USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING FEBRUARY 2018 RESULTS
SANTA CRUZ, CALIFORNIA • FEBRUARY 23-26, 2018
Picking up a pair of impressive home wins in window two, the USA defeated Cuba (84-48) and Puerto Rico (83-75) to improve its record to 4-0 and insured the U.S. of advancing to the World Cup Qualifying second round. The game was a rout from the start, with the USA holding Cuba scoreless for the first 4:40 while building a 15-0 lead. Overall, the U.S. de- fense held Cuba to just 25.0 percent from the field (16-64 FGs) and forced 19 turnovers. Rodney Purvis led the USA in its win over Cuba with 14 points, Xavier Silas added 13, David Stockton scored 10 to go with three assists and Devin Williams tallied eight points and game-highs of 12 rebounds and six assists. After leading Puerto Rico by as many as 22 points in the third quarter, the USA found itself defending a one-point lead with 5:44 remaining in their second game in Santa Cruz, California. The USA would rally to come out victorious 83-75. Sinking free throws down the stretch to help seal the win, the USA also was helped by its 42.3 percent shooting from 3-point (11-26 3pt FGs) and a 46-36 rebounding advantage. Aaron Harrison led the USA with 16 points; Larry Drew II added 14 points, seven assists and five re- bounds; while Rodney Purvis added 12 points. As a team the USA collected 14 steals. Most of the third quarter was much like the first half, but the momentum changed when Puerto Rico’s Gian Clavell, who finished with 23 points, converted on a four-point play with 1:18 left in the quarter. That kicked off a 23-2 run for Puerto Rico that stretched into the fourth quarter, and Puerto Rico trailed by just one point, 68-67, with 5:44 to go. The next few minutes were back and forth, and Puerto Rico remained within one point before the U.S. found some breathing room. At 3:50 Purvis slammed home a dunk, which was followed by a jumper from Harrison to put the USA ahead 76-71 with 3:05 left. Though Puerto Rico made one free throw next, Williams, Purvis, Stockton and Silas all sank free throws down the stretch to help secure the 83-75 win.
FEBRUARY 2018 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP QUALIFYING TEAM ROSTER
FEB. 2018 USA RESULTS (2-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE CURRENT TEAM/SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Cuba
W, 84-48 W, 83-75
Puerto Rico
Taylor Braun Larry Drew II Alonzo Gee Aaron Harrison Damion Lee Rodney Purvis Xavier Silas David Stockton Rashawn Thomas
F
6-7 6-2 6-6 6-6 6-6 6-4 6-5 5-11 6-8 6-10
210 180 220 209 210 205 198 165 230 229 255 228
26 27 30 23 25 24 30 26 23 27 23 22
Salt Lake City Stars/North Dakota State
Newberg, OR
G
Sioux Falls Skyforce/UCLA Sioux Falls Skyforce/Alabama Reno Bighorns/Kentucky Santa Cruz Warriors/Louisville Lakeland Magic/Connecticut/
Woodland Hills, CA Riviera Beach, FL
F
G G G
Richmond, TX Baltimore, MD Plymouth, NC
F
Northern Arizona Suns/Northern Illinois
Austin, TX
G
Reno Bighorns/Gonzaga
Spokane, WA
F F F F
Oklahoma City Blue/Texas A&M-Corpus Christi/Oklahoma City, OK
Travis Wear
South Bay Lakers/UCLA
Huntington Beach, CA
Devin Williams Derek Willis
6-9 6-9
Maine Red Claws/West Virginia Grand Rapids Drive /Kentucky
Cincinnati, OH
Mount Washington, KY
Head Coach: Jeff Van Gundy Assistant Coach: Mo McHone 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: Ken McDonald Video Coordinator: Brad Jones
FEBRUARY 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
Purvis
2/0 2/2 2/2 2/2 2/0 2/0 2/2 2/1 2/0 2/1 2/0 1/0
10- 20 9- 20
.500 .450 .389 .571 .333 .429 .267 .250 .800 .125 .250 .409 .328
3- 8 5- 11 5- 10
.375 .455 .500 .333 .667 .000 .000 .---
3- 7 2- 2 3- 3 3- 4 7- 8
.428
2/1.0
26/13.0 25/12.5 22/11.0 21/10.5 17/8.5 14/7.0 12/6.0 8/4.0
2 3 4 7 2 7 1 1 4 1 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7
1 0 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 1
Harrison
1.000 5/2.5 1.000 7/3.5
Silas Drew
7- 18 8- 14 4- 12 4- 15 3- 12 3- 7
2- 6 2- 3 0- 0 0- 2 0- 6 0- 0 0- 5
.750 .875 .667
7/3.5 5/2.5 11/5.5 13/6.5 1/0.5 4/2.0 5/2.5 2/2.0
11
Stockton Thomas Williams
8- 12 4- 4 2- 4 0- 0
1.000 23/11.5
Wear Braun
.500
4- 5 1- 8 2- 2 1- 4
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8/4.0 7/3.5 5/2.5 2/1.0
Lee Gee
.000
5- 8 1- 2 0- 0
.625 .500
1.000 0- 0
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Willis USA OPP.
0- 2
.000 .321 .191
.---
2 2
56-137 43-131
17- 53 9- 47
38- 54 28- 36
.704 .777
100/50.0 78/39.0
167/83.5 123/61.5
43 30
12 11
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