USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S U19 WORLD CUP TEAM 2023 RESULTS
MADRID, SPAIN • JULY 15-23, 2023
The journey to a third straight FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup gold medal began with an 85-66 USA victory over Mali. Mali scored four of the first six points in the contest but the 4-2 score favoring Mali evaporated in four minutes of game time behind a 12-0 USA run. The U.S. led by at least two possessions for the remainder of period and by 10-plus points from the second quarter to the final buzzer. The team improved to 2-0 with a 100-46 victory over Germany. The trio of Joyce Edwards (12 points), Chloe Kitts (9) and Grace VanSlooten (8) combined for 29 of the USA’s 45 first half points. The U.S. finished with 62 points in the paint in the wire-to-wire win. Edwards led all scorers with 21 points to go with nine rebounds. Kitts recorded the first American double-double of the tournament with 18 points and 13 rebounds. The Americans clinched the top overall spot in Group B with a 112-49 victory over Chinese Taipei. Defense was the story of the game for the U.S. In the first quarter, the team held their opponent to 4-of-21 shooting from the field, including 0-for-9 from 3-point range. Chinese Taipei didn’t connect on their first 3-pointer until midway through the second quarter but at that point the Americans already led by double figures (35-17). The U.S. clinched a quarterfinals spot after defeating Argentina 112-36 in the Round of 16. The team held Argentina to a single point, a free throw, and 0-for-11 shooting which helped build a 27-6 USA lead. Argentina’s basketless streak carried into the second quarter as their next field goal (layup) did not occur until the 2:43 mark. At that point, the U.S. was com- fortably ahead 47-10. In the end, Allie Ziebell led all scorers with 20 points. The team took one step closer to gold with a 121-61 victory over Czech Republic in the quarterfinals. The Americans shot 55.3% (24-45 FG) in the first 20 minutes, including 16 assists on 24 made baskets which helped the team to a 62-25 lead at halftime. While the opponent scored 16 of the first 23 points in the third quarter, the U.S. kept applying offensive pressure and scored 120+ points for the first time during the tournament. Joyce Edwards (23 points) had her second game of 20+ points while Hannah Hidalgo had a points-assists double-double (16 pts, 13 asts). The Americans took a decisive 80-57 semifinals victory over France. After 10 minutes, the contest was tied at 20. In the second, Breya Cunningham gave the U.S. their first lead of the game, 24-22, on a putback. The lead would expand from there as the red, white and blue took a 48-30 lead to half. While France went on to score five quick points to open the third period, it would be the closest they would get for the remainder of the game. In a thrilling championship the U.S. defeated Spain 69-66. The USA controlled the first half after taking their first lead, 16-14, in the opening frame and their largest first-half lead, 26- 16, with 7:00 left in the second quarter. However, Spain responded with a 14-2 run to take the lead 30-28 with 3:00 minutes left. The two teams entered the second half tied at 34and traded baskets throughout the second half as neither squad led by double-digits the rest of the way. By the end, the contest was knotted up at 66 with 28 seconds remaining. With gold on the line, Cotie McMahon spun her way to the hoop for the go-ahead basket before Hannah Hidalgo stole the ball away from Spain the next possession. A free throw plus a defensive stop as the buzzer sounded sealed the win in front of 7,033 hometown fans.
Joyce Edwards and Hannah Hidalgo were named to the event’s All-Star Five.
2023 USA WOMEN’S U19 WORLD CUP TEAM ROSTER
2023 USA RESULTS (7-0)
NAME
POS HGT AGE
SCHOOL/COMMITMENT
HOMETOWN
Mali (Group B)
W, 85-66 W, 100-46 W, 112-49 W, 112-36 W, 121-61 W, 80-57 W, 69-66
Germany (Group B) Taiwan (Group B) Argentina (RD 16) Czech Republic (QF)
Madison Booker Breya Cunningham Jadyn Donovan Joyce Edwards Hannah Hidalgo Londynn Jones Chloe Kitts Talana Lepolo Cotie McMahon
F
6-1 6-4 6-0 6-3 5-8 5-5 6-3 5-7 5-9 5-11 6-3 5-11
18 18 17 17 18 18 18 18 19 19 18 17
Germantown H.S. (MS)/Texas La Jolla Country Day School/Arizona Sidwell Friends School/Duke
Ridgeland, MS Chula Vista, CA
F/C
F F
Upper Marlboro, MD
Camden H.S.
Camden, SC
G G
Paul VI/Notre Dame
Merchantville, NJ Riverside, CA Oviedo, FL Alameda, CA Centerville, OH Bethesda, MD Toledo, OH Neenah, WI
France (SF)
UCLA
Spain (F)
F
University of South Carolina
G
Stanford Ohio State
F
Kiki Rice
G
UCLA
FINAL STANDINGS
Grace VanSlooten
F
Oregon
Allie Ziebell
G
Neenah H.S./Connecticut
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
United States (7-0)
Spain (6-1)
HEAD COACH: Joni Taylor, Texas A&M ASSISTANT COACH: DeLisha Milton-Jones, Old Dominion University ASSISTANT COACH: Teri Moren, Indiana University TEAM PHYSICIAN: Nancy Cummings, Rockwood, Maine ATHLETIC TRAINER: Rachel Stewart, Georgia Tech
Canada (6-1) France (4-3) Mali (5-2) Japan (5-2)
Czech Republic (4-3)
2023 USA WOMEN’S U19 WORLD CUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
Lithuania (3-4)
9. Australia (4-3) 10. Germany (3-4) 11. Italy (3-4) 12. Egypt (2-5) 13. China (2-5) 14. Brazil (1-6) 15. Taiwan (1-6) 16. Argentina (0-7)
NAME
G/S MIN
FGM-A PCT 3PM-3PA PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Edwards
7/0 130/18.5 7/7 134/19.1 7/0 141/20.1 7/7 141/20.1 7/7 132/18.8 7/0 129/18.4 7/7 137/19.6 5/0 60/11.9 7/0 110/15.7 5/0 69/13.9 7/7 124/17.7
36-57 32-56 25-60 21-49 25-48 21-56 18-36 26-43 15-28 14-41 13-25
0.632 0-1 0.571 0-3 0.417 5-14 0.429 4-11 0.521 0-1 0.375 9-29 0.500 0-0 0.604 0-0 0.536 4-5 0.341 14-37 0.520 0-0 0.412 5-7
0 0
16-26 11-18 20-27 24-28 12-30 10-13 23-28
0.615 0.611 0.741 0.857 0.400 0.769 0.821 0.500 1.000 0.833 0.444 0.600
43/6.1 56/8.0 24/3.4 35/5.0 29/4.1 16/2.3 29/4.1 47/6.7 25/5.0 12/1.7 10/2.0 11/1.6
88/12.6 75/10.7 75/10.7 70/10.0 62/8.9 61/8.7 59/8.4 54/7.7 36/7.2 47/6.7 30/6.0 22/3.1
6
8 5 3 2 1 1 5 8 1 2 2 0
6 5 5 5 7 3 4 7 6
Kitts
11 38 15 17 12
Hidalgo
0.357 .364
22
Rice
McMahon
0
Jones
0.310
13
VanSlooten
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3 5 5
Cunningham 7/0 95/13.1
2-4 2-2 5-6 4-9 3-5
Booker Ziebell
0.800 0.378 0.714 .380 .203 0
10
Donovan
5
Lepolo
7-17
19
10 93 59
USA OPP.
7 7
1400 1400
253-516 .490 41-108
132-196 70-108
.673 .648
373/53.3 259/37.0
679/97.0 381/54.4
146
38 26
141-471 .299
29-143
81
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