | Minutes: 101 (16.8 mpg)

Averages: 10.0 points | 3.8 rebounds | 1.0 assists | 1.3 steals | 1.0 blocks | 1.2 turnovers | 39.3% FG | 20.0% 3PT | 53.8% FT

Tournament Totals: 60 points | 23 rebounds | 6 assists | 8 steals

Best Game: 16 points and five steals vs the Philippines

By the Numbers

• Averaged double figures off the bench, scoring 60 points across the six games.
• Took five steals against the Philippines, the most by an Emu in a single game.
• Equal second on the team for steals with eight, alongside Evic and Browne.
• Blocked six shots, third in the squad.
• Scored 12 or more in three games, against Chinese Taipei, Korea and the Philippines.