USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING FEBRUARY 2023 RESULTS
MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY & SANTA CRUZ DO SOL, BRAZIL • FEBRUARY 11-14, 2022
The United States went 1-1 in the sixth round of qualifying for the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup, but punched the United States’ ticket to the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup. The U.S. beat Uruguay (88-77) in Montevideo, Uruguay before falling to Brazil (83-76) in Santa Cruz du Sol, Brazil. In its opener, the USA erased a 14-point first half deficit to knock off a feisty Uruguay team 88-77. The win clinched first place in FIBA Ameri- cas Group F. Langston Galloway, in his fifth World Cup Qualifying window, scored 11 straight U.S. points in the fourth quarter and led all scorers with 21 points. Xavier Moon had 17 points and six assists, while Deonte Burton and Reggie Perry had 11 and Craig Sword 10 for the Americans. Com- bined with a 105-71 victory Aug. 25 in Las Vegas, the Americans swept the two games from Uruguay in qualifying. Facing a halftime deficit, the U.S. scored the first seven points of the third quarter to pull to within 43-38 on a Huff dunk with 7:38 left. The invigorated play, led by the defense, continued and the U.S. finally tied the game 49-49 on a Perry lay-in with 3:43 to go in the third. Dusty Hannahs gave the U.S. its first lead since 2-0 on a free throw with 3:13 remaining. In the fourth quarter, Galloway, who went on a personal 11-1 run with back-to-back layups, a four-point play and another 3-pointer to put the U.S. up 76-67 with 5:03 to go. That allowed the Americans to breathe and then put away Uruguay. Against Brazil, the USA was unable to overcome poor free-throw shooting and struggled to hit shots in the fourth quarter, falling to Brazil 83- 76 in Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil. Langston Galloway was the only American in double figures with 19 points, but it was the 5-of-17 shooting from the free-throw line that spelled doom for the U.S. Brazil, meanwhile, was 25-of-32 from the line. Former NBA player Bruno Caboclo had 21 points and eight rebounds, while Yago Santos had 17 points to lead Brazil.
FEBRUARY 2023 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING TEAM ROSTER
FEB. 2023 USA RESULTS (1-1)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE CURRENT TEAM/SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Uruguay
W, 88-77 L, 76-83
Brazil
Deonte Burton Will Davis II Abdul Gaddy
F C G G
6-6 6-8 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-5 7-1 6-2 6-5 6-8 6-3
199 220 195 200 219 210 210 240 165 195 250 197
25 29 31 30 29 29 23 25 28 25 22 29
Delaware Blue Coats (Saint Joseph’s)
Philadelphia, PA Sacramento, CA Baton Rouge, LA Temple Hills, MD Tacoma, WA Oshkosh, WI Gastonia, NC Durham, NC Goodwater, AL Middletown, CT Thomasville, GA Montgomery, AL
Free Agent (UC Irvine)
Oklahoma City Blue (Washington) College Park Skyhawks (Saint Joseph’s) Santa Cruz Warriors (Arkansas) Cleveland Charge (Houston) South Bay Lakers (Virginia) Ontario Clippers (Morehead State) Long Island Nets (VCU) Santa Cruz Warriors (Hofstra) Toronto 905 (Mississippi State) Capital City Go-Go (Mississippi State)
Langston Galloway Treveon Graham Dusty Hannahs
G/F
G
Nate Hinton
G/F
Jay Huff
C G G
Xavier Moon
Elijah Pemberton
Reggie Perry Craig Sword
F
G
Head Coach: Jim Boylen Assistant Coach: Ty Ellis Assistant Coach: Mike Wells Assistant Coach/Scout: Sydney Johnson
FEBRUARY 2023 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Gaddy
2/2 2/0 2/0 2/2 2/0 2/2 2/2 2/0 2/0 2/0 2/2 2/0
1-5 3-7
.200 .429 .643 .368 .556 .500 .000 .700 --- .667 .875 .182 .512 .490
1-4 2-3 6-8 3-11 0-0 6-11 2-3 0-2 3-5 4-7 4-4 0-5
.250 .667 .750 .273 .545 .667 .000 .600 --- .571 .000 .353 .406
0-0 1-1 4-4 2-7 0-0 1-1 3-9 0-0 3-5 3-4
---
2
2 8
7 1 8 4 0 6 1 0 4 0 0 3
0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 5 5
1 1 1 3 0 5 0 0 3 2 0 0
Hannahs
1.000 1 1.000 2
Moon Burton Hinton
9-14 7-19 0-0 4-8 0-2 7-10 8-12 15-27
25 18
.286
6
---
0
Galloway Pemberton
1.000 9
40 12 17 19 14 0
.333
2 1 9 7 8 5
Davis Sword Perry
---
.600 .750 .000 .750 .513 .803
Huff
7-8
1.000 0-4
Graham
2-11
3-4
9
USA OPP.
2 2
63-123 49-100
18-51 13-32
20-39 49-61
56 66
164 160
34 26
16 12
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