Former Nokomis High of Newport star Cooper Flagg and his USA Under-17 team next face Serbia in the FIBA Basketball World Cup Tournament in Malaga, Spain, for the quaterfinals.

Team USA is 4-0 in the tournament and has never lost in the event, dating back to its inception in 2010. It is 41-0.

Through four games, Flagg leads Team USA in rebounding with nine per game and in blocks with three. He is second among all players in the 16-team tournament in blocks per game and total blocks (12) and he is tied for seventh in rebounds per outing.

Serbia defeated the Dominican Republic 99-71 in the Round of 16.

Lindsay Putnam is a senior editor covering Greater Bangor news and sports for the Bangor Daily News, where she has worked since 2018. Lindsay previously worked as an editor and reporter at the New York...

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