CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Isaiah Mobley proved quite a prophet Saturday night in the University of Virginia’s John Paul Jones Arena.
“I like this team,” the senior-to-be from Rancho Christian High in the Southern California community of Temecula told an acquaintance just after the “76ers”, one of the 10 teams made up from the players in attendance at the National Basketball Players Association Top 100 Camp, had completed their first practice Wednesday morning.
“Watch – we’re going to win the championship.”
And that they did.
The 6-foot-9 Mobley and a deep and talented 76ers crew held off the Warriors, 78-70, in the finale to a cap an 8-1 run over four days, including Saturday morning and afternoon quarterfinal and semifinal decisions.
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