Tara VanDerveer, the 1996 U.S. Olympic gold-medal-winning head coach, became the winningest coach in women’s college basketball history on Dec. 15, 2020.

Recap of the 2021 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Cup Team's golden run in Debrecen, Hungary

Montevideo, Uruguay and Córdoba, Argentina • August 25-September 3, 2017

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It had been 10 years since the United States last competed in its zone championship.

While the format of the competition was different and the official name of the Americas Championship had been altered to the FIBA AmeriCup 2017, the results weren’t much different.

2017 USA RESULTS (5-0) USA 97 Panama 56 USA 74 Uruguay 66 USA 72 Dominican Republic 56 USA 90 U.S. Virgin Islands 62 USA 81 Argentina 76 2017 FIBA AMERICUP FINAL STANDINGS 1. USA (5-0) 7. Dominican Republic (1-2) 2. Argentina (4-1) 8. Canada (1-2) 3. Mexico (4-1) 9. Brazil (1-2) 4. U.S. Virgin Islands (1-4) 10. Venezuela (1-2) 5. Puerto Rico (2-1) 11. Colombia (0-3) 6. Uruguay (2-1) 12. Panama (0-3)

The USA won gold for the seventh time in nine appearances. This time the Americans rolled up a 5-0 record to win gold, and in doing so, defeated Uruguay and Argentina on their home courts.

Featuring a team directed by former NBA coach Jeff Van Gundy and relying on a roster consisting primarily of NBA G League players, the USA’s success was a remarkable story of team coming together very quickly and working to improve each day and every game.

“We took the competition very seriously. Our team was into it. They wanted to do something special together, and we knew going on the road, both to Uruguay, which was an outstanding team, and here at Argentina, which is a great, great team - that we would have to play well and be mentally strong,” said USA skipper Van Gundy. “To me, that was the greatest thing ... We grew in our mental strength. We stuck together and we fought together. Ultimately, we won together.”

Tokyo, Japan • July 24-August 7, 2021

Dominance on the basketball court was the expectation for the U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team heading into the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, and dominance was ultimately delivered as the U.S. men rolled to an 8-0 record and captured the Olympic gold medal with a sterling final performance.

The golden performance by the U.S. men continued the USA's legacy on the hardwood and marked a third consecutive Olympic Games that the Americans have won gold and their sixth in the last seven Olympics. In finishing 8-0, the men extended their Olympic winning streak to 25 games and now own an incredible all-time record of 138-5 in Olympic play.

2020 U.S. RESULTS (5-1) France 83    USA 76 USA 120    Iran 66 USA 119    Czech Rep. 84 USA 95    Spain 81 USA 97    Australia 78 USA 87    France 82 2020 OLYMPIC GAMES FINAL STANDINGS 1. USA (5-1)   7. Argentina (1-3) 2. France (5-1)   8. Germany (1-3) 3. Australia (5-1)   9. Czech Rep. (1-2) 4. Slovenia (4-2) 10. Nigeria (0-3) 5. Italy (2-2) 11. Japan (0-3) 6. Spain (2-2) 12. Iran (0-3)

Featuring a roster that averaged 26.8 years of age, the 12-man 2016 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team featured just two players - Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant - boasting of prior Olympic experience, while 10 players made their first appearance in the Summer Games including Harrison Barnes, Jimmy Butler, DeMarcus Cousins, DeMar DeRozan, Paul George, Draymond Green, Kyrie Irving, DeAndre Jordan, Kyle Lowry and Klay Thompson.

Anthony at the age of 32 became America's first four-time Olympic male basketball player, and his four medals, which includes gold medal finishes in 2008, 2012 and 2016, are Olympic men's basketball records as well. In the U.S. Olympic men's career record book, Anthony finished the Rio Games ranked first in games played (31), points (336), field goals made (113), field goals attempted (262), rebounds (125), 3-point field goals attempted (139), free throws made (53) and free throws attempted (71); and second in 3-point field goals made (57). Durant became one of 19 two-time U.S. men's Olympians and one of 17 U.S. men to win two Olympic men's basketball gold medals.

The USA coaching staff was not short on Olympic experience or success. Leading the U.S. to an Olympic gold medal finish for the third-straight Summer Games were USA Basketball men’s national team managing director Jerry Colangelo, Duke University Hall of Fame head coach Mike Krzyzewski and assistant coach Jim Boeheim, while assistants Tom Thibodeau and Monty Williams rounded out the golden 2016 Olympic coaching staff.

The U.S. men got play preliminary play underway with two convincing wins, defeating China (119-62) and Venezuela (113-69) by a combined 101 points. Behind 25 points on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point the USA pounded China 119-62. Cousins had 17 points, George added 15 points and Irving finished with 12 points and five assists and overall, the USA had 31 assists on 38 field goals. Tied with Venezuela 18-18 after the first quarter, the U.S. blew the game open with a 24-4 second-quarter explosion and sailed on to a 113-69 win. George tallied 20 points to lead five U.S. players in double-digit scoring.

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2020 U.S. OLYMPIC MEN'S TEAM ROSTER

NAME	POS	HGT	WGT	AGE	AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
Carmelo Anthony	F	6-8	230	32	New York Knicks (Syracuse)
Harrison Barnes	F	6-8	235	24	Dallas Mavericks (North Carolina)
Jimmy Butler	G	6-7	220	26	Chicago Bulls (Marquette)
DeMarcus Cousins	C	6-11	270	25	Sacramento Kings (Kentucky)
DeMar DeRozan	G	6-7	216	26	Toronto Raptors (USC)
Kevin Durant	G	6-9	240	27	Golden State Warriors (Texas)
Paul George	G	6-8	221	26	Indiana Pacers (Fresno State)
Draymond Green	F	6-7	223	26	Golden State Warriora (Michigan State)
Kyrie Irving	G	6-3	191	24	Cleveland Cavaliers (Duke)
DeAndre Jordan	C	6-11	265	27	Los Angeles Clippers (Texas A&M)
Kyle Lowry	G	6-1	205	30	Toronto Raptors (Villanova)
Klay Thompson	G	6-7	215	26	Golden State Warriors (Washington State)
HEAD COACH: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University
ASSISTANT COACH: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University
ASSISTANT COACH: Tom Thibodeau, Minnesota Timberwolves
ASSISTANT COACH:  Monty Williams
TEAM PHYSICIAN:  Lisa Callahan, Hospital for Special Surgery/New York Knicks
ATHLETIC TRAINER:  Gregg Farnam, Minnesota Timberwolves
ATHLETIC TRAINER:  Joseph Sharpe, Oklahoma City Thunder
USA BASKETBALL MANAGING DIRECTOR: Jerry Colangelo

2020 U.S. OLYMPIC MEN'S TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

	G/S	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	REB	PTS	AT	BK	ST
Durant	8/8	52- 90	.578	25-43	.581	26-32	.813	40/  5.0	155/ 19.4	28	4	8
Anthony	8/8	33- 84	.393	18-45	.400	13-21	.619	42/  5.3	97/ 12.1	18	2	5
Irving	8/8	31- 65	.477	9-24	.375	20-22	.909	20/  2.5	91/ 11.4	39	0	3
George	8/2	32- 70	.457	8-28	.286	18-21	.857	36/  4.5	90/ 11.3	15	5	12
Thompson	8/6	28- 77	.363	16-49	.327	7-9	.778	20/  2.5	79/   9.9	13	2	6
Cousins	8/5	27- 44	.614	0-0	.---	19-23	.826	46/  5.8	73/   9.1	13	3	4
Jordan	8/3	23- 31	.742	0-0	.---	13-32	.406	49/  6.1	59/   7.4	6	9	4
DeRozan	7/0	16- 27	.593	0-2	.000	14-18	.778	10/  1.4	46/   6.6	6	1	6
Butler	8/0	13- 38	.342	2-9	.222	17-18	.944	20/  2.5	45/   5.6	11	1	6
Lowry	8/0	12- 29	.414	3-11	.273	13-17	.765	26/  3.3	40/   5.0	30	0	7
Barnes	4/0	6- 13	.462	1-3	.333	4-4	1.000	7/  1.8	17/   4.3	3	0	2
Green	8/0	5- 22	.227	1-11	.090	4-7	.571	17/  2.1	15/   1.9	10	1	7
USA	8	278-590	.471	83-225	.369	168-224	.750	364/45.5	807/100.9	192	28	70
OPP.	8	231-538	.429	52-182	.286	113-147	.769	284/35.5	627/  78.4	160	16	55

Riga, Latvia • July 3-11, 2021

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For the fourth time in the past five FIBA U19 World Cup events, the United States men collected the gold medal (2021, 2019, 2015, 2013). Under the guidance of TCU head coach Jamie Dixon, who led the USA to gold in 2009, the Americans compiled a perfect 7-0 record.

Averaging 95.0 points a game, the USA’s average winning margin was 29.7 points a game.

Opening play against Turkey and posting an 83-54 win, the Americans got a strong performance from Jaden Ivey, who tallied his tournament-high 21 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while Chet Holmgren chipped in a near double-double with 13 points, and nine rebounds. The USA's second game saw a huge 100-52 win over 2019 U19  silver medalists Mali with six players scoring in double-digits. Caleb Furst (14 points), Ivey (14 points) and Kenneth Lofton Jr. (14 points) led the way offensively. The USA forced 25 turnovers in the game and made 29 free throws, three makes shy of the USA U19 World Cup single-game record.

2021 USA RESULTS (7-0) USA 83  Turkey 54 USA 100  Mali 52 USA 87  Australia 66 USA 132  S. Korea 60 USA 88  Senegal 58 USA 92  Canada 86 USA 83  France 81 2021 FIBA U19 WORLD CUP FINAL STANDINGS 1. USA (7-0) 9. Turkey (5-2) 2. France (5-2) 10. Australia (3-4) 3. Canada (6-1) 11. Latvia (3-4) 4. Serbia (5-2) 12. Iran (2-5) 5.Spain (5-2) 13. Mali (2-5) 6. Lithuania (4-3) 14. Puerto Rico (2-5) 7. Senegal (3-4) 15. S. Korea (1-6) 8. Argentina (3-4) 16. Japan (0-7)

The USA finished out preliminary round play against a tough Australia team, but the U.S. defense held strong, blocking 12 shots, on the way to an 87-66 win. Mike Miles paced the USA with 16 points, while Lofton scored 16 points and grabbed seven rebounds. In the round of 16 match up with South Korea, the USA put forth a record-breaking performance with a 132-60 win. The Americans broke the USA U19 men’s single-game record in rebounds (62), assists (39), field goals made (57) and field goals attempted (92) and recorded the second-most points (132). Eight players scored in double figures and were led by a Holmgren double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Peyton Watson recorded his tournament high 15 points to go with nine rebounds, six assists and four blocks.

A 30-point quarterfinals win over Senegal 88-58, sent the USA to the semifinals. The Americans went on a 14-4 run in the first 3:20 of the game, ending the quarter up 32-14 and never looked back. The USA forced Senegal into 28 turnovers in the game. The semifinal match up against Canada was a back-and-forth battle, and the USA held just a six-point lead (69-63) heading into the fourth quarter. A 17-0 USA run in the fourth that was the difference, as the U.S.held Canada scoreless for 3:36 to secure a 20-point lead (88-68). Despite Canada hitting some late shots down the stretch, the Americans earned the win and advanced to the gold medal game.

In the gold medal contest against France, the game came down to the wire, but the USA’s balanced team effort and unselfish play helped lead them to the 83-81 victory. The USA surrendered the lead at the 8:26 mark of the second quarter and wouldn’t regain an advantage until late in the fourth quarter. The Americans regained the lead at the 6:51 mark in the fourth quarter when Holmgren laid it in high off the glass to take a 69-68 lead during an 11-0 run. The USA held onto the lead until the final buzzer. The Americans were led by Ivey with 16 points; Lofton finished with 16 points and seven rebounds; Adam Miller added 12 points; Miles contributed 11 points; and Holmgren tallied 10 points.

Holmgren who averaged 11.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.7 blocks per game overall, was named FIBA U19 World Cup MVP. He was joined on the All-Star Five by Ivey, who contributed 12.3 points, 3.0. rebounds and 2.1 assists throughout the tournament. Rounding out the All-Star Five was Zach Edey (Canada), Nikola Jovic (Serbia) and Victor Wembanyama (France).

“I couldn’t be happier for everybody on the team, we came together, and we had a lot of guys perform to get here,” stated Holmgren. “It wasn’t a one or two guy thing, it was the whole team and we needed everybody to get here.”

Dixon was assisted by Stanford University head coach Jerod Haase, and Yale University head coach James Jones.

“We battled. We were worn down, but we battled down the stretch and found a way, so I am proud of them,” said Dixon. "It's a grind, there's no question but there's a lot of joy in it. Coach Jones and Coach Haase, the time they put in, the scouts they did, the coaching, the substituting, they were tremendous.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

May 26-30, 2021 • Graz, Austria

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The USA finished 6-0 at the FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament from May 26-30 in Graz, Austria, and, most importantly, qualified the USA to compete in the inaugural Olympic 3x3 competition.  

2021 USA RESULTS (6-0)  USA 21 Indonesia 7 USA 21 France 17 USA 21 Germany 12 USA 22 Uruguay 5 USA 21 Belarus 10 USA 21 Spain 13 2021 FIBA 3x3 OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FINAL STANDINGS  1. USA (6-0) 11. Ukraine (2-2) 2. France (5-1) 12. Netherlands (2-2) 3. Japan (6-1) 13. Estonia (2-2) 4. Spain (4-3) 14. Italy (1-3) 5. Hungary (4-1) 15. Indonesia (1-3) 6. Australia (3-2) 16. Thailand (1-3) 7. Switzerland (3-2) 17. Taiwan (0-4) 8. Belarus (2-3) 18. Uruguay (0-4) 9. Austria (3-1) 19. Iran (0-4) 10. Germany (2-2) 20. Sri Lanka (0-4)

In the USA’s first game against Indonesia on May 27, the Americans cruised to a 21-7 win when Allisha Gray capped the contest with a made free throw with 4:03 left on the clock. Stefanie Dolson and Gray combined to help the USA get out to a 7-0 lead as the USA sank six 2-pointers against Indonesia. Dolson finished with eight points, Gray had seven and Kelsey Plum added four.

Against France in its second game, the USA faced FIBA’s No. 1. ranked women’s federation (the USA women were No. 12), and fought its way to a 21-17 victory that included five tied scores and three lead changes. The USA trailed 5-1 but rode a 9-3 run to make it 10-8 in the USA’s favor at 5:51. A 2 gave France the lead back, but the USA pushed ahead to 16-14 with points from Gray, Katie Lou Samuelson and Dolson. After a France score, Gray drove to the basket and Samuelson sank a 2-pointer to put the USA up 19-15. France threatened at 19-17, but Plum closed out the win with a driving basket at 40.0 and the free throw to end the game.

In its final day of preliminary games on May 29, the USA started with a 21-12 win over Germany. The USA led 6-2, but with her third 2-pointer to start the game, Germany’s Satou Sabally, the No. pick in the 2020 WNBA Draft and a Dallas Wings teammate of USA guard Gray, pulled her team even at 6-6 at 6:34. A free throw from Samuelson and 2 from Gray gave the USA a 9-6 advantage, but Germany closed the margin to 10-9 at 5:11. Samuelson and Dolson added points to make it 12-9, and that was the start of a 9-3 USA run to close the game. Plum scored all seven of her points among the USA’s last nine scores, including the game-winning free throw with 54.5 seconds on the clock to seal the victory. Samuelson added six points, Gray had five and Dolson had three.

The USA next secured a 22-5 win over Uruguay that saw Dolson, Gray and Samuelson each score six points and Plum add four. The USA jumped ahead 7-0 and never looked back. By the time Dolson made a 2 at 5:41, all four U.S. team members had made a 2-pointer, and the USA led 14-3. The USA would make six 2s in the game, including Gray’s final 2, which gave the USA the 22-5 win with 3:05 on the clock.

Entering the quarterfinals as No. 1 seed, the USA took on Belarus and earned a 21-10 win. It took a minute for either team to get going, but the USA built a 6-1 lead at the first media timeout at 6:26. Unlike previous games, the USA scored by 1s only until the 3:35 mark. Samuelson, who finished with five points, made a 2 to bring the score to 14-6. Gray had four of her six points in the final few minutes, alternating scores with Plum, who made her second 2 to end the game at 21-10 with 1:41 on the clock. Plum finished with seven points, Gray had six and Dolson had three.

Against Spain in the semifinal, the USA got out to a 6-2 lead, but with a 2-pointer at 6:30 Spain pulled within one point, 7-6. The USA immediately responded, and Dolson, Plum and Gray added points to push the Americans in front 13-6. From there Spain would get no closer than four points, 14-10 at 2:34. To cap the win, Plum dished to Dolson for a score inside that made it 21-13 with 21.2 seconds on the clock. Dolson and Gray each finished with seven points, Plum had four and Samuelson scored all three of her points from the line. The USA only gave up two 2s to Spain in the game.

The USA and France, which won the other semifinal, as well as Japan, which was the winner of the third-place game, earned historic Olympic berths.

The U.S. offense was balanced overall. Gray led with a total of 39 points (6.5 ppg.), Dolson totalled 34 (5.7 ppg.), Plum recorded 32 points (5.3 ppg.) and Samuelson had 22 (3.7 ppg.) – averaging a total of 21.2 ppg. as a team.

Plum was named to the all-tournament team, where she was joined on the three-member team by Migna Touré of France and Japan's Stephanie Mawuli, who also was MVP.

2021 USA 3x3 WOMEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TEAM ROSTER

NO	NAME	POS	HGT	WGT	AGE	TEAM/SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
13	Stefanie Dolson	C	6-5	210	29	Chicago Sky/Connecticut	Port Jervis, NY
15	Allisha Gray	G	6-0	167	26	Dallas Wings/South Carolina	Sandersville, GA
5	Kelsey Plum	G	5-8	145	26	Las Vegas Aces/Washington	Poway, CA
12	Katie Lou Samuelson	G/F	6-3	165	23	Seattle Storm	Huntington Beach, CA
Team Leader: Kara Lawson, Duke University				Athletic Trainer: Marge Hunt, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

2021 USA 3x3 WOMEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME	G	1PM-1PA	PCT	2PM-2PA	PCT	FTM-FTA	PCT	REB/AVG	PTS/AVG	KAS	DRV	DNK	BLK	BZR	TO
Gray	6	18-27	.667	8-21	.381	5-8	.625	30/ 5.0	39/ 6.5	4	6	0	5	0	7
Dolson	6	25-33	.758	2-3	.667	5-7	.714	24/ 4.0	34/ 5.7	7	0	0	3	0	7
Plum	6	13-23	.565	8-25	.320	3-4	.750	11/ 1.8	32/ 5.3	12	8	0	0	0	5
Samuelson	6	7-13	.538	5-19	.256	5-8	.625	22/ 3.7	22/ 3.7	0	1	0	2	0	2
Team								13/ 2.2							2
USA	6	63-96	.656	23-68	.338	18-27	.667	100/ 16.7	127/ 21.2	23	15	0	10	0	23
Opponents	6	32-88	.364	13-50	.260	6-7	.857	73/ 12.2	64/ 10.7	3	15	0	4	0	48

 

 

May 26-30, 2021 • Graz, Austria

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In the inaugural FIBA 3x3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament from May 26-30 in Graz, Austria, the USA came up short and saw its dream of qualifying for the inaugural Olympic 3x3 competition dashed with a 21-16 loss. The USA finished 3-2 and in sixth place.

2021 USA RESULTS (3-2)  USA 21 Lithuania 20 USA 21 South Korea 3 USA 22 Kazakhstan 19 Belgium 20 USA 16 Netherlands 21 USA 16 2021 FIBA 3x3 OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FINAL STANDINGS  1. Poland (5-1) 11. Canada (2-2) 2. Netherlands (4-2) 12. Austria (2-2) 3. Latvia (6-1) 13. Dominican Republic (2-2) 4. France (5-2) 14. Qatar (2-2) 5. Lithuania (3-2) 15. Czech Republic (1-3) 6. USA (3-2) 16. South Korea (1-3) 7. Brazil (3-2) 17. Turkey (1-3) 8. Slovenia (2-3) 18. Croatia (0-4) 9. Belgium (3-1) 19. Kazakhstan (0-4) 10. Mongolia (2-2) 20. Philippines (0-4)

The USA opened play with an exciting, 21-20, come-from-behind win over Lithuania. The USA got five defensive stops in the final minutes, including with 20 seconds left, when Joey King stole the ball, dribbled to behind the arc and made a 2-pointer to claim the USA comeback win with 16 seconds remaining on the clock.

Early on, the USA led 7-3 before Lithuania reeled off an 8-0 run to go ahead 11-7 at 5:32. Over the next three minutes, Kareem Maddox scored six of his eight points to help the USA pull within one point, 17-16, at 2:25. Lithuania quickly scored three points to lead 20-16 and looked to be on the verge of an important win. King scored to make it 20-17, and a timeout was called. After the break, Maddox drove the lane for a dunk, followed by King who turned the corner for a lay-in, and it was 20-19, with the USA down by one point and 28 seconds left. That is when King got the USA’s biggest defensive stop of the game, followed by the 2-pointer for the win.

After its hard-fought win against Lithuania, the USA led from start to finish in a 21-3 win over South Korea that saw King score seven, Maddox added six, Dominique Jones added five and Robbie Hummel scored three points. The USA made seven 2-pointers overall while giving up just three made baskets.

The USA topped Kazakhstan and fell to Belgium to close out pool play on May 29, and in spite of the loss, emerged as Pool B’s No. 1 seed.  

What started out as a game the USA had in hand saw Kazakhstan come back from 20-13 to make it 20-19 before the USA sealed the 22-19 win with a 2-pointer from Hummel at 1:08. The USA was ahead 20-13 at 3:30 before Kazakhstan started to climb back, making six 2-pointers overall. The USA struggled to make shots down the stretch as it looked for a score from deep to earn a 22-point win, but Jones dished to Hummel for a 2-pointer at 1:08 to complete the 22-19 U.S. win. Hummel and King each had seven points, Maddox had five and Jones had three.

The USA entered the game against Belgium knowing it would need to score 16 points to secure its advancement to the quarterfinals, and it did just that in a tight loss to Belgium that featured 11 tied scores. A made 2-pointer gave Belgium a 12-11 edge at 2:58, but the USA responded with scores from Jones, King and Maddox to go ahead 14-12. Belgium put together two 2s and swung back in front 16-14. King pulled the USA back to 16-16, but Belgium again had an answer and made two more 2s to earn the win 20-16 as time ran out.

Finishing preliminary play in a three-way tie with Belgium and Lithuania (3-1) in Pool B, the USA scored the 16 points it needed against Belgium to break the tie in its favor.

In the quarterfinals, Netherlands made four 2-pointers in the last 3:38, accounting for eight of its final 11 points to hold off the USA. Four times the USA led, including 6-5 at 6:39. Netherlands evened the score, 6-6, at 6:29, and proceeded to build a 12-8 lead at 4:42. The USA tied it 12-12 with two points from King and Maddox, who made the USA’s only 2. Two quick 2s by Netherlands put them up 16-12, and the USA got no closer than three points, 19-16, with 1:25 to play. With the USA in the foul penalty, Netherlands made two free throws to end the game 21-16 with 1:04 on the clock. The USA was led by eight points from King, and Hummel and Jones each had two points. Netherlands finished the game shooting 14-25 overall, including 5-of-13 from 2-point, while the USA shot 15-of-25 but was just 1-of-6 from 2-point.

Netherlands went on to qualify for the Olympics after beating France in the semifinals. Poland beat Latvia to earn the other semifinal berth, and Latvia beat France in the third-place game to earn the final men’s Olympic spot awarded at the tournament.

 

2021 USA 3x3 MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TEAM ROSTER

NO	NAME	POS	HGT	WGT	AGE	College	HOMETOWN
7	Robbie Hummel	F	6-8<	220	32	Purdue University '2012	Valparaiso, IN
4	Dominique Jones	G	5-9	180	33	Fort Hays State University '2011	Harlem, NY
11	Joey King	F	6-9	225	27	University of Minnesota '2016	Eagan, MN
9	Kareem Maddox	F	6-8	220	31	Princeton University '2011	Los Angeles, CA
Team Leader: Joe Lewandowski, Point Park University				Athletic Trainer: Marge Hunt, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

2021 USA 3x3 MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME	G	1PM-1PA	PCT	2PM-2PA	PCT	FTM-FTA	PCT	REB/AVG	PTS/AVG	KAS	DRV	DNK	BLK	BZR	TO
King	5	25-35	.714	5-9	.556	4-4	1.000	8/ 1.6	39/ 7.8	1	4	0	1	1	3
Maddox	5	17-24	.708	3-6	.500	3-4	.750	23/ 4.6	26/ 5.2	5	3	8	1	0	1
Hummel	5	9-18	.500	4-20	.200	0-3	.000	22/ 4.4	17/ 3.4	4	4	0	1	0	1
Jones	5	7-12	.583	3-13	.231	1-2	.500	5/ 1.0	14/ 2.8	11	3	0	0	0	0
Team								13/ 2.6							2
USA	5	58-89	.652	15-48	.313	8-13	.615	71/ 14.2	96/ 19.2	21	14	8	3	1	7
Opponents	5	36-62	.581	19-64	.297	9-9	1.000	65/ 13.0	83/ 16.6	8	14	1	3	0	20

 

 

Information on the USA Basketball junior women's five-on-five teams competing in 2021.

Dubai, United Arab Emirates • August 8-16, 2014

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Heading to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as the two-time defending FIBA U17 World Championship for Men gold medalists, the 2014 USA U17 squad shook off the pressure of keeping the USA’s U17 winning streak alive and came away with a perfect 7-0 record and the gold medal.

2014 USA RESULTS (7-0) USA 83 Greece 73 USA 99 Angola 56 USA 124 Philippines 64 USA 122 Japan 38 USA 113 China 71 USA 89 Serbia 68 USA 99 Australia 92 2014 FIBA U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS 1. USA (7-0) 9. Italy (3-4) 2. Australia (5-2) 10. Argentina (4-3) 3. Serbia (6-1) 11. Angola (3-4) 4. Spain (3-4) 12. Greece (3-4) 5. Puerto Rico (6-1) 13. Egypt (2-5) 6. Canada (3-4) 14. Japan (1-6) 7. China (3-4) 15. Philippines (1-6) 8. France (3-4) 16. UAE (0-7)

Led by USA head coach Don Showalter, who upped his overall U17 record to 23-0 after having led the 2010 and 2012 squads to gold, the U.S. was paced by eventual FIBA U17 MVP Malik Newman’s 14.9 points and 3.0 assists a game. Joining Newman on the five-member U17 World Championship All-Tournament Team was Diamond Stone, who added 13.4 points and a team-best 9.7 rebounds per game.

The USA, which had a well-rounded scoring effort that saw five players average in double-digits, never trailed in its first five games and lagged behind for just 8:19 in its final two contests.
Paced by Stone’s 22 points and 10 boards, the U.S. earned an 83-73 opening victory over a strong Greek squad on Aug. 8.

The USA ran away with a 99-56 win over Angola as all 12 athletes scored, led by 14 points from Harry Giles on Aug. 10.

Closing preliminary play on Aug. 11, the USA earned a 124-64 victory over Philippines, paced by 16 points apiece from Josh Jackson and Newman.

Behind Jayson Tatum’s 19 points, the U.S. jumped out 22-0 and dispatched Japan 122-38 in its Aug. 12 round of 16 game.

The Americans downed China 113-71 in the Aug. 14 quarterfinals behind 21 points and 10 rebounds from 6-foot-10 Henry Ellenson.

After holding onto a narrow 39-36 edge at halftime, the U.S. broke away from previously unbeaten Serbia to take an 89-68 semifinal win behind a team-high 15 points from Newman.

Advancing to the finals against an Australian squad that came back from a 22-point deficit to earn an 80-74 overtime win over Spain in its semifinal game, the U.S. had its work cut out for it. However, behind 21 points and 11 rebounds from Newman, the red, white and blue held off Australia 99-92 to claim the gold medal.

The USA fell behind by 10 points early, but slowly chipped away at Australia’s lead and went up for good, 28-27, to close out the first quarter. However, each time the USA tried to pull away, Australia, which hit 11 3s in the game, battled back. It was no different when the USA held its final double-digit lead of the game, 92-82. Australia again began launching 3-pointers, three of which hit their mark and with 30.1 seconds left the USA’s edge was down to 96-91. However, the Americans would not let the Aussies any closer and held on for the gold medal victory.

Serbia earned the bronze medal after a narrow 62-59 victory over Spain.

2014 USA Men's U17 World Championship Team Roster

NAME	POS	HGT	WGT	AGE	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
Tyus Battle	G	6-5	184	16	Gill St. Bernard's School	Edison, NJ
Henry Ellenson	F/C	6-10	230	17	Rice Lake High School	Rice Lake, WI
Terrance Ferguson	G	6-6	180	17	Prime Prep Academy	Flower Mound, TX
Harry Giles	F	6-9	210	16	Wesleyan Christian Academy	Winston-Salem, NC
Josh Jackson	G/F	6-8	194	17	Consortium College Prep	Southfield, MI
V.J. King	G/F	6-6	175	17	St. Vincent - St. Mary High School	Akron, OH
Malik Newman	G	6-4	185	17	Callaway High School	Jackson, MS
Ivan Rabb	F	6-10	210	17	Bishop O'Dowd High School	Oakland, CA
Devearl Ramsey	F	5-11	170	17	Sierra Canyon School	Los Angeles, CA
Diamond Stone	F/C	6-10	254	17	Dominican High School	Milwaukee, WI
Caleb Swanigan	F	6-8	280	17	Homestead Senior High School	Fort Wayne, IN
Jayson Tatum	G	6-9	195	16	Chaminade College Prep	St. Louis, MO
HEAD COACH: Don Showalter, Iowa City H.S. (IA)
ASSISTANT COACH: Eric Flannery, St. Edward High School (OH)
ASSISTANT COACH: L.J. Goolsby, KC Run GMC (KS)
TEAM PHYSICIAN: Herb Parris, University of Denver
ATHLETIC TRAINER: David Craig, Indianapolis (IN)

2014 USA Men's U17 World Championship Cumulative Statistics

NAME	G/S	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	REB	PTS	AT	BK	ST
Newman	7/7	41- 86	.477	12- 33	.364	10- 17	.588	34/ 4.9	104/14.9	21	1	5
Stone	7/7	40- 77	.519	1- 1	1.000	13- 23	.565	68/ 9.7	94/13.4	9	23	1
Tatum	7/3	32- 69	.464	3- 12	.250	12- 17	.706	22/ 3.1	79/11.3	5	4	13
Giles	7/7	35- 59	.593	0- 1	.000	6- 10	.600	43/ 6.1	76/10.9	9	6	16
Jackson	7/7	32- 63	.508	0- 7	.000	10- 17	.588	55/ 7.9	74/10.6	20	6	9
Ferguson	7/4	21- 47	.447	12- 29	.414	9- 11	.818	9/ 1.3	63/ 9.0	11	3	6
Ellenson	7/0	26- 45	.578	0- 6	.000	9- 14	.643	36/ 5.1	61/ 8.7	4	0	5
Swanigan	7/0	16- 23	.696	0- 0	.---	24- 31	.774	40/ 5.7	56/ 8.0	6	4	11
King	7/0	19- 37	.514	3- 10	.300	6- 8	.750	20/ 2.9	47/ 6.7	6	0	6
Rabb	6/0	12- 16	.750	0- 0	.---	5- 8	.625	20/ 3.3	29/ 4.8	2	1	3
Battle	7/0	10- 27	.370	3- 10	.300	3- 4	.750	10/ 1.4	26/ 3.7	5	2	5
Ramsey	7/0	9- 20	.450	1- 9	.111	1- 1	1.000	9/ 1.3	20/ 2.9	11	0	11
USA	7	293-569	.515	35-118	.297	108-161	.671	398/56.9	729/104.1	109	50	91
OPP.	7	161-497	.324	41-167	.246	99-145	.683	240/34.3	462/66.0	65	15	53

 

Puerto Aysen, Chile - June 16-22, 2019

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With a gold medal at the 2019 FIBA Americas U16 Championship from June 16-22 in Puerto Aysen, Chile, the USA U16 women have claimed gold in five of the six editions of the event and own a 30-1 all-time record.

The 2019 team averaged 103.0 points a game, limited opponents to 32.5 ppg., and its 70.5 point average margin of victory was the of any USA women’s U16 team.

2019 USA RESULTS (6-0) USA 114 El Salvador 19 USA 109 Chile 44 USA 98 Mexico 33 USA 107 Brazil 32 USA 103 Puerto Rico 30 USA 87 Canada 37 2019 U16 FINAL STANDINGS 1. *USA (6-0) 5. Ecuador (3-3) 2. *Canada (5-1)  6. Brazil (2-4) 3. *Chile (4-2) 7. Mexico (2-4) 4. *Puerto Rico (2-4)  8. El Salvador (0-6)  *Qualified for the 2020 FIBA U17 World Cup.

In its first game on June 17, the USA earned an impressive 114-19 victory against El Salvador that featured 21 points from Londynn Jones, seven assists from Olivia Miles and 13 rebounds from Janiah Barker and Lauren Betts.

The USA had another impressive performance with a 109-44 victory over host Chile on June 18. Leading by eight at the end of the first quarter, 24-16, the USA gave up just five points in the second period while scoring 26 to take control of the game in an arena filled with Chilean fans. All 12 U.S. team members put points on the board by the end of the third quarter. Payton Verhulst led with 21 points; Betts posted 16 points, a USA U16 women’s record 16 rebounds and five blocked shots; Sonia Citron also scored 16 points; and Barker added 15 points and 10 boards.

The USA upped its record to 3-0 with a 98-33 victory over Mexico on June 19.  The USA broke the game open with a 14-0 run in the first quarter. Verhulst was the high scorer with 19 points, Betts led in rebounding with 14 boards and Miles dished out a game-best nine assists. Also scoring in double digits were Jones, who tallied 13 points, KK Bransford and Amari DeBerry, who each scored 12 points, and Citron, who chipped in 10 points.

The USA recorded a lopsided 107-32 win over Brazil in the quarterfinals on June 20 and by securing a top-four finish at the event, qualified for the 2020 FIBA U17 World Cup. The USA forced 31 Brazil turnovers and outrebounded Brazil 72-33. All 12 USA players scored, led by Citron's 16 points, while Betts finished with 15 points and 16 rebounds. Jones added 14 points, Miles was credited with 11 points and five assists and Aaliyah Moore had 10 points, seven rebounds and five assists.

The USA once again was propelled by its defense in a 103-30 win over Puerto Rico in the semifinals on June 21. The USA held Puerto Rico to just 19.4% from the field (13-67 FGs), forced 30 turnovers and won the rebounding battle 65-36. Miles set a USA women’s U16 record with 11 assists. Betts led all scorers with 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds; Barker scored 15 points and hauled in a game-best 13 rebounds; and Saylor Poffenbarger added 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

The USA women defeated Canada 87-37 to capture the gold medal on July 22. Eleven of the USA's 12 players scored. Verhulst led the USA with 18 points, Citron contributed 13 and Poffenbarger (Middletown H.S./Middletown, Md.) added 10 points. With 14 rebounds, Betts helped the USA dominate the glass by a 54-37 margin.

Betts finished the tournament averaging a USA women’s U16 record 13.5 rebounds per game. Miles added eight assists against Canada and finished averaging a USA women’s U16 competition record 7.5 assists a game (45 assists).

Verhulst, who averaged a team-high 14.5 points per contest, was named MVP and joining her on the all-tournament team were the USA’s Betts and Citron, as well as Canada’s Isaline Alexander and Chile’s Fernanda Ovalle.

In the bronze medal game, Chile topped Puerto Rico 59-49. Along with the USA, Canada, Chile and Puerto Rico also qualified for the 2020 FIBA U17 World Cup.

2019 USA WOMEN'S U16 NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER

NAME	POS	HGT	WGT	AGE	YOG	SCHOOL	HOMETOWN
Janiah Barker	F	6-3	167	15	2022	Tampa Bay Tech H.S., FL	Marietta, GA
Lauren Betts	C	6-7	180	15	2022	Grandview H.S.	Centennial, CO
KK Bransford	G	5-10	160	15	2022	Mount Notre Dame H.S.	Cincinnati, OH
Sonia Citron	G	6-1	160	15	2021	The Ursuline School	Scarsdale, NY
Amari DeBerry	C	6-5	195	15	2021	Williamsville South H.S.	Buffalo, NY
Timea Gardiner	F	6-3	182	15	2022	Fremont H.S.	Ogden, UT
Londynn Jones	G	5-6	125	15	2022	Santiago H.S.	Riverside, CA
Olivia Miles	G	5-10	160	16	2021	Blair Academy	Phillipsburg, NJ
Aaliyah Moore	F	6-3	165	16	2021	Moore H.S.	Moore, OK
Saylor Poffenbarger	G	6-2	165	16	2021	Middletown H.S.	Middletown, MD
Kiki Rice	G	5-11	142	15	2022	Sidwell Friends School, DC	Bethesda, MD
Payton Verhulst	G	6-1	150	16	2021	Bishop Miege H.S.	De Soto, KS
Head Coach: Mark Campbell, Union University
Assistant Coach: Kelly Carruthers, James Bowie H.S., Texas
Assistant Coach: Ruth Sinn, University of St. Thomas
Team Physician: Jeff Bytomski, Duke University
Athletic Trainer: Ryan Grebner, DePaul University

 

2019 USA WOMEN'S U16 NATIONAL TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME	G/S	MIN	FGM-A	PCT	3PM-A	PCT	FTM-A	PCT	REB	PTS	AT	TO	BK	ST
Verhulst	6/6	105/17.5	38-75	.507	8-26	.308	3-4	.750	17/ 2.8	87/14.5	5	4	6	7
Citron	6/6	116/19.3	34-58	.586	6-18	.333	6-6	1.000	17/ 2.8	80/13.3	11	5	5	19
Betts	6/6	118/19/7	35-58	.586	0-0	.---	5-7	.714	81/ 13.5	73/12.2	3	6	15	5
Jones	6/0	97/16.2	25-51	.490	18-38	.474	1-1	1.000	19/ 3.2	69/11.5	6	8	0	7
Barker	6/0	85/14.2	20-30	.667	1-1	1.000	5-12	.417	48/ 8.0	46/ 7.7	5	10	6	8
Rice	6/0	94/15.7	18-33	.545	0-5	.000	7-14	.500	28/ 4.7	43/ 7.2	22	11	4	10
Poffenbarger	6/0	110/18.3	14-44	.318	9-29	.310	6-7	.857	26/ 4.3	43/ 7.2	22	8	5	16
Moore	6/6	90/15.0	18-40	.450	1-6	.167	5-7	.714	28/ 4.7	42/ 7.0	15	6	4	4
Gardiner	6/0	101/16.8	14-35	.400	2-6	.333	12-15	.800	39/ 6.5	42/ 7.0	5	7	2	6
DeBerry	6/0	85/14.2	13-34	.382	0-0	.---	6-7	.857	19/ 3.2	32/ 5.3	6	12	4	7
Miles	6/6	113/18.8	14-33	.424	2-11	.182	1-2	.500	13/ 2.2	31/ 5.2	45	9	1	10
Bransford	6/0	86/14.3	10-21	.476	0-0	.---	10-17	.588	16/ 2.7	30/ 5.0	14	8	0	14
USA	6	1200	252-512	.492	47-140	.336	67-99	.677	379/63.2	618/103.0	159	98	52	113
Opp.	6	1200	72-348	.207	25-116	.216	26-46	.565	177/29.5	195/32.5	46	178	24	43