ELEVENTH WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES -- 1981
Bringing home the gold medal in five of the last six World University Games, 1981 USA head coach Tom Davis of Boston College (MA) took an eager American squad to Bucharest, Romania, looking to add to the USA's gold medal collection. The team would not leave disappointed, winning the gold medal and finishing with a 7-1 record.
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1981 USA RESULTS (7-1)
1981 WORLD UNIV. GAMES FINAL STANDINGS
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Opening against Senegal, Boston College standout John Bagley scored 18 to lift the U.S. to an easy 91-35 win. South Korea fell next to the U.S., losing 104-70 as Bagley dumped in 22 points and Fred Roberts added 19. Davis' USA squad easily overpowered Greece, 110-68, as Howard Carter scored 21. The USA's three-game win streak came to a halt as Canada upended the Americans 78-76 despite 16 points from Carter.
In no position to suffer a second loss, the U.S. faced the Soviet Union in a must-win game. The Soviets and U.S. men played to a 93-93 deadlock at the end of regulation, and were still tied 101-101 at the end of the first overtime. In the second overtime, the U.S. finally managed to claw out a 113-107 victory to keep its gold medal hopes alive. Carter finished with 28 points and John Pinone added 25 in the crucial victory.
The U.S. won its next two games easily, dropping Mexico 88-58, then host Romania 91-70 to advance into the finals. In front of a standing room only gold medal game crowd, the Americans again faced the Soviets, however, this time the U.S. needed only regulation time to earn the 91-87 victory. The Americans led by seven with 3:59 remaining when 6'8' Kevin Magee, who finished with 27 points, fouled out. Within a minute, the USA's lead was down to one point, 86-85. But steals and layups by Sidney Lowe and Bagley iced the game and sealed the win. In addition to Magee's 27 points, the U.S. cause was aided by Carter and Bagley who added 17 and 16 points, respectively.
Bagley and Carter led the U.S. scoring attack, both averaging 14.8 ppg. Magee contributed 14.6 ppg. and a team leading 7.1 rpg., while John Pinone averaged 12.9 ppg. and Kevin Boyle averaged 10.0 ppg. All told, the U.S. finished averaging 95.8 ppg.
1981 MEN'S WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES ROSTER
| NAME | POS | HGT |
WGT
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AGE | SCHOOL | HOMETOWN |
| John Bagley | G | 5-11 |
195
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21 | Boston College | Bridgeport, CT |
| Kevin Boyle | F | 6-6 |
200
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21 | Iowa | Chicago, IL |
| Howard Carter | G | 6-5 |
225
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19 | Louisiana State | Baton Rouge, LA |
| Mel Daniel | G | 6-2 |
165
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21 | Furman | Saluda, SC |
| Roy Hinson | C | 6-10 |
220
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20 | Rutgers | Somerset, NJ |
| Jim Johnstone | C | 6-11 |
240
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20 | Wake Forest | New Canam, CT |
| Sid Lowe | G | 6-0 |
183
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19 | North Carolina State | Washington, DC |
| Kevin Magee | F | 6-8 |
228
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22 | California-Irvine | Magnolia, MS |
| John Pinone | F | 6-8 |
230
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20 | Villanova | Hartford, CT |
| Fred Roberts | C | 6-10 |
220
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21 | Brigham Young | Riverton, UT |
| Derek Smith | F | 6-6 |
205
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19 | Louisville | Hogansville, GA |
| Dale Solomon | F | 6-8 |
220
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23 | Virginia Tech | Annapolis, MD |
| HEAD COACH: Tom Davis, Boston College (MA) | ||||||
| ASSISTANT COACH: Gene Bess, Three Rivers C. C. (MO) | ||||||
| TEAM PHYSICIAN: Tim Taft, University of North Carolina | ||||||
| MANAGER: Steve Stephens, University of Wisconsin-Parkside | ||||||
| ATHLETIC TRAINER: Robert Moore, San Diego State University (CA) | ||||||
1981 USA MEN'S WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
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NAME
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G |
FGM-A
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PCT |
FTM-A
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PCT
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REB
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PTS
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AT
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ST
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Bagley
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8 |
54-107
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.505 |
10- 14
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.714
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23/ 2.9
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118/ 14.8
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38
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12
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Carter
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8 |
54- 96
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.563 |
10- 11
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.909
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26/ 3.3
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118/ 14.8
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8
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15
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Magee
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7 |
39- 65
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.600 |
24- 36
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.667
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50/ 7.1
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102/ 14.6
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1
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9
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Pinone
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8 |
41- 62
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.661 |
21- 28
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.750
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38/ 4.8
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103/ 12.9
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6
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2
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Boyle
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8 |
31- 70
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.443 |
18- 26
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.692
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28/ 3.5
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80/ 10.0
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22
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13
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Roberts
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8 |
28- 54
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.519 |
10- 16
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.625
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45/ 5.6
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66/ 8.3
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9
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1
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Lowe
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8 |
24- 32
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.750 |
14- 18
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.778
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38/ 4.8
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62/ 7.8
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59
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12
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Hinson
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8 |
16- 24
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.667 |
11- 16
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.688
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18/ 2.3
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43/ 5.4
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2
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3
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Daniel
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7 |
9- 18
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.500 |
7- 13
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.538
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13/ 1.9
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25/ 3.6
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6
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3
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Smith
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4 |
5- 10
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.500 |
2- 2
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1.000
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4/ 1.0
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12/ 3.0
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0
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2
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Johnstone
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8 |
8- 15
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.533 |
4- 5
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.800
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11/ 1.4
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20/ 2.5
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0
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2
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Solomon
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7 |
8- 12
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.667 |
1- 2
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.500
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10/ 1.4
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17/ 2.4
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0
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3
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USA
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8 |
317-565
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.561 |
132-187
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.706
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304/ 38.0
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766/ 95.8
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151
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77
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OPP.
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8 |
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573/ 71.6
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