USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S U16 FIBA AMERICAS TEAM 2017 RESULTS
BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA • JUNE 7-11, 2017
The 2017 USA Women’s U16 National Team recaptured the gold medal and earned a perfect 5-0 record from June 7-11 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Against Colombia on June 7, the USA recorded a 91-33 rout. Aliyah Boston had 17 points and nine rebounds; Samantha Brunelle added 13 points, five assists and seven boards; Caitlin Clark was 3-of-3 from 3-point on her way to 11 points; and Paige Bueckers and Kylee Watson each scored 10 points. The USA relied on a full-court press to pull away from Mexico for a 100-37 win on June 8, which was the first 100-point win by a USA U16 women’s team since 2013, when it defeated Mexico 101-29. Brunelle had 18 points and 11 rebounds; Fran Belibi tallied 12 points and seven boards; and Boston added 10 rebounds. The USA defeated Puerto Rico 79-32 on June 9 to wrap up preliminary round play. The USA played its way into the gold medal game with a 98-42 win over host Argentina on June 10. The USA led 40-27 at halftime but ran away with the game in the third quarter via a 39-0 run while holding Argentina scoreless from 4:33 in the third until 4:31 in the fourth – at total of 10:02. Zia Cooke and Celeste Taylor each had 12 points; Clark and Jordan Horston added 11; and Brunelle had 10 points. A 20-0 run to close the second quarter helped propel the USA to a 91-46 win over Canada in the gold medal game on June 11. The U.S. defense held Canada to just 29.0 percent shooting from the field (18-62 FGs) and forced 31 turnovers. Azzi Fudd led the USA with 18 points; Cooke had 15 points; Bueckers added 11; and Diamond Miller contributed 10 points. Boston, who finished with 15 points and six rebounds against Canada, averaged team-highs of 11.8 points and 8.6 rebounds per game throughout the tournament and was named MVP. Argentina outlasted Colombia 59-52 in overtime to earn bronze.
2017 USA WOMEN’S U16 FIBA AMERICAS TEAM ROSTER
2017 USA RESULTS (5-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE YOG
AFFILIATION (SCHOOL) HOMETOWN
Colombia
W, 91-33 W, 100-37 W, 79-32 W, 98-42 W, 91-47
Mexico
Fran Belibi
F F F
6-1 6-4 6-3 5-11 5-11 5-8 5-11
185 180 165 130 140 130 150 139 140 160 156 180
15 15 16 15 15 16 14 16 16 16 15 15
2019 2019 2019 2020 2020 2019 2021 2019 2019 2019 2019 2020
Regis Jesuit High School Worcester Academy William Monroe High School
Centennial, CO Worcester, MA Ruckersville, VA Eden Prairie, MN
Aliyah Boston
Puerto Rico Argentina
Samantha Brunelle Paige Bueckers
G G G G G G G F
Hopkins High School
Canada
Caitlin Clark Zia Cooke Azzi Fudd
Dowling Catholic High School
West Des Moines, IA
Rogers High School Potomac School Franklin High School Prosper High School
Toledo, OH
Falls Church, VA
Jordan Horston Diamond Miller Jordyn Oliver Celeste Taylor Kylee Watson
6-1 6-1
Columbus Africentric Early College Columbus, OH
Somerset, NJ Prosper, TX
FINAL STANDINGS
5-10 5-11 6-4
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
*United States (5-0)
Long Island Lutheran High School Mainland Regional High School
Valley Stream, NY
F
Linwood, NJ
*Canada (4-1) *Argentina (3-2) *Colombia (2-3)
Head Coach: Carla Berube, Tufts University Assistant Coach: Steve Gomez, Lubbock Christian University Assistant Coach: Vanessa Nygaard, Windward School, California Team Physician: Bill Kuprevich, Bloomsburg, PA Athletic Trainer: Summer McKeehan, Duke University
Mexico (3-2)
Venezuela (2-3) Puerto Rico (1-4)
Dominican Republic (0-5) *Qualified for the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup.
2017 USA WOMEN’S U16 FIBA AMERICAS TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME G/S MIN
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
A TO BLK STL
Boston
5/5
84/16.8 25-46
.543 .291 .625 .459 .366 .395 .526 .245 .833 .500 .290 .320 .415 .234
0-0
.---
9-13
.692 .933 .667 .542 .667 .750 .500 .600 .286 .--- .250 .400 .609 .559
43/ 8.6 35/ 7.0 14/ 2.8 16/ 3.2 11/ 2.2 12/ 2.4 28/ 5.6 21/ 4.2 14/ 2.8 29/ 5.8 19/ 3.8 18/ 3.6
59/11.8 55/11.0 55/11.0 54/10.8 44/ 8.8 40/ 8.0 32/ 6.4 28/ 5.6 26/ 5.2 24/ 4.8 24/ 4.8 18/ 3.6
1
6
8
12
Brunelle 5/5 114/22.8 16-55
9-26
.346 .144 .636 .385 .300 .300 .144 .400 .000 .347 .257 .--- .---
14-15
15 9
11
7
Bueckers 5/0 88/17.9
24-39 17-37 15-41 17-43 10-19 10-12 11-22 9-31 8-25
1-7
6-9
11 11 11
5
1
15
Cooke Clark Fudd Miller Belibi Taylor Oliver USA Opp. Watson
5/5 82/16.4 5/0 72/14.4 5/0 96/19.2 5/0 82/16.4 5/0 64/12.8 5/0 55/11.0 5/5 94/18.8 5/0 63/12.6
7-11
13-24
10 0
8 7
10-26 6-20
4-6 0-0 9-12
4
2 3 3 5 2 2
12 8
17 10
3-10
5
9
Horston 5/5 106/21.2 12-49
1-7 0-0 0-0
3-6
17 8
8 2 6 5 5
6-10
1 2 8 3
5 5
2-7 2-8 2-5
4-10
12 3
0-1
4
1
5 5
1000 174-419
41-118 18-70
70-115 38-68
296/59.2 187/37.4
459/91.8 190/38.0
97 86 41 33 169 15
102
1000
67-286
41
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