Omer Mayer Goes Off, Leads Israel to Win Over Cameroon in FIBA U19 World Cup
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Start getting familiar with Omer Mayer right now. The Purdue guard went off in Israel's Round of 16 game against Cameroon in the 2025 FIBA U19 World Cup, leading his team to an 86-82 victory.
Mayer posted one of the best statistical lines of the tournament, going off for 33 points, seven assists, five rebounds and four steals. He shot 12-of-26 from the floor and knocked down five shots from behind the three-point line. The Israel guard also ended the contest with only one turnover in nearly 38 minutes of action.
Israel got off to an incredibly sluggish start, trailing Cameroon 15-2 in the first four minutes of the game. But Mayer and his squad continued to chip away at the lead.
At halftime, Cameroon led 45-38, but Israel outscored its opponent 48-37 in the final two quarters to get the victory. Israel is now 4-0 in this event and has advanced to the quarterfinal round.
Mayer scored at incredibly crucial times, including a three-pointer with less than 90 seconds to play that put Israel ahead by six points. Later, he dished out an assist that led to a three-pointer that gave Israel an 84-80 advantage with less than 10 seconds remaining.
Following Wednesday's win, Mayer is now averaging 23.7 points, 4.3 assists, 4.6 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game. That's a pretty solid stat line for the future Boilermaker through three games.
Omer Mayer highlights
🇮🇱 Omer Mayer had another fantastic performance this time vs Cameroon
— Arman Jovic (@PDTScouting) July 2, 2025
Mayer had:
33 points
5 boards
7 assists
12-26 FG
5-12 3P
4-5 FT
Purdue has a high level shotmaker coming in pic.twitter.com/hI6neva3EF
Clutch gene. Omer Mayer. pic.twitter.com/vF2Hb7gqKI
— Purdue Men's Basketball (@BoilerBall) July 2, 2025
Omer Mayer. Remember the name. pic.twitter.com/0IaC9S7BCG
— Jacob Rhymer (@Rhymetime05) July 2, 2025
Israel vs. Cameroon full game
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Dustin Schutte is the publisher of Purdue Boilermakers on SI and has spent more than a decade working in sports journalism. His career began in 2013, when he covered Big Ten football. He remained in that role for eight years before working at On SI to cover the Boilermakers. Dustin graduated from Manchester University in Indiana in 2010, where he played for the men's tennis team.
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