USA Men's World Championship Records

Date:

Oct 7, 2019

USA INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION RECORDS

MOST POINTS:
Kevin Durant	205 (22.8)	2010
Luther Burden	182 (20.2)	1974
Carmelo Anthony	179 (19.9)	2006
Paul Pierce	178 (19.8)	2002
John Lucas	178 (19.8)	1974
John Vayda	162 (18.0)	1959
Dwyane Wade	154 (19.3)	2006
Glenn Rivers	153 (17.0)	1982
Kenny Anderson	150 (18.8)	1990
Charles D. Smith	150 (15.0)	1986
*Statistics are not available for 1974 and 1978.
*MOST REBOUNDS:
Kendall Rhine	72 ( 8.0)	1967
Kenneth Faried	70 (6.6)	2014
Lamar Odom	69 (7.7)	2010
Shaquille O'Neal	68 (8.5)	1994
David Robinson	68 (6.8)	1986
Ben Wallace	61 (6.8)	2002
Alonzo Mourning	61 (7.6)	1990
Anthony Davis	59 (6.6)	2014
Kevin Durant	55 (6.1)	2010
Myles Turner	54 (6.8)	2019
Shawn Kemp	54 (6.8)	1994
*Rebounds have been kept as an official statistic since the 1967 World Championship. Statistics are not available for 1974 and 1978.
*MOST FIELD GOALS MADE:
Kevin Durant	74	2010
Carmelo Anthony	64	2006
Jerry Shipp	64	1963
Shaquille O'Neal	62	1994
Charles D. Smith	61	1986
Kenny Smith	58	1986
Dwyane Wade	57	2006
Kenny Anderson	54	1990
LeBron James	53	2006
Paul Pierce	53	2002
David Robinson	53	1986
Donald Kojis	53	1963
*Field goals made are not available for the 1950, 1974 and 1978 World Championships.
*MOST FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED:
Kevin Durant	133	2010
Carmelo Anthony	127	2006
Charles D. Smith	117	1986
Kenny Anderson	116	1990
Kenny Smith	115	1986
Paul Pierce	111	2002
Darel Carrier	102	1967
Dwyane Wade	99	2006
David Robinson	97	1986
Michael Finley	94	2002
Field goals attempted are not available* for the 1950, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1974 and 1978 World Championships.
*HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:
Shaquille O'Neal	.713 (62-87)	1994
DeMarcus Cousins	.702 (33-47)	2014
Shawn Kemp	.689 (31-45)	1994
Alonzo Mourning	.685 (37-54)	1994
Derrick Coleman	.684 (26-38)	1994
Jon Sunvold	.659 (29-44)	1982
Chris Bosh	.654 (17-26)	2006
Darnell Hillman	.652 (30-46)	1970
Jim Thomas	.630 (29-46)	1982
Derrick McKey	.627 (37-59)	1986
Field goals attempted are not available* for the 1950, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1974 and 1978 World Championships.
*MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE: (minimum of one attempt a game)
Paul Pierce	33	2002
Reggie Miller	30	1994
Kevin Durant	26	2010
Klay Thompson	22	2014
Carmelo Anthony	22	2006
Michael Finley	22	2002
Stephen Curry	21	2014
Jimmy Oliver	20	1998
Eric Gordon	19	2010
Mark Price	19	1994
*3-Point field goals have been an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.
*MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: (minimum of one attempt a game)
Paul Pierce	67	2002
Kevin Durant	57	2010
Reggie Miller	57	1994
Michael Finley	56	2002
Klay Thompson	53	2014
Carmelo Anthony	50	2006
Stephen Curry	48	2014
Mark Price	45	1994
Chauncey Billups	44	2010
Baron Davis	44	2002
Jimmy Oliver	44	1998
*3-Point field goals have been an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.
*HIGHEST 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: (minimum of one attempt a game)
Kyrie Irving	.609 (14-23)	2014
Derrick Coleman	.600 ( 6-10)	1994
Trajan Langdon	.571 ( 4- 7)	1998
Chris Smith	.556 (15-27)	1990
Reggie Miller	.526 (30-57)	1994
Joe Dumars	.516 (16-31)	1994
Joe Harris	.500 (13-26)	2019
Steve Kerr	.500 (18-36)	1986
Lee Mayberry	.500 ( 7-14)	1990
Paul Pierce	.493 (33-67)	2002
*3-Point field goals have been an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.
MOST FREE THROWS MADE: (minimum of one attempt a game)
Paul Pierce	39	2002
Kenny Anderson	36	1990
Dwyane Wade	35	2006
James Harden	34	2014
Alonzo Mourning	33	1990
Kevin Durant	31	2010
Bob Hodges	30	1959
Carmelo Anthony	29	2006
Charles D. Smith	28	1986
Dwight Howard	26	2006
Dick Welsh	26	1959
Field goals made are not available* for the 1950, 1974 and 1978 World Championships.
MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: (minimum of one attempt a game)
Paul Pierce	58	2002
Alonzo Mourning	53	1990
David Robinson	52	1986
Dwyane Wade	50	2006
Carmelo Anthony	46	2006
Charles D. Smith	46	1986
Kenny Anderson	44	1990
James Harden	42	2014
Dwight Howard	42	2006
Shaquille O'Neal	38	1994
Free throws attempted are not available* for the 1950, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1974 and 1978 World Championships.
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: (minimum of one attempt a game)
Stephen Curry	1.000 (17-17)	2014
Bryant Stith	.952 (20-21)	1990
Reggie Miller	.950 (19-20)	1994
Khris Middleton	.929 (13-14)	2010
Kevin Durant	.912 (31-34)	2010
Chris Gatling	.900 (18-20)	1990
Glenn Rivers	.900 (18-20)	1982
Harrison Barnes	.889 (24-27)	2019
Christian Laettner	.885 (23-26)	1990
Michael Finley	.864 (19-22)	2002
Free throws attempted are not available* for the 1950, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1974 and 1978 World Championships.
*MOST ASSISTS:
Chris Paul	44 ( 4.9)	2006
Donovan Mitchell	40 ( 5.0)	2019
Kemba Walker	38 ( 5.4)	2019
LeBron James	37 ( 4.1)	2006
Andre Miller	37 ( 4.1)	2002
Michael Hawkins	37 ( 4.1)	1998
Glenn Rivers	37 ( 4.1)	1982
Baron Davis	36 ( 4.0)	2002
Paul Pierce	35 ( 3.9)	2002
Kenny Anderson	34 ( 4.3)	1990
*Assists have been kept as an official statistic since the 1970 World Championship. Assist statistics are not available for 1974 and 1978.
*MOST BLOCKED SHOTS:
Alonzo Mourning	37 ( 4.6)	1990
David Robinson	25 ( 2.5)	1986
Anthony Davis	19 (2.1)	2014
Ben Wallace	15 ( 1.7)	2002
Shaquille O'Neal	15 ( 1.9)	1994
Myles Turner	14 ( 1.8)	2019
Jermaine O'Neal	14 ( 1.8)	2002
Dwight Howard	12 ( 1.3)	2006
Elton Brand	11 ( 1.2)	2006
Shawn Kemp	9 ( 1.1)	1994
Alonzo Mourning	9 ( 1.1)	1994
*Blocked shots have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.
*MOST STEALS:
Tyrone Bogues	37 ( 3.7)	1986
Kenny Smith	26 ( 2.6)	1986
Tommy Amaker	25 ( 2.5)	1986
James Harden	19 (2.1)	2014
Charles D. Smith	19 ( 1.9)	1986
Derrick McKey	18 ( 1.8)	1986
Kyrie Irving	17 (1.9)	2014
Carmelo Anthony	17 ( 1.9)	2006
Chris Paul	17 ( 1.9)	2006
Andre Iguodala	16 ( 1.8)	2010
*Steals have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.

USA TEAM COMPETITION RECORDS

MOST POINTS:	961 in 1994
MOST POINTS AVERAGED:	120.1 in 1994
MOST FGM:	362 in 1994
MOST FGA:	689 in 2014
HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:	.576% in 1994
MOST 3PM:	103 in 1994
MOST 3PA:	239 in 2010
HIGHEST 3-POINT PERCENTAGE:	.464% in 1994
MOST FTM:	182 in 2006
MOST FTA:	273 in 2006
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE:	.759% in 1982
MOST REBOUNDS:	434 in 2002
MOST REBOUNDS AVERAGED:	48.2 in 2002
MOST ASSISTS:	199 in 2002
MOST BLOCKED SHOTS:	56 in 1986
MOST STEALS:	176 in 1986

USA INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS

MOST POINTS:
38, Kevin Durant vs. Lithuania	9/11/10
35, Carmelo Anthony vs. Italy	8/23/06
34, Kenny Anderson vs. Puerto Rico	8/18/90
33, Kevin Durant vs. Russia	9/09/10
33, Billy Owens vs. Greece	8/08/90
32, Dwyane Wade vs. Argentina	9/02/06
32, Kenny Anderson vs. Argentina	8/13/90
31, Reggie Miller vs. Australia	8/09/94
31, Jerry Vayda vs. United Arab Republic	1/18/59
29, Donovan Mitchell vs. France	9/11/19
29, Shaquille O'Neal vs. Puerto Rico	8/10/94
29, Alonzo Mourning vs. South Korea	8/09/90
MOST FGM:
14, Kevin Durant vs. Lithuania	9/11/10
MOST FGA:
25, Kevin Durant vs. Lithuania	9/11/10
*HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:
1.000 (8-8), Elton Brand vs. Algeria	8/29/02
1.000 (8-8), Doug Smith vs. South Korea	8/09/90
Field goals attempted are not available* for the 1950, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1974 and 1978 World Championships.
*MOST 3PM:
8, Reggie Miller vs. Puerto Rico	8/10/94
*MOST 3PA:
13, Kevin Durant vs. Turkey	9/12/10
*HIGHEST 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:
1.000 (6-6), Kyrie Irving vs. Serbia	9/14/14
*3-point field goals have been an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.
MOST FTM:
11, Alonzo Mourning vs. Argentina	8/13/90
11, Christian Laettner vs. Spain	8/10/90
MOST FTA:
13, Alonzo Mourning vs. Argentina	8/13/90
13, Christian Laettner vs. Spain	8/10/90
*Free throws attempted were not kept for the 1950, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1974 and 1978 World Championships.
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE:
1.000 (8-8), Reggie Miller vs. Australia	8/09/94
1.000 (8-8), Chris Gatling vs. Yugoslavia	8/17/90
*MOST REBOUNDS:
17, David Robinson vs. Yugoslavia	7/15/86
*Rebounds have been kept as an official statistic since the 1967 World Championship. Statistics are not available for 1974 and 1978.
*MOST ASSISTS:
10, Donovan Mitchell vs. Poland	9/14/19
10, Michael Hawkins vs. Brazil	7/29/98
*Assists have been kept as an official statistic since the 1970 World Championship. Statistics are not available for 1974 and 1978.
*MOST BLOCKED SHOTS:
8, Alonzo Mourning vs. Puerto Rico	8/18/90
*Blocked shots have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.
*MOST STEALS:
10, Tyrone Bogues vs. Soviet Union	7/20/86
*Steals have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.

USA TEAM GAME RECORDS

MOST POINTS:	146 vs. South Korea, 8/09/90
MOST FGM:	61 vs. South Korea, 8/09/90
MOST FGA:	92 vs. Slovenia, 9/9/14
HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:	.735% (61-83) vs. South Korea, 8/09/90
MOST 3PM:	19 vs. Russia, 8/14/94 19 vs. Puerto Rico, 8/10/94
MOST 3PA:	45 vs. Greece, 8/13/94
HIGHEST 3-POINT PERCENTAGE:	.800% (8-10) vs. China, 7/06/86
MOST FTM:	33 vs. China, 8/20/06
MOST FTA:	40 vs. China, 8/20/06
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE:	1.000% (11-11) vs. Germany, 7/07/86
MOST REBOUNDS:	66 vs. New Zealand, 9/03/02
MOST ASSISTS:	35 vs. South Korea, 8/09/90
MOST BLOCKED SHOTS:	11 vs. Argentina, 8/13/90
MOST STEALS:	22 vs. Algeria, 8/29/02

USA INDIVIDUAL CAREER RECORDS

MOST GAMES:
Rudy Gay	18	2014, 2010
Derrick Rose	18	2014, 2010
Michael Silliman	18	1970, 1967
Elton Brand	17	2006, 2002
Stephen Curry	17	2014, 2010
Jim Williams	17	1970, 1967
Alonzo Mourning	16	1994, 1990
Mason Plumlee	15	2019, 2014
Reggie Miller	14	2002, 1994
*MOST POINTS:
Alonzo Mourning	215 (13.4)	1994, 1990
Kevin Durant	205 (22.8)	2010
Carmelo Anthony	179 (19.9)	2006
Luther Burden	182 (20.2)	1974
Paul Pierce	178 (19.8)	2002
John Lucas	178 (19.8)	1974
John Vayda	162 (18.0)	1959
Dwyane Wade	154 (19.3)	2006
Glenn Rivers	153 (17.0)	1982
Michael Silliman	151 (10.1)	1970, 1967
*Statistics are not available for 1974 and 1978.
*MOST REBOUNDS:
Alonzo Mourning	102 ( 6.4)	1994, 1990
Kendall Rhine	72 ( 8.0)	1867
Kenneth Faried	70 (7.8)	2014
Lamar Odom	69 (7.7)	2010
Shaquille O'Neal	68 ( 8.5)	1994
David Robinson	68 ( 6.8)	1986
Elton Brand	63 ( 3.7)	2006, 2002
Jim Williams	63 ( 4.5)	1970, 1967
Ben Wallace	61 ( 6.8)	2002
Anthony Davis	59 (6.6)	2014, 2010
Rudy Gay	59 (3.3)	2014, 2010
*Rebounds have been kept as an official statistic since the 1967 World Championship. Statistics are not available for 1974 and 1978.
*HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:
Shaquille O'Neal	.713 (62-87)	1994
DeMarcus Cousins	.702 (33-47)	2014
Ashraf Amaya	.708 (17-24)	1998
Shawn Kemp	.689 (31-45)	1994
Derrick Coleman	.684 (26-38)	1994
Jon Sunvold	.659 (29-44)	1982
Chris Bosh	.654 (17-26)	2006
Darnell Hillman	.652 (30-46)	1970
Kenneth Faried	.634 (51-80)	2014
Jim Thomas	.630 (29-46)	1982
*Field goals attempted are not available for the 1978, 1974, 1963, 1959, 1954 and 1950 World Championships.
*HIGHEST 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: (minimum of one attempt a game)
Kyrie Irving	.609 (14-23)	2014
Trajan Langdon	.571 ( 4- 7)	1998
Chris Smith	.556 (15-27)	1990
Joe Dumars	.516 (16-31)	1994
Joe Harris	.500 (13-26)	2019
Reggie Miller	.500 (40-80)	2002, 1994
Steve Kerr	.500 (18-36)	1986
Lee Mayberry	.500 ( 7-14)	1990
Paul Pierce	.493 (33-67)	2002
Shane Battier	.476 (10-21)	2006
*3-Point field goals have been an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.
HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: (minimum of one made a game):
Stephen Curry	1.000 (19-19)	2014, 2010
Reggie Miller	.958 (23-24)	2002, 1994
Bryant Stith	.952 (20-21)	1990
Khris Middleton	.929 (13-14)	2019
Kevin Durant	.912 (31-34)	2010
Chris Gatling	.900 (18-20)	1990
Glenn Rivers	.900 (18-20)	1982
Harrison Barnes	.889 (24-27)	2019
Brad Miller	.889 (8- 9)	2006
Kevin Johnson	.889 (8- 9)	1994
*Free throws attempted are not available for the 1978, 1974, 1963, 1959, 1954 and 1950 World Championships.
*MOST ASSISTS:
Derrick Rose	57 (3.2)	2014, 2010
Chris Paul	44 ( 4.9)	2006
Stephen Curry	43 (2.5)	2014, 2010
Donovan Mitchell	40 ( 5.0)	2019
Kemba Walker	38 ( 5.4)	2019
LeBron James	37 ( 4.1)	2006
Andre Miller	37 ( 4.1)	2002
Michael Hawkins	37 ( 4.1)	1998
Glenn Rivers	37 ( 4.1)	1982
*Assists have been kept as an official statistic since the 1970 World Championship. Statistics are not available for 1974 and 1978.
*MOST BLOCKED SHOTS:
Alonzo Mourning	46 ( 2.9)	1994, 1990
David Robinson	25 ( 2.5)	1986
Anthony Davis	19 (2.1)	2014
Elton Brand	16 ( 0.9)	2006
Ben Wallace	15 ( 1.7)	2002
Shaquille O'Neal	15 ( 1.9)	1994
*Blocked shots have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.
*MOST STEALS:
Tyrone Bogues	37 ( 3.7)	1986
Kenny Smith	26 ( 2.6)	1986
Tommy Amaker	25 ( 2.5)	1986
Derrick Rose	19 (1.1)	2014, 2010
Charles D. Smith	19 ( 1.9)	1986
Rudy Gay	18 (1.0)	2014, 2010
Derrick McKey	18 ( 1.8)	1986
*Steals have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship.