Purdue basketball alum Robbie Hummel leads Team USA to 3x3 world title

Robbie Hummel's second playing career has yielded a championship.

The former Boilermaker star and NBA and overseas professional led his U.S. 3x3 team to the championship of the FIBA World Championships Sunday in Amsterdam with an 18-14 win over Latvia.

Hummel was named Tournament MVP in leading the U.S. to their first gold medal in the 3x3 event.

"For me personally, this was fitting, having been disappointed with a bronze medal at the '09 World University Games (while in college), then getting to taste a gold medal," Hummel said from the Netherlands. "Hopefully this jumpstarts us into the Olympics in Tokyo next year."

For more on Hummel's 3x3 career, and those Olympic hopes, here's our story from last month.

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