USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S U18 AMERICAS TEAM 2014 RESULTS
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO • AUGUST 6-10, 2014
Guided by head coach Dawn Staley, the USA’s average margin of victory in the 2014 FIBA U18 Americas Championship was 44.8 points per game as it tallied a 5-0 record and captured the gold medal from Aug. 6-10 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The gold was the USA U18 women’s seventh-straight and eighth overall. On Aug. 6, the USA debuted with a 104-55 win over Mexico that saw five players reach double digits as the team scored 84 points in the paint. Finishing with 16 points apiece were Jessica Shepard and Brianna Turner, who also grabbed seven rebounds. A’ja Wilson added 15 points and 10 rebounds. The USA shot 68.4 percent and had eight players in double-digit scoring on Aug. 7 as it ran away with a 118-50 win against El Salvador. Sink- ing 4-of-4 from 3-point, Destinee Walker finished with 18; followed by 17 from Shepard; 16 points and eight rebounds from Wilson; 12 points and four assists from Marina Mabrey; and 11 points from Ariel Atkins. The USA rode a game-changing 19-4 second-quarter run to an eventual 107-76 win over previously unbeaten Canada on Aug. 8. The game saw six lead changes and five tied scores in the first half. Napheesa Collier led with 22 points, 10 rebounds and four steals; and Turner, who finished with 21 points and eight rebounds. In the semifinals on Aug. 9, the USA jumped to an 11-0 lead against Argentina and did not slow down. Led by 23 points, nine rebounds and four blocks from Wilson, who shot 10-of-11 from the field, the USA recorded a 97-51 victory. Three players had 11 points, including Mabrey. With a commanding 104-74 win over Canada that saw the USA paced by 25 points and 11 rebounds from eventual tournament MVP Wilson, the USA captured the gold medal on Aug. 10. Collier contributed 18 points and six rebounds; Mompremier finished with 16 points and eight rebounds; Shepard added 14 points and seven rebounds; and Turner had 12 points.
2014 USA WOMEN’S U18 FIBA AMERICAS ROSTER
2014 USA RESULTS (5-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Mexico
W, 104-55 W, 118-50 W, 107-76 W, 97-51 W, 104-74
El Salvador
Ariel Atkins
G G G G C
5-11 5-8 6-1 5-8 5-11 6-7 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-3 5-10 6-4
155 135 173 126 165 235 180 175 200 165 150 190
18 17 17 18 17 17 18 18 17 18 17 18
Duncanville H.S. Homeschooled
Duncanville, TX San Antonio, TX O’Fallon, MO Greensboro, NC
Receé Caldwell Napheesa Collier Marina Mabrey Teaira McCowan Paris Kea Mariya Moore Jessica Shepard Brianna Turner Destinee Walker Beatrice Mompremier
Canada
G/F
Incarnate Word Academy
Argentina
Page High School
Canada
Manasquan High School Brenham High School Miami High School Salesian High School Fremont High School Manvel High School Lake Highland Prep School Heathwood Hall High School
Belmar, NJ Brenham, TX
F/C G/F
Miami, FL
Richmond, CA Fremont, NE Pearland, TX Orlando, FL Hopkins, SC
FINAL STANDINGS
F F
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
*United States (5-0)
*Canada (3-2) *Argentina (3-2)
G
A’ja Wilson
F
HEAD COACH: Dawn Staley, University of South Carolina ASSISTANT COACH: Kim Barnes Arico, University of Michigan ASSISTANT COACH: Jeff Walz, University of Louisville ATHLETIC TRAINER: Sheri Lampin, U.S. Air Force Academy
*Brazil (2-3)
Puerto Rico (3-2)
Chile (2-3)
Mexico (2-3)
El Salvador (0-5)
*Qualified for the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship
2014 USA WOMEN’S U18 FIBA AMERICAS CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A PCT
FTM-A PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Wilson Collier Turner Shepard Walker Mabrey Moore Atkins
5/4 39- 51 5/4 31- 55 5/4 27- 45 5/0 24- 36 5/0 18- 31
0.765 0.564 0.667 0.581 0.486 0.448 0.6 0.524 0.474 0.429 0.462 0.625 0.574 0.33
0- 0 5- 9 0- 0 0- 0 0- 0
.---
17- 25
0.68 0.75
42/ 8.4 43/ 8.6 27/ 5.4 63/12.6 27/ 5.4 9/ 1.8 10/ 2.0 16/ 3.2 14/ 2.8 11/ 2.2 7/ 1.4 14/ 2.8
95/19.0 70/14.0 68/13.6 19/ 3.8 45/ 9.0 44/ 8.8 39/ 7.8 33/ 6.6 23/ 4.6 19/ 3.8 18/ 3.6 13/ 2.6
4
10
4 8 3 2 5 3 5 9 2 0 3
0.556
3- 4
17
5 6 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 4
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14- 21 15- 26 9- 17
0.667 0.577 0.529
6 8 2 5
Mompremier
5/1
18- 37
8- 24 5- 12
0.333 0.417 0.167
0- 0 8- 9 5- 5 1- 4 2- 2 3- 4
.---
5/0 13- 29
0.889
18 20 10 17 19
5/1 5/5 5/5 5/1
11- 21 9- 19
1- 6 0- 0 0- 7
10- 11
0.91
.---
1
11
Kea
5/0 9- 21
0
0.25
Caldwell McCowan
6- 13
4- 10
0.4 .---
1
5- 8
0- 0
0.75 0.68 0.651
1
USA OPP.
5 5
210-366 104-315
23- 68 0.338 44-122 0.361
87-128 54- 83
260/52.0 116/23.2
530/106.0 306/61.2
127
30
55 28
50
7
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