USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING JUNE/JULY 2018 RESULTS
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO & HAVANA, CUBA • JUNE 28-JULY 1, 2018
Suffering its first setback in FIBA World Cup Qualifying play, the USA rebounded in its second game to earn an critical split in window three and finish 5-1 in first round play and claim first place in Group C. Falling into a 21-point hole, the USA fought back to within two points but was unable to get any closer as the Americans dropped their first FIBA Americas World Cup Qualifying game to Mexico 78-70 in front of a packed house and vocal home crowd in Mexico City. Marcus Thornton led four U.S. scorers in double digits with 14 points; Xavier Munford scored 11 points and dished out five assists; and Reggie Hearn and David Stockton chipped in 10 points apiece. Mexico sprinted out to an 18-0 lead as the U.S. missed it first nine shots. Trailing 33-10 after Mexico and took 45-28 lead into halftime. The USA went on a 13-2 scoring run during the third to cut the deficit to two points, 53-51 but Mexico’s timely shot and free-throw sealed the win. After allowing Cuba to score 28 points in the first quarter, the USA defense dug in and limited the hosts to just 18 points over the next two quarters to pave the way to a 93-62 win in Havana, Cuba - the first time the U.S. men’s national team played in Cuba since the 1991 Pan American Games. After a back-and forth first quarter, the USA trailed 28-24 at the end of the first period. Back-to-back 3-pointers from Hearn and Alex Caruso gave the U.S. a lead it would never relinquish and ignited a game-deciding 17-0 run that pushed the USA ahead 41-28. Continuing its defen- sive dominance, the USA outscored Cuba 24-9 in the third quarter and led 74-46 with one quarter to play. Outproducing Cuba 19-16 in the fourth, the Americans sealed the 93-62 victory. Six USA players scored in double digits. Hearn and Xavier Munford tied as the USA’s leading scorers with 16 points. David Stockton added 13 points, Alex Caruso notched 11, and Trey McKinney Jones and Marcus Thornton chipped in 10 points apiece.
JUNE/JULY 2018 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING TEAM ROSTER
JUNE/JULY 2018 USA RESULTS (1-1)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE CURRENT TEAM/SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Mexico
L, 70-79 W, 93-62
Taylor Braun Alex Caruso Reggie Hearn
F
6-7 6-5 6-4 6-9 6-9 6-3 6-8 6-5 6-3 5-11 6-8 6-4
210 205 209 242 222 200 250 220 190 165 230 190
26 24 26 25 25 25 28 27 27 23 25
Salt Lake City Stars/North Dakota State Los Angeles Lakers/Texas A&M Grand Rapids Drive/Northwestern
Newberg, OR
Cuba
G G
College Station, TX Fort Wayne, IN San Antonio, TX Philadelphia, PA
Jonathan Holmes Amile Jefferson Nicki Johnson Trey McKinney Jones Xavier Mumford David Stockton Rashawn Thomas Marcus Thornton Kevin Jones
F F
Maine Red Claws/Texas Maine Red Claws/Texas Austin Spurs/Arizona
G C G G F
Gilbert, AZ
Baskonia (Spain)/West Virginia Fort Wayne Mad Ants/Miami Wisconsin Herd/Rhode Island Stockton Kings/Gonzaga
Mount Vernon, NY
Milwaukee, WI Newark, NJ Spokane, WA
236
F
Oklahoma City Blue/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Oklahoma City, OK
G
Canton Charge/William & Mary
Upper Marlboro, MD
Head Coach: Jeff Van Gundy Assistant Coach: Josh Longstaff, Erie Bayhawks Assistant Coach: John Thompson II Team Physician: Stephen Foley, Sanford Health (Sioux Falls, SD) Athletic Trainer: Ed Lacerte, ProSports Therapy, Inc. (Waltham and Westford, MA) Team Scout: Mark Fox Video Coordinator: Brad Jones
JUNE/JULY 2018 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
Mumford
2/2 2/2 2/0 2/0 2/0 2/2 2/0 2/2 2/0 2/2 2/0 2/0
9-24 9-18 8-20 8-18 5-13 4-7 6-10
.375 .500 .400 .444 .417 .571 .600 .571 .500 .500 .000 .000 .436 .383
3-8 7-12 6-14
.375 .583 .400 .375 .500
6-10
.600 .500 .500 .800 .667 .---- .667 .400
7/3.5 7/3.5 6/3.0 6/3.0 5/2.5 9/4.5 9/4.5 9/4.5 4/2.0 4/2.0 1/0.5
27/13.5 26/13.0 24/12.0 23/11.5 14/7.0 14/7.0 12/6.0 10/5.0 10/5.0 3/1.5 0/0.0 0/0.0
9 2 1 5 6 2 0 0 0 1 1 1
1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 6
1 0 1 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 0 1
Hearn
1-2 2-4 4-5 2-2 0-0 2-3 2-5 0-0 0-0 0-0
Thornton Stockton T. Jones Caruso K. Jones Jefferson Thomas Holmes
3-8 2-4 2-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-2 0-1
1.000 10/5.0
1.000 4-6
.000
4-7 4-8 1-2 0-5 0-2
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.500 .000 .000 .436 .313
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Braun
Johnson
USA OPP.
2 2
58-133 46-120
24-55 15-48
23-37 33-50
.623 .660
81/40.5 78/39.0
163/81.5 140/70.0
28 25
15 13
20
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