Antioch teen plays basketball in Europe, helps team USA bring home the gold
The USA Basketball 16 and Under boys championship team.
Alan Lloyd Jr with his championship trophy.
By Allen Payton
Alan Lloyd, Jr., of Antioch, traveled to Europe for the United World Games, as part of the USA Basketball team 16 and Under boys and helped them bring home the gold.
“They played a lot of good teams,” his father Alan, Sr. said. “And they came out on top.”
Alan, Jr. just celebrated his 13th birthday, this week and will be an eighth grader at Black Diamond Middle School, this year. The talented, young scholar athlete, who had a 3.6 GPA, this year, was the youngest player on the USA team. His teammates will be in 10th and 11th grade.
“He has been playing with high schoolers for the past five years,” Alan, Sr. added.
Now Alan, Jr. is preparing to play in the upcoming West Coast National AAU tournament in Las Vegas, this week, from Thursday to Sunday. Good luck to him and his team!
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The Championship team
Alan Lloyd Jr with his championship trophy
