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2019 USA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP Team Schedule USA MEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM TRAINING SCHEDULE Aug 5, 12-2 pm PDT Aug 6, 12-2 pm PDT Aug 7, 12-2 pm PDT Aug 8, 12-2 pm PDT Aug 9, pm PDT Las Vegas, Nevada USA MNT Training - UNLV Mendenhall, Las Vegas, NV USA MNT Training - UNLV Mendenhall, Las Vegas, NV USA MNT Training - UNLV Mendenhall, Las Vegas, NV USA MNT Training - UNLV Mendenhall, Las Vegas, NV USA Blue vs USA White @ T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV Aug 16, pm PDT Aug 17 Los Angeles, California USA MNT Training – Los Angeles Lakers Practice Facility, Los Angeles, CA USA MNT Training – Los Angeles Lakers Practice Facility, Los Angeles, CA USA MNT Training – Los Angeles Lakers Practice Facility, Los Angeles, CA USA vs Spain @ Honda Center, Anaheim, CA Travel Aug 19, 4-6 pm Aug 20, 12-2 pm Aug 21, 12-2 pm Melbourne, Australia USA MNT Training - Melbourne, Australia USA MNT Training - Melbourne, Australia USA MNT Training - Melbourne, Australia Aug 13, 6-8 pm PDT Aug 14, 12-2 pm PDT Aug 15, 12-2 pm PDT Aug 22, 7:30 pm Aug 23, 12-2 pm Aug 24, pm Aug 25, 12-2 pm Aug 26, 7:30 pm Aug 27 Aug 28, 12-2 pm Media notes Interview Requests Members of the 2019 USA Basketball Men’s World Cup Team will be available for interviews following each practice session or game If you would like to schedule a phone interview, please contact Craig Miller or another member of the USA Basketball communications department Media E-News Releases USA Basketball emails out advisories, releases and game recaps to members of the media via email If you would like to be added to the 2018-19 USA World Cup Team media release list, please contact the USA Basketball communications department USA Basketball Communications Staff - World Cup Craig Miller, Chief Communications Officer camiller@usabasketball.com | 719-339-6593 Caroline Williams, Senior Director, Communications cwilliams@usabasketball.com | 719-330-3310 Jenny Johnston, Assistant Director, Communications USA vs Australia @ Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia jjohnston@usabasketball.com | 719-271-4197 USA MNT Training - Melbourne, Australia USA vs Australia @ Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia Trenton Miller, Assistant, Digital Communications tmiller@usabasketball.com | 785-383-7594 Sydney, Australia USA MNT Training @ Sydney, Australia Saudia Mitchell, Director, Video Content USA vs Canada exhibition games @ Qudos Bank Arena, smitchell@usabasketball.com | 719-355-9207 Sydney, Australia Rest Day, Sydney, Australia Tim Frank, NBA, Senior Vice President, USA MNT Training @ Sydney, Australia Basketball Communications Travel to Shanghai, China tfrank@nba.com | 551-482-9057 Aug 29, 3-5 pm Aug 30, Time TBA Aug 31, Time TBA Sept 1, 8:30 pm Sept 2, Time TBA Sept 3, 8:30 pm Sept 4, Time TBA Sept 5, 8:30 pm Sept 6, Time TBA Sept 7, Time TBA Sept 8, Time TBA Sept 9, Time TBA Sept 10, Time TBD Sept 11, Time TBA Sept 12, Sept 13, Time TBA Sept 14, Time TBA Sept 15, Time TBA FIBA World Cup 2019 USA MWC Training @ Shanghai, China USA MWC Training @ Shanghai, China USA MWC Training @ Shanghai, China USA vs Czech Republic @Shanghai, China USA MWC Training@ Shanghai, China USA vs Turkey @Shanghai, China USA MWC Training @ Shanghai, China USA - Japan @ Shanghai, China Travel / USA MWC Training World Cup Second Round Game #1 @ Shenzhen USA MWC Training World Cup Second Round Game #2 @ Shenzhen USA MWC Training World Cup Quarterfinals @ Dongguan Travel / USA MWC Training World Cup Semifinals @ Beijing MWC Training @ Beijing World Cup Finals @ Beijing NOTES: All time are local times All times are subject to change USA BASKETBALL 27 SOUTH TEJON STREET, SUITE 100 COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80903 T: 719-590-4800 F: 719-590-4811 USAB.COM @usabasketball table of contents team Roster /Schedule and NOTES Team Training Schedules & Media Information IFC USA Team Roster (Alphabetical/Numerical) USA Team Roster (Metric Alphabetical/Numerical) FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifying Schedule 4-5 USA World Cup Qualifying Team Notes 6-8 USA National Team All-Time Results 9-10 USA National Team All-Time Exhibition Results 11-12 Managing Director Jerry Colangelo 13-14 Head Coach Gregg Popovich 15-16 Assistant Coach Steve Kerr 17 Assistant Coach Lloyd Pierce 18 Assistant Coach Jay Wright 19 Director of Scouting Jeff Van Gundy 20 USA Athletic Trainers 21 USA Team Physicians 22 FIBA, NCAA, NBA Rule Differences 23 24 athlete biographies Harrison Barnes Jalen Brown Joe Harris Brook Lopez Kris Middleton Donovan Mitchell Mason Plumlee Marcus Smart Jayson Tatum Myles Turner Kemba Walker Derrick White 25-26 27-28 29-30 31-32 33-34 35-36 37-38 39-40 41-42 43-44 45-46 47-48 49 History FIBA world cup 2014 USA World Cup Recap 50-51 2010 USA World Cup Recap 52-53 2006 USA World Cup Recap 54-55 2002 USA World Cup Recap 56-57 1998 USA World Cup Recap 58-59 1994 USA World Cup Recap 60-61 1990 USA World Cup Recap 62-63 1986 USA World Cup Recap 64-65 1982 USA World Cup Recap 66-67 1978 USA World Cup Recap 68-69 1974 USA World Cup Recap 70-71 1970 USA World Cup Recap 72-73 1967 USA World Cup Recap 74-75 1963 USA World Cup Recap 76-77 1959 USA World Cup Recap 78-79 1954 USA World Cup Recap 80-81 1950 USA World Cup Recap 82-83 All-Time Results / Year-By-Year Results 84-85 All-Time USA Head Coaches 86 All-Time USA World Cup Scores 87 USA All-Time Alphabetical Roster 88-89 USA All-Time Roster By Affiliation 90-92 USA World Cup Records 93-97 98 about USA basketball USA Basketball Board of Directors & Staff 99 USA Basketball Committees 100 USA Basketball Today 101-102 USA WORLD CUP TEAM ROSTER - ALPHABETICAL NO 13 14 11 10 12 15 NAME Harrison Barnes Jaylen Brown Joe Harris Brook Lopez Khris Middleton Donovan Mitchell Mason Plumlee Marcus Smart Jayson Tatum Myles Turner Kemba Walker Derrick White POS F F G C F G C G F C G G HGT 6-8 6-7 6-6 7-0 6-8 6-3 6-11 6-4 6-8 6-11 6-1 6-4 WGT 225 220 218 270 222 215 235 220 208 255 184 190 *AGE 27 22 27 31 27 22 29 25 21 23 29 25 CURRENT TEAM / UNIVERSITY / HOMETOWN Sacramento Kings / North Carolina / Ames, IA Boston Celtics / California / Marietta, GA Brooklyn Nets / Virginia / Chelan, VA Milwaukee Bucks / Stanford / Fresno, CA Milwaukee Bucks / Texas A&M / Charleston, SC Utah Jazz / Louisville / Elmsford, NY Denver Nuggets / Duke / Warsaw, IN Boston Celtics / Oklahoma State / Flower Mound, TX Boston Celtics / Duke / St Louis, MO Indiana Pacers / Texas / Bedford, TX Boston Celtics / Connecticut / Bronx, NY San Antonio Spurs / Colorado / Parker, CO Managing Director: Jerry Colangelo Head Coach: Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) Assistant Coach: Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors) Assistant Coach: Lloyd Pierce (Atlanta Hawks) Assistant Coach: Jay Wright (Villanova University) Athletic Trainer: Jason Biles (Houston Rockets Athletic Trainer: Dionne Calhoun (Dallas Mavericks) Athletic Trainer: Will Sevening (San Antonio Spurs) Team Physician: Dr Answorth Allen (Hospital for Special Surgery) Team Physician: Dr Lisa Callahan (Hospital for Special Surgery) Team Physician: Dr Riley Williams (Hospital for Special Surgery) Director of Scouting: Jeff Van Gundy NOTE: *Age reflects player’s age as of completion of the 2019 FIBA World Cup (Sept 15, 2019) USA World Cup Team Numerical Roster NO 10 11 12 13 14 15 NAME Derrick White Donovan Mitchell Joe Harris Marcus Smart Harrison Barnes Jaylen Brown Jayson Tatum Mason Plumlee Myles Turner Brook Lopez Kris Middleton Kemba Walker POS G G G G F F F C C C F G HGT 6-4 6-3 6-6 6-4 6-8 6-7 6-8 6-11 6-11 7-0 6-8 6-1 WGT 190 215 218 220 225 220 208 235 255 270 222 184 *AGE 25 24 27 25 27 22 21 29 23 31 29 30 CURRENT TEAM / UNIVERSITY / HOMETOWN San Antonio Spurs / Colorado / Parker, CO Utah Jazz / Louisville / Elmsford, NY Brooklyn Nets / Virginia / Chelan, VA Boston Celtics / Oklahoma State / Flower Mound, TX Sacramento Kings / North Carolina / Ames, IA Boston Celtics / California / Alpharetta, GA Boston Celtics / Duke / St Louis, MO Denver Nuggets / Duke / Fort Wayne, IN Indiana Pacers / Texas / Bedford, TX Milwaukee Bucks / Stanford / Fresno, CA Milwaukee Bucks / Texas A&M / Charleston, SC Boston Celtics / Connecticut / Bronx, NY USA WORLD CUP TEAM ROSTER - METRIC/ALPHABETICAL NO 13 14 11 10 12 15 NAME Harrison Barnes Jaylen Brown Joe Harris Brook Lopez Kris Middleton Donovan Mitchell Mason Plumlee Marcus Smart Jayson Tatum Myles Turner Kemba Walker Derrick White POS F F G C F G C G F C G G HGT 203 201 198 213 203 191 211 193 203 211 185 193 WGT 102 100 99 122 101 98 107 100 94 116 83 86 *AGE 27 22 27 31 29 24 29 25 21 23 30 25 CURRENT TEAM / UNIVERSITY / HOMETOWN Sacramento Kings / North Carolina / Ames, IA Boston Celtics / California / Alpharetta, GA Brooklyn Nets / Virginia / Chelan, VA Milwaukee Bucks / Stanford / Fresno, CA Milwaukee Bucks / Texas A&M / Charleston, SC Utah Jazz / Louisville / Elmsford, NY Denver Nuggets / Duke / Fort Wayne, IN Boston Celtics / Oklahoma State / Flower Mound, TX Boston Celtics / Duke / St Louis, MO Indiana Pacers / Texas / Bedford, TX Boston Celtics / Connecticut / Bronx, NY San Antonio Spurs / Colorado / Parker, CO Managing Director: Jerry Colangelo Head Coach: Gregg Popovich (San Antonio Spurs) Assistant Coach: Steve Kerr (Golden State Warriors) Assistant Coach: Lloyd Pierce (Atlanta Hawks) Assistant Coach: Jay Wright (Villanova University) Athletic Trainer: Jason Biles (Houston Rockets) Athletic Trainer: Dionne Calhoun (Dallas Mavericks) Athletic Trainer: Will Sevening (San Antonio Spurs) Team Physician: Dr Riley Williams (Hospital for Special Surgery) Team Physician: Dr Lisa Callahan (Hospital for Special Surgery) Team Physician: Dr Answorth Allen (Hospital for Special Surgery) Director of Scouting: Jeff Van Gundy NOTE: *Age reflects player’s age as of completion of the 2019 FIBA World Cup (Sept 15, 2019) USA World Cup Team Numerical Metric Roster NO 10 11 12 13 14 15 NAME Derrick White Donovan Mitchell Joe Harris Marcus Smart Harrison Barnes Jaylen Brown Jayson Tatum Mason Plumlee Myles Turner Brook Lopez Kris Middleton Kemba Walker POS G G G G F F F C C C F G HGT 193 191 198 193 203 201 203 211 211 213 203 185 WGT 86 98 99 100 102 100 94 107 116 122 101 83 *AGE 25 24 27 25 27 22 21 29 23 31 29 30 CURRENT TEAM / UNIVERSITY / HOMETOWN San Antonio Spurs / Colorado / Parker, CO Utah Jazz / Louisville / Elmsford, NY Brooklyn Nets / Virginia / Chelan, VA Boston Celtics / Oklahoma State / Flower Mound, TX Sacramento Kings / North Carolina / Ames, IA Boston Celtics / California / Alpharetta, GA Boston Celtics / Duke / St Louis, MO Denver Nuggets / Duke / Fort Wayne, IN Indiana Pacers / Texas / Bedford, TX Milwaukee Bucks / Stanford / Fresno, CA Milwaukee Bucks / Texas A&M / Charleston, SC Boston Celtics / Connecticut / Bronx, NY 2019 FIBA WORLD CUP SCHEDULE First Round Groups GROUP A China Ivory Coast Poland Venezuela GROUP B Argentina Nigeria Russia South Korea GROUP C Iran Puerto Rico Spain Tunisia GROUP D Angola Italy Philippines Serbia GROUP E Czech Republic Japan Turkey USA GROUP F Brazil Greece Montenegro New Zealand GROUP G Dominion Republic France Germany Jordan GROUP H Australia Canada Lithuania Senegal Thursday, September First Round Saturday, August 31 Group A (Beijing) Group B (Wuhan) 4:00 pm 8:00 pm 4:30 pm 8:30 pm Poland - Venezuela Ivory Coast - China Russia - Nigeria Argentina - South Korea Group C (Guangzhou) Group D (Foshan) 4:30 pm 8:30 pm 3:30 pm 7:30 pm Iran - Puerto Rico Spain - Tunisia Angola - Serbia Philippines - Italy Group E (Shanghai) Group F (Nanjing) 4:30 pm 8:30 pm 4:00 pm 8:00 pm Group H (Dongguan) 4:30 pm 8:30 pm 3:30 pm 7:30 pm Germany - Jordan Dominican Republic - France Group F (Nanjing) Group J 4:00 pm 8:00 pm C1 C2 D1 D2 Group G (Shenzhen) Group H (Dongguan) 4:30 pm 8:30 pm 3:30 pm 7:30 pm Group K Group L E1 E2 F1 F2 G1 G2 H1 H2 Turkey - Japan Czech Republic - USA Dominican Rep - Jordan France - Germany New Zealand - Brazil Greece - Montenegro Canada - Australia Senegal - Lithuania Monday, September Group A (Beijing) Group B (Wuhan) 4:00 pm 8:00 pm 4:30 pm 8:30 pm Venezuela - Ivory Coast China - Poland Nigeria - Argentina South Korea - Russia Group C (Guangzhou) Group D (Foshan) 4:30 pm 8:30 pm 3:30 pm 7:30 pm Tunisia - Iran Puerto Rico - Spain Italy - Angola Serbia - Philippines Tuesday, September Group E (Shanghai) Group F (Nanjing) 4:30 pm 8:30 pm 4:00 pm 8:00 pm Japan - Czech Republic USA - Turkey Montenegro - New Zealand Brazil - Greece Group G (Shenzhen) Group H (Dongguan) 4:30 pm 8:30 pm 3:30 pm 7:30 pm Germany - Dominican Rep Jordan - France Australia - Senegal Lithuania - Canada Wednesday, September Group A (Beijing) Group B (Wuhan) 4:00 pm 8:00 pm 4:30 pm 8:30 pm Ivory Coast - Poland Venezuela - China South Korea - Nigeria Russia - Argentina Group C (Guangzhou) Group D (Fochan) 4:30 pm 8:30 pm 3:30 pm 7:30 pm Puerto Rico - Tunisia Spain - Iran Canada - Senegal Lithuania - Australia Medal Round Second Round Group I A1 A2 B1 B2 4:30 pm 8:30 pm Brazil - Montenegro Greece - New Zealand Group G (Shenzhen) Sunday, September Group E (Shanghai) Turkey - Czech Republic USA - Japan Angola - Philippines Italy - Serbia Classification Round Second Round Group M Group N A3 A4 B3 B4 C3 C4 D3 D4 Group O Group P E3 E4 F3 F4 G3 G4 H3 H4 Quarterfinals Second Round Friday, September Tuesday, September 10 Group I (Foshan) Group J (Wuhan) A1 - B2 B1 - A2 C1 - D2 D1 - C2 Q1 Q2 I1 - J2 (@Dongguan) J1 - I2 (@Shanghai) Wednesday, September 11 Classification Group M (Guangzhou) Group N (Beijing) A3 - B4 B3 - A4 C3 - D4 D3 - C4 Q3 Q4 K1 - L2 @Dongguan) L1 - K2 (@Shanghai) Classification Semifinals Saturday, September Group K (Shenzhen) Group L (Nanjing) E1 - F2 F1 - E2 G1 - H2 H1 - G2 Classification Group O (Dongguan) Group P (Shanghai) E3 - F4 F3 - E4 G3 - H4 H3 - G4 Sunday, September Group I (Foshan) Group J (Wuhan) A1 - B1 A2 - B2 C1 - D1 C2 - D2 Thursday, September 12 5th-8th Place Loser Q1 - Loser Q2 (@Beijing) Loser Q3 - Loser Q4 (@Beijing) Medal Semifinals Friday, September 13 1st-4th Place Semifinals 1: Winner Q1 - Winner Q2 (@Beijing) Semifinals 2: Winner Q3 - Winner Q4 (@Beijing) Classification Finals Classification Group M (Guangzhou) Group N (Beijing) Saturday, September 14 (Beijing) A3 - B3 A4 - B4 C3 - D3 C4 - D4 7th/8th Place: Losers 5th-8th Semifinals 5th/6th Place: Winners 5th-8th Semifinals Group K (Shenzhen) Group L (Nanjing) Sunday, September 15 (Beijing) E1 - F1 E2 - F2 G1 - H1 G2 - H2 Bronze Medal Game: Losers Semifinals - Losers Semifinals Classification Group O (Dongguan) Group P (Shanghai) E3 - F3 G3 - H3 E4 - F4 G4 - H4 Medal Finals Monday, September Gold Medal Game: Winners Semifinals - Winners Semifinals Notes: *All times listed are local times USA WORLD CUP TEAM NOTES Spurs Gregg Popovich Takes Over USA Coaching Reins The leadership for the 2017-20 USA Basketball Men’s National Team was disclosed on Oct 23, 2015, when USA Basketball officially announced that five-time NBA champion and long-time San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich had been named head coach of the USA Basketball Men’s National Team for the 2017-20 quadrennium As head coach, Popovich will coach the USA National Team over the course of the 2017-20 quad, which will include all USA Men’s National Team training camps, the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China (Aug 31-Sept 15, 2019), and, if the USA qualifies, the 2020 Summer Olympic Games (July 24-Aug 9) in Tokyo, Japan The 2017-20 USA Men’s National Team quadrennium got underway in July 2018 in Las Vegas with the 2018 USA Basketball Men’s National Team minicamp that was held on July 26-27 Out of the 35-player pool, 23 were in attendance at minicamp No newcomer to the international game, Coach Popovich served as an assistant coach for three previous USA Basketball national teams that compiled an overall record of 29-7, while winning one gold and one bronze medal He served as an assistant coach to George Karl for the 2002 USA World Championship Team that finished in sixth place with a 6-3 record, the 2003 USA FIBA Americas Championship Team (FIBA Americas Olympic qualifying tournament) that captured a 10-0 record, a gold medal and a qualifying berth for the 2004 Olympics, and was an assistant to Larry Brown and the 2004 U.S Olympic Team that won a bronze medal with a 5-3 record Popovich graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado, in 1970, and while there, played basketball for four seasons As a senior he served as the team captain and finished as the leading scorer Popovich served five years of required active duty in the United States Air Force, during which time he toured Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union with the U.S Armed Forces Basketball Team In 1972, he was selected captain of the Armed Forces Team, which won the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) championship He was among 66 players invited by the U.S Olympic Basketball Games Committee to try out for the 1972 U.S Olympic Team FIBA WORLD CUP 2019 The FIBA World Cup for Men 2019 will be held Aug 31Sept 15 in eight cities in China It will feature 32 national teams who qualified to participate in the FIBA World Cup The format features eight preliminary round group and each groups consists of four nations China automatically qualified as the host nation of the 2019 FIBA World Cup The remaining 31 nations qualified through their FIBA zone World Cup qualifying games Each zone’s qualifiers were: Africa (5): Americas (7): Asia (7) Europe (12): Angola, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Dominion Republic, Puerto Rico, USA and Venezuela Australia, Iran, Japan, Jordan, New Zealand, Philippines, and South Korea Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Montenegro, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Spain and Turkey Olympic Impact Results from the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will qualify seven teams (the top two teams from the Americas, the top two from Europe and the top finishing teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania) directly for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Additionally, Olympic host, Japan, has automatically qualified Four additional nations will qualify through four FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments that will be held in 2020 in advance of the Olympics Winning Ways Continue Since the formation of USA Basketball’s National Team program in 2006 by Jerry Colangelo, USA National Teams have compiled a spectacular 88-1 record and claimed top honors in six of seven FIBA or FIBA Americas competitions (through 2016 Olympics) Just as importantly as the USA National Team’s success on the court, the program also reestablished the USA National Team and its members as positive ambassadors for the United States and the sport Currently, USA National team enjoys a 53 game win streak in FIBA and FIBA Americas competitions The streaks dates back to the bronze medal game (9/2/2006) of the 2006 FIBA World Championship in Japan Popovich NBA Career Notes In 23 seasons as a NBA head coach, all with the San Antonio Spurs, Gregg Popovich has compiled a remarkable BIOGRAPHY regular season record of 1,245-575 for a shining 684 winning percentage He is 170-114 (.599) in NBA playoff games He has advanced the Spurs into the NBA playoffs 22 consecutive seasons and has captured five NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014) On Feb 4, 2017, Popovich recorded his 1,128th win with one franchise, surpassing the record previously owned by former Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan On April 13, 2019, Popovich surpassed Lenny Wilkens and became the all-time winningest coach in NBA history with his 1,413th win Coach Pop is the longest tenured active coach in both the NBA and all major sports leagues in the United States and he has amassed a record-setting 22 consecutive winning seasons in the NBA, surpassing the previous mark set by Phil Jackson Popovich owns a career winning percentage of 684 which ranks fourth all-time among coaches with at least 250 games, behind Steve Kerr (.785), Phil Jackson (.704) and Billy Cunningham (.698) He lists tied for third with five career NBA championships (1999, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2014), tied for first with three NBA Coach of the Year awards (2003, 2012, 2014) and is a four-time NBA All-Star Game head coach (2005, 2011, 2013, 2016) USA World Cup History The current two-time defending World Cup champion USA men will be shooting for a record-setting third straight title No nation has every won three consecutive World title The USA has participated in 17 FIBA World Cups and have collected 12 medals - five gold medals (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010 and 2014), three silver medals (1950, 1959 and 1982) and four bronze medals (1974, 1990, 1998 and 2006) USA teams own an overall record of 123-27 Since 1994 when NBA players first participated in the World Cup the USA is 40-2 and has won gold in three of the five World Cups they have participated in On Top Of The World France (650.2) is No (647.7), Serbia is No (645.4) and Argentina (626.5) closes out the top five Lithuania (623.0), Slovenia (621.9), Greece (602.2), Croatia (582.9), and Russi (525.3) rank sixth through 10th The United States ranks No in all five of FIBA's world ranking categories, including combined, men's, women's, boys and girls USA teams are the current men’s and women’s champions of the Olympics the FIBA World Cup; FIBA men’s and women’s U19 and U17 World Cups; the men’s and women’s FIBA Americas U18 and U16 championships, the men’s and women’s 3x3 World Cups and the men’s 3x3 U18 World Cup USA Men's National Teams History Since first fielding in 1992 a team of legendary NBA stars, USA Basketball National Teams featuring NBA players have competed in 17 international basketball competitions and compiled a 134-7 record in those official competitions, while also posting a record of 51-1 in exhibition games Of all the wins and all the records established by these teams, no statistic has been more followed than the margin of victory The largest margin of victory for a competition was recorded by the 1992 Dream Team in the Tournament of the Americas which served as the Americas Olympic qualifying tournament In its six games, the U.S posted an eye-popping average margin of victory of 51.5 ppg The largest margin of victory in a single game for a USA National Team is 83 points accomplished at the 2012 Olympic Games versus Nigeria (156-73, 8/2/12) Team Record / Margin Of Victory 2016 Olympic Team 8-0 / 22.5 points a game 2014 FIBA World Cup Team 9-0 / 33.0 points a game 2012 Olympic Team 8-0/ 32.1 points a game 2010 World Championship Team 9-0/ 24.6 points a game 2008 Olympic Team 8-0 / 27.9 points a game 2007 FIBA Americas Champ Team 10-0 / 39.5 points a game 2006 World Championship Team 8-1 / 20.5 points a game 2004 Olympic Team 5-3 / 4.6 points a game 2003 FIBA Americas Champ Team 10-0 / 30.9 points a game 2002 World Championship Team 6-3 / 16.9 points a game 2001 Goodwill Games Team 5-0 / 36.2 points a game 2000 Olympic Team 8-0 / 21.6 points a game 1999 FIBA Americas Champ Team 10-0 / 31.6 points a game 1996 Olympic Team 8-0 / 32.3 points a game 1994 World Championship Team 8-0 / 37.7 points a game 1992 Olympic Team 8-0 / 43.8 points a game 1992 Olympic Qualifying Team 6-0 / 51.5 points a game The USA men remain on top of the FIBA world rankings with a 793.7 rating, while Spain (703.4) is No 2, 2017-19 FIBA AMERICAS WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS CRASH SUMMARY The USA began its qualifying journey for the 2019 World Cup on Nov 23, 2017, facing Puerto Rico in the first of six first-round qualifying games that took place in three competition windows through July 1, 2018 The Americans, under the direction of head coach Jeff Van Gundy and featuring different rosters of G-League players, finished the first round owning a 5-1 record USA FIBA AMERICAS WORLD CUP QUALIFYING FIRST ROUND RESULTS Nov 23, 2017 Nov 26, 2017 USA 85, Puerto Rico 78 USA 91, Mexico 55 @ Orlando, FL @ Greensboro, NC Feb 23, 2018 Feb 26, 2018 USA 84, Cuba 48 @ Santa Cruz, CA USA 83, Puerto Rico 75 @ Santa Cruz, CA June 28, 2018 July 1, 2018 Mexico 78, USA 70 USA 93, Cuba 62 PRELIMINARY ROUND OPPONENT NOTES USA VS CZECH REPUBLIC Preliminary Round Game Date: September 1, 8:30 p.m Czech Republic FIBA World Ranking: 24th USA All-Time World Cup Record vs Czech Republic: 0-0 Last World Cup Meeting: N/A USA-Czech Republic Last Meeting: 2013 World University Games, the USA defeated Czech Republic 96-53 Notes: The USA and Czech Republic have never met in a senior level FIBA competition USA VS TURKEY Preliminary Round Game Date: September 3, 8:30 p.m @ Mexico City, Mexico @ Havana, Cuba One of three teams that advanced from its preliminary round group to the second round, the USA again went 5-1 to finish atop of the standings with a 10-2 record The USA  claimed the finish in Group E after defeating Argentina 8483 on Reggie Hearn’s buzzer beater in its final game Based on the final standings, the top three finishing teams in each second round group earned an invitation to the FIBA World Cup 2019, and the best fourth place team between the two second round groups earned the final invite Qualifying for the World Cup from the Americas were Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, United States and Venezuela Turkey FIBA World Ranking: 17th USA All-Time World Cup Record vs Turkey: 2-0 Last World Cup Meeting: The USA defeated Turkey 98-77 in a 2014 FIBA World Cup preliminary round game USA-Turkey Last Meeting: 2016 FIBA U17 World Cup, the USA defeated Turkey 96-56 Notes: The USA is 2-0 against Turkey in FIBA World Cup games, having won 98-77 in 2014 and 81-64 in the 2010 World Cup gold medal game USA VS JAPAN Preliminary Round Game Date: September 5, 8:30 p.m Japan FIBA World Ranking: 48th USA All-Time World Cup Record vs Japan: 0-0 USA FIBA AMERICAS WORLD CUP QUALIFYING SECOND ROUND RESULTS Last World Cup Meeting: N/A Sept 14, 2018 Sept 17, 2018 USA 114, Uruguay 57 USA 78, Panama 48 @ Las Vegas, Nevada @ Panama City, Panama USA-Japan Last Meeting: 2014 FIBA U17 World Cup, the USA defeated Japan 122-38 Nov 28, 2018 Dec 2, 2018 Argentina 80, USA 63 USA 78, Uruguay 70 @ La Rioja, Argentina @ Montevideo, Uruguay Notes: The U.S is 3-0 versus Japan in Olympic games, recording wins in 1956 (98-40), 1960 (125-66) and 1972 (99-33) Feb 22, 2019 Feb 26, 2019 USA 111, Panama 80 USA 84, Argentina 83 @ Greensboro, NC @ Greensboro, NC Second Round Final Standings Group E *USA *Argentina *Puerto Rico Uruguay Mexico Panama 10-2 9-3 8-4 6-6 5-7 4-8 *Qualified for 2019 FIBA World Cup Group F *Canada *Brazil *Venezuela *Dominican Rep U.S Virgin Isl Chile 10-2 9-3 9-3 7-5 3-9 2-10 Dan Kahler 1950 Allen Kelley Rich Kelley Shawn Kemp Steve Kerr Irvin Kiffin 1954 1974 1994 1986 1978 Gerard King 1998 Jimmy King Ted Kitchel Joe Kleine Donald Kojis 1998 1982 1982 1963 Reaf LaFrentz Trajan Langdon Christian Laettner John Langdon Kevin Love 2002 1998 1990 1950 2010 John Lucas Brad Luchini 1974 1970 Dan Majerle Shawn Marion Lee Mayberry Pete McCaffery Bruce McDonald Henry McDonald Stan McKenzie Derrick McKey Joe Meriweather Les Metzger Andre Miller Brad Miller Jay Miller John F Miller Reggie Miller Kirby Minter Alonzo Mourning K Denver Chevrolets / Southwestern Peoria Caterpillars / Kansas Stanford Seattle SuperSonics / Arizona AIA/ Oklahoma Baptist Fontanafredda Siena (Italy) / Nicholls State Quad City Thunder / Michigan Indiana Arkansas Phillips 66ers / Marquette L Dallas Mavericks / Kansas Duke Duke Denver Chevrolets / Texas Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA Maryland Marquette M 1994 Phoenix Suns / Cent Michigan 2002 Phoenix Suns / UNLV 1990 Arkansas 1963 St Louis 1970 Cedarville College 1959 U S Air Force / Tennessee St 1967 New York 1986 Alabama 1974 Southern Illinois 1950 Denver Chevrolets / Colorado 2002 Los Angeles Clippers / Utah 2006 Sacramento Kings / Purdue 1998 Purdue 1967 Notre Dame 1959 U S Air Force 2002, 1994 Indiana Pacers / UCLA 1954 Peoria Caterpillars / Southeast Oklahoma State 1994 Charlotte Hornets / 1990 Georgetown Jermaine O'Neal Shaquille O'Neal Lamar Odom 2002 1994 2010 Jimmy Oliver Ronald Olsen Frank Oleynick Billy Owens 1998 1959 1974 1990 O Indiana Pacers / Eau Claire H.S Orlando Magic / Louisiana St Los Angeles Lakers / Rhode Island Ciuda De Huelva (Italy) / Purdue U.S Air Force / Washington Seattle Syracuse Eugene Parker J.L Parks Chris Paul 1978 1950 2006 Charles Paulk Don Penwell Melvin Petersen Paul Pierce John Pinone Mason Plumlee Mark Price 1967 1954 1963 2002 1982 2014 1994 Mark Randall Willis Reed Jimmy Reese Dick Retherford 1990 1963 1950 1954 Fred Reynolds Kendall Rhine Virgil Riley 1982 1967 1959 Glenn Rivers David Robinson Derrick Rose 1982 1986 2014, 2010 Jason Sasser Rick Schmidt Tom Schneeberger Rony Seikaly Brian Shaw Kendall Sheets Jerry Shipp Eugene Short Michael Silliman Don Slocum Edgar Smallwood Charles D Smith Chris Smith Doug Smith Garfield Smith Kenny Smith Steve Smith Wayne Smith Ed Solomon John Stanich Bryant Stith Joe Stratton Jon Sundvold P AIA / Purdue Denver Chevrolets /Okla State New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets / Wake Forest Northeastern Oklahoma Peoria Caterpillars Okla City U S Armed Forces / Wheaton Boston Celtics / Kansas Villanova Brooklyn Nets/Duke Cleveland Cavaliers / Georgia Tech R Kansas Grambling State Denver Chevrolets / Wyoming Peoria Caterpillars / Baldwin-Wallace Texas-El Paso Rice U S Air Force / South Dakota State Marquette U S Naval Academy Chicago Bulls / Memphis S Sioux Falls Skyforce / Texas Tech 1974 Illinois 1978 U S Air Force Academy 1986 Syracuse 1986 California-Santa Barbara 1954 Peoria Caterpillars / Oklahoma A&M 1963 Phillips 66ers / Southwest Oklahoma State 1974 Jackson State 1970,1967 U S Military Academy 1950 Denver Chevrolets /Okla City U.S Armed Forces / Evansville 1963 1986 Pittsburgh 1990 Connecticut 1990 Missouri 1970 Eastern Kentucky 1986 North Carolina 1994 Miami Heat / Michigan State 1978 AIA / California-Irvine 1954 Peoria Caterpillars / West Virginia Tech 1950 Denver Chevrolets / UCLA 1990 Virginia 1954 Peoria Caterpillars / Colgate 1982 Missouri 1998 Continued on page 93 89 USA ALL-TIME FIBA WORLD CUP ROSTER By UNIvERSITy / NBA AFFILIATIONS Akron Goodyears Vern Benson (1967) University of Alabama Derrick McKey (1986) Alba Berlin (Germany) Wendell Alexis (1998) University of Arizona Mike Bibby (2003) Sean Elliott (1986) Andre Iguodala (2010) Richard Jefferson (2003) Steve Kerr (1986) Arizona state University James Harden (2014) University of California-Santa Barbara Brian Shaw (1986) Caja San Fernando (Spain) Jason Sasser (1998) Cedarville College Bruce McDonald (1970) University of Central Michigan Dan Majerle (1994) Charlotte Hornets Larry Johnson (1994) Alonzo Mourning (1994) University of Arkansas Todd Day (1990) Marvin Delph (1978) Joe Johnson (2006) Joe Kleine (1982) Lee Mayberry (1990) Chicago Bulls Kirk Hinrich (2006) Derrick Rose (2010, 2014) Jay Williams (2002) Atlanta Hawks Joe Johnson (2006) Ciuda De Huelva (Spain) Jimmy Oliver (1998) Athletes In Action Marvin Delph (1978) Ralph Drollinger (1978) Tim Hall (1978) Brad Hoffman (1978) Derrick Jackson (1978) Mike Jackson (1978) Irvin Kiffin (1978) Eugene Parker (1978) Wayne Smith (1978) Ernest Wansley (1978) Cleveland Cavaliers Kyrie Irving (2014) LeBron James (2006) Mark Price (1994) Baldwin-Wallace College (OH) Dick Retherford (1954) Colorado State University Tim Hall (1978) Boston Celtics Paul Pierce (2002) Dominique Wilkins (1994) University of Connecticut Andre Drummond (2014) Rudy Gay (2010, 2014) Chris Smith (1990) Brooklyn Nets/ New Jersey Nets Derrick Coleman (1994) Mason Plumlee (2014) University of California Hank D'Antonio (1959) Kevin Johnson (1994) University of CaliforniaIrvine Wayne Smith (1978) 90 Chicago Jamaco Saints Jim Williams (1970, 1967) Colgate University Joe Stratton (1954) University of Colorado Chauncey Billups (2010) Robert Jeangerard (1959) Les Metzger (1950) Dallas Mavericks Tyson Chandler (2-10) Michael Finley (2002) Raef LaFrentz (2002) Davidson College Stephen Curry (2010, 2014) Denver Chevrolets (CO) Bob Fisher (1950) Bryce Heffley (1950) Tom Jaquet (1950) Dan Kahler (1950) John Langdon (1950) Les Metzger (1950) J L Parks (1950) Jimmy Reese (1950) Don Slocum (1950) John Stanich (1950) Blake Williams (1950) Denver Nuggets Carmelo Anthony (2006) Chauncey Billups (2010) Kenneth Faried (2014) Detroit Pistons Andre Drummond (2014) Joe Dumars (1994) Isiah Thomas (1994) Ben Wallace (2002) University of District of Columbia Earl Jones (1982) Dominguez H.S (CA) Tyso Chandler (2010) Duke University Tommy Amaker (1986) Shane Battier (2006) Elton Brand (2006, 2002) Kyrie Irving (2014) Christian Laettner (1990) Trajan Langdon (1998) Mason Plumlee (2014) East Carolina University Bob Hodges (1959) Eastern Kentucky University Garfield Smith (1970) University of Evansville Edgar Smallwood (1963) Florida State University Mitchell Wiggins (1982) Fontanafredda Siena (Italy) Gerard King (1998) Georgetown (DC) Derrick Jackson (1978) Alonzo Mourning (1994, 1990) University of Georgia Dominique Wilkins (1994) Georgia Tech Kenny Anderson (1990) Chris Bosh (2006) Tom Hammonds (1986) Mark Price (1994) Grambling State University Willis Reed (1963) Grand Rapids Hoops Kiwane Garris (1998) Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry (2010, 2014) Tim Hardaway (1994) Klay Thompson (2014) Marquette University Donald Kojis (1963) Brad Luchini (1970) Glenn Rivers (1982) Dwyane Wade (2006) Bob Wolfe (1970) Helix High School (CA) Bill Walton (1970) University of Maryland John Lucas (1974) Houston Rockets Shane Battier (2006) James Harden (2014) McNeese State University Joe Dumars (1994) Idaho Stampede Ashraf Amaya (1998) University of Illinois Tal Brody (1970, 1967) Kiwane Garris (1998) Rick Schmidt (1974) Indiana University Quinn Buckner (1974) Eric Gordon (2010) Ted Kitchel (1982) Isiah Thomas (1994) Jim Thomas (1982) Indiana Pacers Danny Granger (2010) Reggie Miller (2002, 1994) Jermaine O'Neal (2002) University of North Carolina Brad Hoffman (1978) Antawn Jamison (2006) Kenny Smith (1986) Jerry Vayda (1959) North Carolina-Charlotte Henry Williams (1990) Northeastern Okla A&M J C Myron Wilkins (1974) University of Memphis Derrick Rose (2010, 2014) Northeastern Oklahoma University Charles Paulk (1967) Memphis Grizzlies Rudy Gay (2010) University of Notre Dame Jay Miller (1967) Miami Heat Steve Smith (1994) Dwyane Wade (2006) Ohio University Bunk Adams (1963) University of Michigan John Clawson (1967) Steve Grote (1974) Jimmy King (1998) Art Wilmore (1970) Michigan State University Mateen Cleaves (1998) Steve Smith (1994) Minnesota Timberwolves Kevin Love (2010) Oklahoma A&M Tom Jaquet (1950) Kendall Sheets (1954) Blake Williams (1950) Oklahoma Baptist University Irvin Kiffin (1978) Albert Tucker (1967) Oklahoma City College Don Penwell (1954) Don Slocum (1950) Okalahoma City Thunder Kevin Durant (2010) Russell Westbrook (2010) Indiana State University Vern Benson (1967) University of Missouri Doug Smith (1990) Jon Sundvold (1982) Iona College Stan Issac (1970) Morehead State University Kenneth Faried (2014) Jackson 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(1967) University of St Louis Pete McCaffery (1963) St vincent - St Mary H S (OH) LeBron James (2006) Sacramento Kings DeMarcus Cousins (2014) Rudy Gay (2014) Brad Miller (2006) San Jose State University Darnell Hillman (1970) Seattle University Frank Oleynick (1974) Seattle SuperSonics Shawn Kemp (1994) Sioux Falls Skyforce Jason Sasser (1998) University of South Carolina Tom Boswell (1974) South Dakota State University Virgil Riley (1959) 92 Southeast Oklahoma State University Kirby Minter (1954) University of Southern California DeMar DeRozan (2014) Dick Welsh (1959) Southern Illinois University Ashraf Amaya (1998) Joe Meriweather (1974) Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (GA) Dwight Howard (2006) Southwest Missouri State University Forrest Hamilton (1954) Southwest Oklahoma State University Jerry Shipp (1963) Southwestern College Dan Kahler (1950) Stanford University Rich Kelley (1974) Syracuse University Wendell Alexis (1998) Carmelo Anthony (2006) Derrick Coleman (1994) Billy Owens (1990) Rony Seikaly (1986) Temple University Jim Williams (1970, 1967) University of Tennessee Mike Jackson (1978) Tennessee State University Henry McDonald (1959) University of Texas Kevin Durant (2010) John Langdon (1950) University of Texas-El Paso Tim Hardaway (1994) Fred Reynolds (1982) Texas Tech University Jason Sasser (1998) Toronto Raptors Chris Bosh (2006) Antonio Davis (2002) DeMar DeRozan (2014) UCLA Ralph Drollinger (1978) KEvin Love (2010) Reggie Miller (1994) John Stanich (1950) Walter Torrence (1963) Bill Walton (1970) Kenny Washington (1970) Russell Westbrook (2010) Eddie White (1959) Unicaja Malaga (Spain) David Wood (1998) U S Air Force Dick Baker (1959) Jim Coshow (1959) Hank D'Antonio (1959) Bob Hodges (1959) Robert Jeangerard (1959) Henry McDonald (1959) John F Miller (1959) Ronald Olsen (1959) Virgil Riley (1959) Jerry Vayda (1959) Dick Welsh (1959) Eddie White (1959) U S Air Force Academy (CO) Tom Schneeberger (1978) U S Armed Forces Bunk Adams (1963) Darius Cunningham (1967) Melvin Petersen (1963) Edgar Smallwood (1963) Walter Torrence (1963) U S Military Academy Michael Silliman (1970, 1967) U S Naval Academy David Robinson (1986) U S Navy Mike Barrett (1967) University of Utah Luther Burden (1974) vanderbilt University Jeff Turner (1982) villanova University John Pinone (1982) University of virginia Gus Gerard (1974) Bryant Stith (1990) virginia Tech Ernest Wansley (1978) Wabash College Charles Bowerman (1963) Wake Forest University Tyrone Bogues (1986) Chris Paul (2006) University of Washington Jim Coshow (1959) Ronald Olsen (1959) Continued on page 94 Continued from page 89 Isiah Thomas Jim Thomas Klay Thompson 1994 1982 2014 Walter Torrence Albert Tucker Jeff Turner 1963 1967 1982 Jerry Vayda 1959 Dwyane Wade Ben Wallace Bill Walton Ernest Wansley 2006 2002 1970 1978 T Detroit Pistons / Indiana Indiana Golden State Warriors/ Washington State U S Armed Forces / UCLA Oklahoma Baptist Vanderbilt v U S Air Force / North Carolina W Miami Heat / Marquette Detroit Pistons / Virginia Union Helix High School / UCLA AIA / Virginia Tech Continued from page 87 Senegal (1-0) 103- 58 2006 129- 92 Serbia (1-0) 2014 Slovenia (3-0) 119- 76 2014 99- 77 2010 114- 95 2006 76- 81 75- 73 115-100 95- 85 99- 109 114- 71 Kenny Washington Dick Welsh Mark West Russell Westbrook UCLA U S Air Force / USC Old Dominion Oklahoma City Thunder / UCLA Eddie White 1959 U S Air Force / UCLA Mitchell Wiggins 1982 Florida State Dominique Wilkins 1994 Boston Celtics / Georgia Myron Wilkins 1974 NE Oklahoma A&M J C Blake Williams 1950 Denver Chevrolets / Okla.A&M Henry Williams 1990 North Carolina-Charlotte Jay Williams 2002 Chicago Bulls / Duke Jim Williams 1970, 1967 Temple /Chicago Jamaco Saints Art Wilmore 1970 Michigan Bob Wolfe 1970 Marquette David Wood 1998 Rockford Lightning / Unicaja Malaga (Spain) / Nevada Spain (4-2) 2002 1998 1994 1990 1982 1974 Tunisia (1-0) 2010 92- 57 South Korea (2-0) 88- 62 1998 146- 67 1990 98- 77 81- 64 Turkey (2-0) 2014 2010 Soviet Union (4-5) 87- 85 1986 94- 95 1982 99- 93 1982 76- 97 1978 94-105 1974 75- 72 1970 59- 58 1967 74- 75 1963 37- 62 1959 95- 71 Ukraine(1-0) 2014 yugoslavia (4-6) 78- 81 2002 91- 99 1990 69- 60 1986 88- 81 1982 93- 100 1978 91- 88 1974 63- 70 1970 72- 73 1967 76- 71 1967 73- 75 1963 *Overtime United Arab Republic (1-0) 103- 58 1959 Uruguay (3-0) 76- 39 1970 88- 53 1967 64- 59 1954 Continued from page 92 Western Kentucky University Darel Carrier (1967) Washington State University Klay Thompson (2014) Wheaton College Melvin Petersen (1963) Washington Wizards Antawn Jamison (2006) Wichita State University Antoine Carr (1982) West virginia Tech Ed Solomon (1954) Mike Barrett (1967) Wright State University Bill Edwards (1998) Western Carolina University Melvin Gibson (1963) 1970 1959 1982 2010 Xavier University Michael Hawkins (1998) University of Wyoming Jimmy Reese (1950) 93 USA INDIvIDUAL COMPETITION RECORDS -FIBA WORLD CUP MOST POINTS: *HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: Kevin Durant 205 (22.8) Luther Burden 182 (20.2) Carmelo Anthony 179 (19.9) Paul Pierce 178 (19.8) John Lucas 178 (19.8) John Vayda 162 (18.0) Dwyane Wade 154 (19.3) Glenn Rivers 153 (17.0) Kenny Anderson 150 (18.8) Charles D Smith 150 (15.0) 2010 1974 2006 2002 1974 1959 2006 1982 1990 1986 *MOST REBOUNDS: Kendall Rhine 72 ( 8.0) Kenneth Faried 70 ( 6.6) Lamar Odom 69 ( 7.7) Shaquille O'Neal 68 ( 8.5) David Robinson 68 ( 6.8) Ben Wallace 61 ( 6.8) Alonzo Mourning 61 ( 7.6) Anthony Davis 59 ( 6.6) Kevin Durant 55 ( 6.1) Shawn Kemp 54 ( 6.8) 1967 2014 2010 1994 1986 2002 1990 2014 2010 1994 *Rebounds have been kept as an official statistic since the 1967 World Championship No stats are available for 1978 and 1974 *MOST FIELD GOALS MADE: Kevin Durant 74 Carmelo Anthony 64 Jerry Shipp 64 Shaquille O'Neal 62 Charles D Smith 61 Kenny Smith 58 Dwyane Wade 57 Kenny Anderson 54 LeBron James 53 Paul Pierce 53 David Robinson 53 Donald Kojis 53 2010 2006 1963 1994 1986 1986 2006 1990 2006 2002 1986 1963 *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 94 Shaquille O'Neal 713 (62-87) DeMarcus Cousins 702 (33-47) Shawn Kemp 689 (31-45) Alonzo Mourning 685 (37-54) Derrick Coleman 684 (26-38) 1994 2014 1994 1994 1994 *Field goals attempted were not kept for the 1978, 1974, 1963, 1959, 1954, 1950 World Championships *MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE: Paul Pierce 33 Reggie Miller 30 Kevin Durant 26 Klay Thompson 22 Carmelo Anthony 22 Michael Finley 22 Stephen Curry 21 Jimmy Oliver 20 Eric Gordon 19 Mark Price 19 2002 1994 2010 2014 2006 2002 2014 1998 2010 1994 *3-Point field goals have been an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship *MOST 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED: Paul Pierce 67 Kevin Durant 57 Reggie Miller 57 Michael Finley 56 Klay Thompsjn 53 Carmelo Anthony 50 Stephen Curry 48 Mark Price 45 Chauncey Billups 44 Baron Davis 44 Jimmy Oliver 44 2002 2010 1994 2002 2014 2006 2014 1994 2010 2002 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) Derrick Coleman 600 ( 6-10) Trajan Langdon 571 ( 4- 7) Chris Smith 556 (15-27) Reggie Miller 526 (30-57) Joe Dumars 516 (16-31) Steve Kerr 500 (18-36) Lee Mayberry 500 ( 7-14) Paul Pierce 493 (33-67) Shane Battier 476 (10-21) 2014 1994 1998 1990 1994 1994 1986 1990 2002 2006 *3-Point field goals have been an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship MOST FREE THROWS MADE: *MOST ASSISTS: Paul Pierce 39 Kenny Anderson 36 Dwyane Wade 35 James Harden 34 Alonzo Mourning 33 Kevin Durant 31 Bob Hodges 30 Carmelo Anthony 29 Charles D Smith 28 Dwight Howard 26 Chris Paul 44 ( 4.9) LeBron James 37 ( 4.1) Andre Miller 37 ( 4.1) Michael Hawkins 37 ( 4.1) Glenn Rivers 37 ( 4.1) Baron Davis 36 ( 4.0) Paul Pierce 35 ( 3.9) Kenny Anderson 34 ( 4.3 Kyrie Irving 32 ( 3.6) Kevin Johnson 31 ( 3.9) 2002 1990 2006 2014 1990 2010 1959 2006 1986 2006 *Assists were not kept for the1978, 1974, 1967, 1963, 1959, 1954 and 1950 World Championships MOST FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED: Paul Pierce 58 Alonzo Mourning 53 David Robinson 52 Dwyane Wade 50 Carmelo Anthony 46 Charles D Smith 46 Kenny Anderson 44 James Harden 42 Dwight Howard 42 Shaquille O'Neal 38 2006 2006 2002 1998 1982 2002 2002 1990 2014 2002 2002 1990 1986 2006 2006 1986 1990 2014 2006 1994 *MOST BLOCKED SHOTS: *Free throws attempted were not kept for the 1978, 1974, 1963, 1959, 1954 and 1950 World Championships 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 Jermaine O'Neal 14 ( 1.8) 2002 Dwight Howard 12 ( 1.3) 2006 Elton Brand 11 ( 1.2) 2006 Shawn Kemp ( 1.1) 1994 Alonzo Mourning ( 1.1) 1994 HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: *Blocked shots have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship (minimum of one attempt a game) Stphen Curry 1.000 (17-17) 2014 Bryant Stith 952 (20-21) 1990 Reggie Miller 950 (19-20) 1994 Kevin Durant 912 (31-34) 2010 Chris Gatling 900 (18-20) 1990 Glenn Rivers 900 (18-20) 1982 Christian Laettner 885 (23-26) 1990 Michael Finley 864 (19-22) 2002 Chauncey Billups 857 (24-28) 2010 Russell Westbrook 840 (21-25) 2010 *Free throws attempted were not kept for the 1978, 1974, 1963, 1959, 1954 and 1950 World Championships *MOST STEALS: Tyrone Bogues 37 ( 3.7) Kenny Smith 26 ( 2.6) Tommy Amaker 25 ( 2.5) Kyrie Irving 19 ( 2.1) Charles D Smith 19 ( 1.9) Derrick McKey 18 ( 1.8) Kyrie Irving 17 ( 1.9) Carmelo Anthony 17 ( 1.9) Chris Paul 17 ( 1.9) Andre Iguodala 16 ( 1.8) 1986 1986 1986 2014 1986 1986 2014 2006 2006 2010 *Steals have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship USA TEAM COMPETITION RECORDS FIBA WORLD CUP MOST POINTS SCORED: MOST POINTS AVERAGED: 961 in 1994 MOST FTM: 182 in 2006 120.1 in 1994 MOST FTA: 273 in 2006 MOST FGM: 362 in 1994 HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: 759% in 1982 MOST FGA: 689 in 2014 MOST REBOUNDS: 434 in 2002 MOST REBOUNDS AVERAGED: 48.2 in 2002 199 in 2002 HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: 576% in 1994 MOST 3PM: 103 in 1994 MOST ASSISTS: MOST 3PA: 239 in 2010 MOST BLOCKED SHOTS: HIGHEST 3-POINT PERCENTAGE: 464% in 1994 MOST STEALS: 56 in 1986 176 in 1986 95 USA INDIvIDUAL GAME RECORDS FIBA WORLD CUP MOST POINTS: MOST FTM: 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, Shaquille O'Neal vs Puerto Rico 8/10/94 29, Alonzo Mourning vs South Korea 8/09/90 11, Alonzo Mourning vs Argentina 8/13/90 11, Christian Laettner vs Spain 8/10/90 MOST FGM: 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 1978, 1974, 1963, 1959, 1954 and 1950 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 14, Kevin Durant vs Lithuania 9/11/10 *MOST REBOUNDS: MOST FGA: 17, David Robinson vs Yugoslavia 7/15/86 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 were not kept for the 1978, 1974, 1960, 1952 and 1948 World Championships *Rebounds were not kept for the 1978, 1974, 1963, 1959, 1954 and 1950 World Championships *MOST ASSISTS: 10, Michael Hawkins vs Brazil 7/29/98 *Assists have been kept as an official statistic since the 1970 World Championship No stats are available for 1978 and 1974 *MOST BLOCKED SHOTS: *MOST 3PM: 8, Reggie Miller vs Puerto Rico 8/10/94 *MOST 3PA: 8, Alonzo Mourning vs Puerto Rico 8/18/90 *Blocked shots have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship 13, Kevin Durant vs Turkey 9/12/10 *MOST STEALS: *HIGHEST 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: 10, Tyrone Bogues vs Soviet Union 7/20/86 1.000 (6-6), Kyrie Irving vs Serbia 9/14/14 *Steals have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship *3-point field goals have been an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship USA TEAM GAME RECORDS FIBA WORLD CUP MOST POINTS: 136 vs Cuba, 6/28/92 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: MOST 3PA: 19 vs Russia, 8/14/94 19 vs Puerto Rico, 8/10/94 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: MOST ASSISTS: MOST BLOCKED SHOTS: MOST STEALS: 96 66 vs New Zealand, 9/03/02 35 vs South Korea, 8/09/90 11 vs Argentina, 8/13/90 22 vs Algeria, 8/29/02 USA CAREER RECORDS FIBA WORLD CUP MOST GAMES: Rudy Gay 18 Derrick Rose 18 Michael Silliman 18 Elton Brand 17 Stephen Curry 17 Jim Williams 17 Alonzo Mourning 16 Reggie Miller 14 Brad Miller 13 2010, 2014 2010, 2014 1970, 1967 2006, 2002 2010, 2014 1970, 1967 1994, 1990 2002, 1994 2006, 1998 *MOST POINTS: Alonzo Mourning 215 (13.4) Kevin Durant 205 (22.8) Carmelo Anthont 179 (19.9) Luther Burden 182 (20.2) Paul Pierce 178 (19.8) John Lucas 178 (19.8) John Vayda 162 (18.0) Dwyane Wade 154 (19.3) Glenn Rivers 153 (17.0) Michael Silliman 151 (10.1) *3-Point field goals have been an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: 1994, 1990 2010 2006 1974 2002 1974 1959 2006 1982 1970, 1967 *MOST REBOUNDS: Alonzo Mourning 102 ( 6.4) Kendall Rhine 72 ( 8.0) Kenneth Farried 70 ( 7.8) Lamar Odom 69 ( 7.7) Shaquille O'Neal 68 ( 8.5) David Robinson 68 ( 6.8) Elton Brand 63 ( 3.7) Jim Williams 63 ( 4.5) Ben Wallace 61 ( 6.8) Anthony Davis 59 ( 6.6) Rudy Gay 59 ( 3.3) Chris Smith 556 (15-27) 1990 Joe Dumars 516 (16-31) 1994 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 Wendell Alexis 471 (16-34) 1998 1994, 1990 1967 2014 2010 1994 1986 2006, 2002 1970, 1967 2002 2014 2010, 2014 *Rebounds have been kept as an official statistic since the 1967 World Championship No stats are available for 1978 and 1974 *HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE: Shaquille O'Neal 713 (62-87) DeMarcus Cousins 702 (33-47) Ashraf Amaya 708 (17-24) Shawn Kemp 689 (31-45) Derrick Coleman 684 (26-38) Jon Sunvold 659 (29-44) Chris Bosh 654 (17-26) Darnell Hillman 652 (30-46) Kenneth Faried 634 (51-80) Jim Thomas 630 (29-46) 1994 2014 1998 1994 1994 1982 2006 1970 2014 1982 *Field goals attempted were not kept 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 (minimum of one made a game) Stephen Curry 1.000 (19-19) 2010, 2014 Reggie Miller 958 (23-24) 2002, 1994 Bryant Stith 952 (20-21) 1990 Kevin Durant 912 (31-34) 2010 Chris Gatling 900 (18-20) 1990 Glenn Rivers 900 (18-20) 1982 Brad Miller 889 ( 8- 9) 2006 Kevin Johnson 889 ( 8- 9) 1994 *Free throws attempted were not kept for the 1978, 1974, 1963, 1959, 1954 and 1950 World Championships *MOST ASSISTS: Derrick Rose 57 ( 3.2) Chris Paul 44 ( 4.9) Stephen Curry 43 ( 2.5) LeBron James 37 ( 4.1) Andre Miller 37 ( 4.1) Michael Hawkins 37 ( 4.1) Glenn Rivers 37 ( 4.1) 2010, 2014 2006 2010, 2014 2006 2002 1998 1982 *Assists were not kept for the 1978, 1974, 1967, 1963, 1959, 1954 and 1950 World Championships *MOST BLOCKED SHOTS: Alonzo Mourning 46 ( 2.9) David Robinson 25 ( 2.5) Anthony Davis 19 ( 2.1) Elton Brand 16 ( 0.9) Ben Wallace 15 ( 1.7) Shaquille O'Neal 15 ( 1.9) 1994, 1990 1986 2014 2006 2002 1994 *Blocked shots have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship *MOST STEALS: Tyrone Bogues 37 ( 3.7) Kenny Smith 26 ( 2.6) Tommy Amaker 25 ( 2.5) Derrick Rose 19 ( 1.1) Charles D Smith 19 ( 1.9) Rudy Gay 18 ( 1.0) Derrick McKey 18 ( 1.8) 1986 1986 1986 2010, 2014 1986 2010, 2014 1986 *Steals have been kept as an official statistic since the 1986 World Championship 97 About USA Basketball 2016-2020 USA Basketball Board of Directors Martin Dempsey Chauncey Billups Kim Bohuny Chairman NBA Representative Athlete Representative 2010 World Championship Gold Medalist NBA Representative Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations-International, NBA Dan Gavitt NCAA Representative Senior Vice President, Basketball, NCAA Jim Carr National Organizations Representative President and Chief Executive Officer, NAIA Jerry Colangelo Bob Gardner Ex Officio/Past Chairman JDMD Investments, LLC NFHS Representative Executive Director, National Federation of State High School Associations Bernard Muir Chris Plonsky Michele Roberts Katie Smith Mark Tatum NCAA Representative Director of Athletics, Stanford University NCAA Representative Executive Sr Assoc Athletics Director/ Chief of Staff, University of Texas At-Large Representative Executive Director, NBPA Athlete Representative 2000, 2004 and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist NBA Representative Deputy Commissioner/Chief Operating Officer, NBA USA Basketball Staff Jim Tooley CEO, USA Basketball Killjan Anderson USA Basketball Foundation, CEO Brent Baumberger Chief Financial Officer Jill Berryman Director, Office Operations & Special Projects Rita Bickley Manager, Finance & Administration Carol Callan Women's National Team Director Ellis Dawson Assistant Director, National Teams Jay Demings Director, Youth & Sport Development Eliot Mar Coordinator, Women’s National Team Cole Dougherty Coordinator, Youth & Sport Development Craig Miller Chief Communications Officer Travis Dunnette Coordinator, Apparel and Equipment Trenton Miller Coordinator, Digital Communications Sean Ford Men's National Team Director Saudia Mitchell Director, Video Content Whitney Frye Director, Safesport Kyle Pilipovich Coordinator, Men’s National Team Rita Grayson Manager, Youth & Sport Development Sam Schultz Coordinator, Youth & Sport Development Darrin Hypsher Video Intern Don Showalter Coach Director, Youth & Sport Development Kenisha Ikener Coordinator, First Impressions & Office Adminstration Tracie Speck Receptionist Jenny Johnston Assistant Director, Communications Andrea Travelstead Assistant Director, Youth & Sport Development Samson Kayode Assistant Director, Men’s National Team Briana Weiss Assistant Director, Women's National Team Caroline Williams Senior Director, Communications 99 USA Basketball Committees USA   Bask et b a l l   Basket S tanding   Com m i t tees Finance Committee David Denenberg (NBA) Craig Moore (Athlete Representative) Bernard Muir (NCAA) Officials Advisory Panel JD Collins (NCAA) Sally Bell (Past Olympic Referee) Joe Borgia (NBA) TBD (WNBA) Terry Moore (Past Olympic Referee) June Courteau (NCAA) USA US A   B as k e t b all   Men’s  C o mmit t e e s U SA   B as k e tba tb a ll   W o me n ’ s   C C ommit tees National Team Managing Director Women's National Team Steering Committee Jerry Colangelo (The committee reviews basketball matters related to the participation of the USA Women’s National Team in the FIBA 2018 World Cup and the 2020 Olympics) World Cup Qualification Committee Chair: Carol Callan (USA Basketball) Geno Auriemma (Special Advisor) (The committee selects athletes for USA BasketRuthie Bolton (At-Large) ball teams competing in FIBA World Cup QualAnn Rodriguez (WNBA) ifying competitions) Katie Smith (Athlete Representative) Chair: Sean Ford (USA Basketball) Trajan Langdon (NBA G League) Women's National Team Player Adam Simon (NBA G League) Selection Committee Gersson Rosas (At-Large) (The committee selects athletes for USA Basketball Brad Walker (NBA G League) teams competing in the FIBA 2018 World Cup and Damien Wilkins (Athlete Representative) the 2020 Olympics) Chair: Carol Callan (USA Basketball) Geno Auriemma (Special Advisor) Junior National Team Committee Curt Miller (WNBA) (The committee selects coaches and athletes for Penny Toler (WNBA) USA Basketball college-aged competitions, Katie Smith (Athlete Representative) which include FIBA U19 World Cups; FIBA Americas U18 Championships; and Pan American Games.) Chair: Matt Painter (NCAA) Shane Battier (Athlete Representative) Tony Bennett (NCAA) Ed Cooley (NCAA) Sean Miller (NCAA) Developmental National Team Committee Junior National Team Committee (The committee selects coaches and athletes for USA Basketball college-aged competitions, which include U23 competitions, FIBA U19 World Cups; FIBA Americas U18 Championships; World University Games; and Pan American Games.) Chair: Jennifer Rizzotti (NCAA) Karen Aston (NCAA) Tonya Cardoza (NCAA) Kara Lawson Barling (Athlete Representative) Wes Moore (NCAA) (The committee selects coaches and athletes for USA Basketball teams competing in FIBA Americas U16 Championships and FIBA U17 Developmental National Team Committee World Cups The Men's Developmental National Team Committee also selects staff and (The committee selects coaches and athletes for players for the Nike Hoop Summit.) USA Basketball teams competing in the FIBA Amer- Chair: Sean Ford (USA Basketball) Evan Daniels (At-Large) Eric Flannery (At-Large) Keith Langford (Athlete Representative) John Olive (NFHS) Damien Wilkins (Athlete Representative) Boo Williams (AAU) 100 icas U16 Championships; and the FIBA U17 World Cups.) Chair: Carol Callan (USA Basketball) Kirsten Moore (At-Large, NCAA DIII) Tamika Catchings (Athlete Representative) Kevin Lynch (AAU) Delisha Milton-Jones (Athlete Representative) Kirsten Moore (At-Large, NAIA) Jill Rankin Schneider (NFSHS Representative) B USA Basketball Today A 12-member Board of Directors governs USA Basketball Retired General Martin E Dempsey, the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was elected USA Basketball Chairman for the 2017-20 quadrennium Also members of the Board of Directors are: NBA appointees Kim Bohuny (NBA senior vice president, International Basketball Operations) and Mark Tatum (NBA deputy commissioner and chief operating officer); NCAA appointees Dan Gavitt (NCAA senior vice president/basketball), Bernard Muir (Stanford University director of athletics) and Chris Plonsky (University of Texas Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director/Chief of Staff); scholastic representative Bob Gardner (executive director, National Federation of State High School Associations); national organizations representative Jim Carr (NAIA president and chief executive director); at-large representative Michele Roberts (NBPA executive director); and athlete representatives Chauncey Billups (2010 World Championship gold medalist) and Katie Smith (three-time Olympic gold medalist) Jerry Colangelo (USA Basketball Men’s National Team managing director) rounds out the board and will serve in an ex officio capacity as past chairman Serving since January 2001 as CEO is Jim Tooley, who has been with USA Basketball since 1993 From 2014 through 2018, 2,818 men and women players and 299 coaches participated in USA Basketball USA Basketball men’s and women’s teams between 2014-18 compiled a spectacular 187-11 win-loss record in FIBA and FIBA Americas competitions, the Pan American Games, World University Games and the Nike Hoop Summit Additionally, USA 3x3 teams posted a 75-28 winloss record in official FIBA and FIBA Americas 3x3 competitions USA Basketball ranks Andrew D Bernstein USA Basketball was organized in 1974 and known as the Amateur Basketball Association of the United States of America (ABAUSA) The name change to USA Basketball occurred on Oct 12, 1989, shortly after FIBA modified its rules to allow professional basketball players to participate in international competitions USA Basketball then admitted the NBA as an active member and made the change Christian Petersen/Getty Images ased in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Basketball is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for men's and women's basketball in the United States As the recognized governing body for basketball in the United States by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA teams that compete in FIBA sponsored international competitions, as well as for some national competitions, and for the development of youth basketball initiatives that address player development, coach education and safety USA Basketball is an organization made up of organizations There are five member categories Professional: • National Basketball Association • National Basketball Association G League • Women's National Basketball Association Collegiate: • National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics • National Collegiate Athletic Association • National Junior College Athletic Association Scholastic: • National Federation of State High School Associations Youth: • Amateur Athletic Union Associate: • Athletes In Action • Basketball Travelers • College Commissioners Association • Harlem Globetrotters • Latin-American Basketball League of Los Angeles, CA • National Association of Basketball Coaches • National Basketball Players Association • National Basketball Retired Players Association • National Junior College Basketball Coach Association • National Junior College Women’s Coach Association • National Wheelchair Basketball Association • USA Deaf Basketball • United States Armed Forces • Women's Basketball Coaches Association Above Right: Carmelo Anthony is the first American men’s basketball player to play in four Olympics He earned gold in 2008, 2012 and 2016 and bronze in 2004 Right: The historic 1992 USA Basketball “Dream Team,” first rolled through the Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Portland with a 6-0 record Then later in July, the U.S squad went 8-0 to claim the 1992 Barcelona Olympics gold medal 101 No in all five of FIBA's U19 / U18 world ranking Championships USA Basketball also categories, including fields men's and women's combined, men's, women's, national teams for players boys and girls 19 years old or younger The USA Basketball FIBA now holds U19 Youth & Sport Development World Cups every two division is tasked with the years (2021, 2023 etc.) In development of youth basket2019, the USA men and ball initiatives that address women went undefeated to player development, coach win gold USA Basketball education and safety, while also fields teams featuring promoting, growing, and players 18 years old or elevating the game USA The 2014 USA Men’s World Cup Team finished 7-0 in Spain, to capture the USA’s younger for FIBA AmeriBasketball is committed to second consecutive FIBA Basketball World Cup gold medal cas U18 qualifying providing youth throughout tournaments, which are to be held in 2020, 2022, etc The USA  the country safe, fun and developmentally appropriate environments women currently are the nine-time defending U18 gold in which they can enjoy the game Current USA Basketball youth inimedalists, while the men are five-time defending U18 champs tiatives include coach licensing and education, coach academies, regional camps, youth clinics, Open Court programs, Women in the U17 / U16 Championships Game conferences and the U.S Open Basketball Championships FIBA initiated in 2010 the U17 World Cup for players USA Basketball also sanctions U.S basketball team tours of 17 years old or younger and holds the event every two years foreign countries and foreign basketball team tours of the U.S.; (2020, 2022, etc.) In 2018, the USA men won a fifth stright as well as oversees the certification of FIBA and USA Basketgold medal, and the women captured gold for the fourth time in ball officials and the assignment of those officials to internafive tries USA Basketball also selects national teams featuring tional competitions; and the licensing of players to play players 16 years old or younger for FIBA Americas U16 professionally overseas Championships, which will be held in 2021, 2023, etc The USA A brief synopsis of the various competitions in which USA men have claimed the gold medal in all six U16 Championships, Basketball teams participate includes: while the USA women have now claimed gold in five of the six editions of the event Olympic Games Men's and women's Olympic basketball competition is held Nike Hoop Summit every four years (2020, 2024, etc.) For a third consecutive The Nike Hoop Summit is the country's premiere annual Olympics, the USA captured double gold at the 2016 Rio basketball game featuring USA's top male high school seniors Olympics with both the men’s and women’s teams compiling taking on a World Select Team comprised of top players from unblemished 8-0 records The USA men have captured gold in around the world who are 19 years old or younger Played each 15 of the 18 Olympics in which they have competed and have April, the USA owns a 15-7 series lead The 2020 Nike Hoop compiled an incredible 138-5 record The USA women have Summit will take place in April in Portland, Oregon earned gold in six consecutive Olympics and boast of a sterling 3x3 World Cups 58-3 record The 2020 Summer Olympic Games will be held FIBA initiated 3x3 competitions in 2010 and now conducts July 24-Aug in Toyko, Japan 3x3 World Cups and 3x3 U18 World Cups for men and women FIBA World Cup yearly (except in years when the Youth Olympic Games are held) The FIBA Basketball World Cup (known from 1950 until In the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, 3x3 will be held as an official men’s 2010 as the FIBA World Championship for Men and from 1953 to and women’s competition for the first time The Youth Olympic 2014 as the FIBA World Championship for Women) are the Games, featuring 3x3 competition, is held every four years (2022, flagship events of FIBA competitions Held every four years, the 2026, etc.) In 2018, the USA women finishied 7-0 to claim a secUSA women in 2018 claimed a third straight FIBA World Cup ond straight gold medal at the Youth Olympic Games, while the title, while the USA men have won gold at the past two FIBA U.S men finished 2-2 In 2019, the USA recorded its first gold World Cups (2010 and 2014) The next FIBA Men's Basketball medal finish at a FIBA 3x3 World Cup, nd the USA men and World Cup will be in 2019 in China, while the FIBA Women's women collected the gold medas at the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup Basketball World Cup is scheduled to be held in 2022 Double-gold was again the result at the 2019 Pan American Games 3x3 competition as the USA men and women both took home top Pan American Games Started in 1951 for men and 1955 for women, the Pan honors American Games are held every four years (2019, 2023, etc.) in the year preceding the Olympics Countries from FIBA AmeriFor information about USA Basketball, visit the official website at cas are eligible to compete The USA men have a 90-17 overall www.usab.com and connect with us on Facebook (USABasketball, USABYouth), Twitter (@usabasketball, @USABYouth, @USAB3x3), record, winning eight gold medals The USA women have won Instagram (@USABasketball) and YouTube (therealusabasketball) seven gold medals and own a 82-16 record 102 2019 USA Men’s World Cup Team #4 DERRICK WHITE #5 DONOVAN MITCHELL #6 JOE HARRIS #7 MARCUS SMART #8 HARRISON BARNES #9 JAYLEN BROWN #10 JAYSON TATUM #11 MASON PLUMLEE #12 MYLES TURNER #13 BROOK LOPEZ 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