Izan ‘MVP’ Almansa, Baba Miller and Sediq Garubaplayers who have just been proclaimed Champions of the Under 19 World Cup with SpainThey went through the Real Madrid youth academy and have no ties to the white team.
U19 World Cup Final Spain 73-69 France
The same thing happens to Alexandre SarrFrench colossus that was runner-up with France.
When did Izan Almansa leave the Real Madrid academy?
Murcian Izan Almansa, triple MVP with Spain in the U’17 European, U’18 European and U’19 World Cup, decided in the summer of 2021 to leave Real Madrid at cadet age to enroll in the new Overtime Elite project sponsored by NBA stars such as LeBron James, Kevin Durant or Pau Gasol.
Almansa, who came to Real Madrid in 2019 from UCAM Murcia to play for Cadete B, averaged 9.3 points and 8.6 rebounds at the Overtime academy.
This summer he has committed to the Ignite G League (NBA mother league), in order to promote himself for the 2024 NBA Draft in which he is projected as a possible Top 15.
In the Under 19 World Cup, of which he was MVP, Izan Almansa’s averages were 16.9 points and 7.1 rebounds, with 14 points and 5 rebounds in the grand final against France.
When did Baba Miller leave the Real Madrid academy?
In the summer of 2022 Baba Miller, a 7-foot-11 talent. and 19 years old who arrived at Real Madrid in 2016 to play for Infantil B from the Madrid club Distrito Olimpico, he decided to go to the United States to play in the NCAA.
In his first year at Florida State, a university where he saw a 16-game suspension delay his debut, he averaged 4.3 points and 3.7 rebounds in 17.1 minutes in the 17 games he played.
In the Under 19 World Cup his averages have been 9.3 points, 6 rebounds and 1.3 assists, starring in some of the most spectacular plays of the World Cup and signing in the final, in which he was decisive in the comeback in the last quarter, 11 points and 5 rebounds.
When did Alexandre Sarr leave the Real Madrid academy?
Alexandre Sarr is a promising 2.13m French pivot. and 18 years that he was called to dominate the lower categories in Spain with Real Madrid, but in 2021 he decided to enroll in the ‘Overtime Elite’ project together with Izan Almansa.
Sarr, who joined Real Madrid in 2019 to play for Cadet B, has averaged 7.4 points and 5.9 rebounds with France in the Under 19 World Cup, recording 8 rebounds and 3 blocks in the final.
At the Overtime Elite academy his averages were 11.1 points and 6.4 rebounds.
