Already qualified for the 1994 World Championship by virtue of winning the 1992 Olympic Games, USA Basketball sent a 12-member team of players from the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) to the 1993 Tournament of the Americas.

Directing the USA team was Mike Thibault, head coach of the 1993 CBA champion Omaha Racers. Under Thibault’s hand, the USA squad rolled to a 6-1 overall record and claimed the tournament’s top finish and the accompanying gold medal by eliminating host Puerto Rico in the gold medal game.

Opening on Aug. 28 against Panama, Reggie Jordan and Rod Mason each accounted for 16 points as the U.S. rallied in the second half to overcome Panama and record a 101-99 win.

For a second consecutive day the USA persevered to fight off the Dominican Republic 102-99 as Bobby Martin led the way with team highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The Americans took control of its game against Venezuela in the game’s final five minutes and behind 15 points from Tony White posted a 97-85 victory to improve to 3-0.

Closing out preliminary play against Brazil, despite a 21 point and 10-rebound performance by Jordan, victory slipped through the USA’s hands as Brazil rallied to upend the U.S. 101-91.

Finishing preliminary play 3-1 and tied with Brazil for first in the standings, Brazil, by virtue of its win over the U.S., earned the number one seed and the U.S. was number two.

Meeting number three seed Canada in the quarterfinals, White came off the bench to score a game high 23 points as the USA kept its gold medal hopes alive with an 87-73 victory.

Matched in the Sept. 4 semifinal against 4-1 Argentina, the USA was powered to a 123-107 overtime victory thanks to a record setting effort from 6-2 guard White. White finished with a USA record 37 points (12-17 FGs, 13-15 FTs), including 13 points in overtime. The U.S. led by 21 with 6:30 left in the game, however, Argentina stormed back to take a 98-96 with 31 seconds left. White hit a jumper to even the game 96 all and overtime was forced after Argentina missed a last second shot. Tied 100 in overtime, the U.S. clinched the win with when White scored 11 points in a 13-2 USA run that sealed the win.

Facing 5-1 and host Puerto Rico and its capacity partisan crowd, Mason scored a team high 22 points and six others also scored in double figures as the USA defeated Puerto Rico 109-95 to capture first place and the gold medal. A tight contest from start to finish, the U.S. led 49-45 at halftime, and was ahead 97-91 with 2:42 to play. The U.S. outscored Puerto Rico 12-4, with Mason making eight consecutive free throws, to ice the 109-95 victory.

1993 USA TOURNAMENT OF THE AMERICAS TEAM ROSTER

1993 USA TOURNAMENT OF THE AMERICAS TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS