Many American athletes returned to their European teams and picked up right where they left off in early November before the break.

Jessica Shepard had a 42-point, 20-rebound game to aid her team to victory ... and other notables from the week's Euro action.

Head coach Dawn Staley (University of Carolina) On the USA’s gold-medal winning performance against Canada: I thought Canada played extremely well. I just thought overall, over a 40-minute period, I thought we kept fresh legs in there and made them play a little bit quicker than they wanted...

Colorado Springs, Colorado • Box Score • Additional Quotes •  Photo Gallery • Video Highlights With a commanding 104-74 win over Canada (3-2) that saw the USA (5-0) paced by 25 points and 11 rebounds from tournament MVP A’ja Wilson (Heathwood Hall H.S./ Hopkins,...

Colorado Springs, Colorado • Box Score • Additional Quotes • Video Highlights • Photo Gallery Playing together in its first game of the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, the USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team (1-0) debuted with an impressive 104-55 win over Mexico...

Colorado Springs, Colorado Head Coach Dawn Staley (University of South Carolina) Overall thoughts on the USA’s first game: We came out energized; we made a conscious effort to get the post players the ball and take advantage of our size. I think for the most part they executed the game plan....

Colorado Springs, Colorado The 2014 USA Basketball Women’s U18 National Team is comprised of many familiar and experienced faces for American basketball fans. Taking the ropes is head coach Dawn Staley (University of South Carolina), a 10-time USA Basketball medalist as a player, including...