menu close twitter facebook snapchat instagram youtube article basketball gallery graph left-arrow right-arrow search star trophy video net clipboard shield-check shield-star stopwatch filter reset Share

E-Team

Shop

WEAR WHAT THE TEAM WEARS

Shop Now USA Basketball
2020 U.S. Olympic 3x3 Women's Basketball Team

FIRST OLYMPIC 3x3 TOURNAMENT FOR WOMEN -- 2021

  • Date:
    Jun 1, 2021

July 24-28, 2021 • Tokyo, Japan


The U.S. team of Stefanie Dolson, Allisha Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, led by coach Kara Lawson, made history and won the first Olympic 3x3 gold medal with an 8-1 record in Tokyo.


2021 USA RESULTS (8-1) 

USA 17
France
10
USA 21
Mongolia
9
USA
22
Romania
11
USA
20
ROC 16
USA
21
Italy
13
USA
21
China
19
Japan
20
USA
18
USA
18
France
16
USA
 18 ROC
15




2021 OLYMPIC  3x3 TOURNAMENT FINAL STANDINGS 

1. USA (8-1)

2. Russian Olympic Committee (6-3)

3. China (7-3)

4. France (5-5)

5. Japan (5-3

6. Italy (2-6)

7. Romania (1-6)

8. Mongolia (0-7)



In its first game against France on July 24, with First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and French president Emmanuel Macron in attendance, the went on a 4-1 run before France scored three points to pull to within one point, 9-8. From there, a 5-0 spurt gave the USA a 14-8 lead, and the USA finished off the game for the 17-10 win. Dolson had seven points, and Plum added six points.  

In its second game on July 24 the USA led against Mongolia 11-1 cruised in for the 21-9 win that ended with a score from Dolson with 3:00 minutes on the clock. Gray had nine points, Plum had six points, and Dolson added five points and seven rebounds.

On July 25 against Romania, with the USA holding a 7-6 edge, Plum sunk a 2-pointer with 6:47 on the clock to spark a 6-1 run that ended with a field goal by Dolson that put the USA up 13-7. The U.S. continued to pull away from there, and with 2:38 to play, Plum sealed the game with a 2-pointer to give the U.S. a 22-11 victory. Plum scored 12 points, and Dolson had six points.

Against Russian Olympic Committee on July 25, the USA trailed 5-2 before Plum and Gray combined for four straight points to give the USA a 7-5 lead. ROC answered back, and the USA fell behind 10-7. Gray tied the game 10-10 at 3:44, but the USA was down 14-11 at 2:55. Dolson was fouled at 2:47, and with ROC over the limit, Dolson made both free throws to pull the USA within one point, 14-13. After an ROC turnover, Gray netted a 2-pointer, followed by a Plum drive, and the USA led 16-14. ROC scored at 1:38 to make it 16-15, but the USA added  a point from each athlete and gave up just one more to ROC to bring the game to its 20-16 final as time expired. Gray led the USA with eight points.

The USA kicked off day three on July 26 versus Italy. With the USA holding a 7-6 lead midway through, Dolson scored six straight points to put the Americans in front 13-10. Italy made its second straight 2-pointer to close within one point, 13-12. Plum made it 15-13 with under a minute to play, and neither team was able to connect from the field from there. At 18.7 seconds and with Italy over the foul limit, Gray made two free throws for the 17-13 win.

The USA’s closest contest was its game against China on July 26, which was tied nine times, including at 17-17 when Dolson scored at 1:33 to push the U.S. ahead 18-17. China evened the score 18-18, but Gray countered at 48 seconds  to lift the U.S. ahead 19-18. China tied the score at 19-all at 41, and Plum ended the affair with a game-winning 2-pointer with 34 seconds left on the clock. Plum scored 10 points, and Gray added five points, five rebounds and three blocked shots. The USA outrebounded China 18-9.

On July 27, with its No. 1 seed into the semifinals already secured, the USA lost against Japan 20-18. The USA committed its seventh foul at 2:37 and Japan made both free throws to cut the USA lead to 14-13. After a score from each side, Japan made a 2 to go ahead 16-15 at 2:01. Dolson scored twice to put the USA ahead 17-16, but Japan scored a layup and another 2 to lead 19-17 at 1:03. Gray scored the USA’s final basket at 40 seconds to pull within one 19-18, but Japan led 20-18 with 31 seconds to go. In the final 30 seconds, the USA missed two attempts and had a turnover, and Japan earned the win. Dolson scored seven, and Gray had five.

On July 28, the USA held off France for an 18-16 semifinal win. The U.S. was up by four points three times, including 12-8 at 4:12. France tied it at 16-all at 1:07, but with 34 ticks left, France committed its seventh foul, and Gray made a free throw to push the USA ahead 17-16. Plum scored the USA's final point from the line with five seconds left, and France's final shot was off the mark. Gray and Plum had six points apiece.

The USA earned the first gold medal in Olympic 3x3 history by defeating Russian Olympic Committee 18-15 on July 28. The USA led 6-1 early, and with the USA ahead 9-5, the USA scored a pair of free throws and a 1-pointer to go up 12-5 at 3:53. ROC cut the lead to 12-9 but was whistled for its ninth foul at 3:07, and Young sunk both free throws to put the USA up 14-9 lead. ROC came within three points four more times, including the final 18-15 score, but the USA proved too strong for the ROC to overcome. Plum had five points, and Gray notched four points.

China (7-3) beat France (5-5) for the bronze medal. 

2021 U.S. OLYMPIC 3x3 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 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
8
Jackie Young
G
6-0
165
24
Las Vegas Aces/Notre Dame
Princeton, IN
Coach: Kara Lawson, Duke University
Athletic Trainer: Marge Hunt, University of Colorado Colorado Springs

2021 U.S. OLYMPIC 3x3 WOMEN'S CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME GP/MPG
1PM-1PA  PCT 2PM-2PA PCT FTM-FTA PCT OB
DB
RBS/AVG PTS/AVG KAS DRV DNK BLK BZR TO
Plum
9 / 7:14
31-44
.705
10-45
.222
4-7
.571
 2 11
13/ 1.4
55/ 6.1
9 17
0
3 1
7
Dolson 9 / 6:44 42-61 .689 0-1 .000 9-13
.692
17
33
50/ 5.6
51/ 5.7
8
1
0
5
0
16
Gray
9 / 7:21
26-45
.578
5-16
.313
12-16
.750
8
35 43/ 4.8 48/ 5.3
11
35
0 9
0
3
Young
9 / 6:35
14-32
.438
0-0
.---
4-4
1.000
8
15
23/ 2.6
18/ 2.0
3 6
0
0
0
10
Team

            9
16
25/ 2.8






8
USA
9
113-182
.621
 15-62 .242
        154/ 17.1
172/ 19.1
31 34 0 17 1 44
Opponents
9




 
   
129/ 14.3
 


 

 




Related Tags:

Related Videos

Olympic gold medalists, we thank each of you.

Post Practice With USA Head Coach Dawn Staley (2/5/21)

Tags

USA Women's National Team head coach speaks to the media via video conferencing following the team's practice on Feb. 5, 2021.

Related Content

Nov. 4-6, 2022 • Miami The U.S. men captured their second consecutive FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup title, capping a perfect 5-0 weekend in epic fashion.  The gold medal game between the United States and Puerto Rico featured all the drama … Lead changes. Technical fouls. Rain delays...

Through 2022  OLYMPIC GAMES (8-1) 2020 Gold Medal 8-1 FIBA 3X3 WORLD CUP (31-4) 2022 7th 4-1  2019 DNQ N/A 2018 5th Place 4-1 2017 DNQ N/A 2016 Bronze Medal 5-2 2014 Gold Medal 9-0 2012 Gold Medal 9-0 FIBA 3X3 OLYMPIC QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT (6-0) 2021 1st Place 6-0 FIBA 3X3 U18 WORLD CUP...

USAB placeholder Image

Tags

Through 2022 FIBA 3X3 WORLD CUP (27-11) 2022 7th 4-2 2019 Gold 7-0 2018 Did Not Qualify 2017 7th 3-2 2016 Silver 6-1 2014 14th 2-4 2012 7th 5-2 FIBA 3X3 OLYPMPIC QUALIFYING (3-2) 2021 6th 3-2 FIBA 3X3 U23 WORLD CUP (0-4) 2019  17th 0-4 FIBA 3X3 U18 WORLD CUP (41-13) 2022 11th 2-2 2021 Gold...

USAB placeholder Image

Tags

  • Date:
    Dec 14, 2022

Leon, Mexico - Aug. 23-29, 2021 With a gold medal at the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship from Aug. 23-29 in Leon, Mexico, the USA U16 women have claimed gold in six of the past seven editions of the event and own a 36-1 all-time record. The 2021 team averaged 119.7 points a game, limited...

Washington, DC  • November 11-14, 2022   The United States went 1-1 in the fifth round of qualifying for the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup, beating Colombia (88-81) after falling to Brazil (94-79) with both games taking place at Washington D.C.’s Entertainment & Sports...

Coach Licensing & Organization Accreditation Login



Forgot Password?