USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S U18 AMERICAS TEAM 2006 RESULTS
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO • JUNE 28-JULY 2, 2006
The 2006 Women’s U18 National Team defended its gold medal at the FIBA Americas U18 Championship June 28-July 2 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. Led by head coach Doug Bruno, along with assistants Carol Owens and Jennifer Rizzotti, the U.S. held opponents to just 25.9 percent from the floor throughout the tournament. The U.S. began the tournament on a positive note with a 121-56 win over Paraguay on June 28. The team was led by Victoria Baugh and Tina Charles. Baugh contributed 14 points for the U.S., while Charles led the team in scoring with 20 points and also brought down 10 rebounds. On June 30 the U.S. took it to Brazil, winning 75-48 behind outstanding efforts from Khadijah Rushdan and Kayla Pedersen. Rushdan dished out nine assists and Pedersen led the team in rebounding with 12. The U.S. then handled Argentina 81-47 on July 1 in the semifinals to advance to the gold medal game. Leading was Maya Moore’s nine points, nine rebounds and four assists effort. Additionally. In the gold medal game the U.S. proved early on that Canada was outmatched as it cruised to an 87-52 victory on July 2. Leading the way to claim the gold medal was Charles with her second double-double of the tournament with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Also contributing in a big way in the gold medal game was Italee Lucas, scoring 11 points and dishing out six assists.
2006 USA WOMEN’S U18 FIBA AMERICAS ROSTER
2006 USA RESULTS (4-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Paraguay
W, 121-56 W, 75-48 W, 81-47 W, 87-52
Brazil
Jayne Appel Victoria Baugh Kelley Cain Tina Charles Nikitta Gartrell
F F
6-5 6-4 6-6 6-3 5-9 6-0 6-3 5-8 6-1 6-4 6-0 5-9
212 188 220 192 147 166 220 152 168 190 146 172
18 17 17 17 18 17 17 17 17 17 17 17
Carondelet H.S. / *Stanford Sacramento H.S. / *Tennessee St. Pius X H.S. / *Tennessee Christ the King H.S./*Connecticut
Pleasant Hill, CA Sacramento, CA
Argentina
C C G G C G
Atlanta, GA Jamaica, NY Atlanta, GA
Canada
Benjamin E. Mays H.S. / *NC State Cinco Ranch H.S. / *Southern California Cleveland Central Catholic H.S. / *Ohio State
Stefanie Gilbreath Jantel Lavender Italee Lucas Maya Moore Kayla Pedersen Brittainey Raven Khadijah Rushdan
Katy, TX
FINAL STANDINGS
Cleveland, OH Las Vegas, NV Lawrenceville, GA Fountain Hills, AZ Fort Worth, TX Wilmington, DE
Centennial H.S. / *North Carolina Collins Hill H.S. / *Connecticut Red Mountain H.S. / *Stanford North Crowley H.S. / *Texas St. Elizabeth H.S. / *Rutgers
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
*United States (5-0)
F
*Canada (4-1) *Argentina (3-2)
G/F
G G
*Brazil (1-3)
Head Coach: Doug Bruno, DePaul University (IL) Assistant Coach: Carol Owens, Northern Illinois University Assistant Coach: Jennifer Rizzotti, University of Hartford (CT)
Paraguay (2-2) Puerto Rico (1-3) Costa Rica (0-4)
7.
*Qualified for the 2007 FIBA U19 World Championship
2006 USA WOMEN’S U18 FIBA AMERICAS CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A PCT
FTM-A PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Charles Baugh Rushdan
4/2 20- 48 4/3 20- 33 4/1 16- 28 4/2 16- 37 4/3 14- 40 4/1 12- 29 4/1 11- 19 4/3 7- 31 4/1 9- 23 4/1 9- 21
0.417 0.606 0.571 0.432 0.414 0.579 0.226 0.391 0.35 0.429 0.357 0.214 0.421 0.259
0- 0 0- 0 4- 9 1- 7 1- 3 0- 0 3- 9 4- 11 5- 14 0- 0
0 0
8- 12
0.667 0.778 0.615 0.875 0.692 0.667 0.667 0.5
38/ 9.5 32/ 8.0 13/ 3.3 6/ 1.5 22/ 5.5 36/ 9.0 26/ 6.5 28/ 7.0 9/ 2.3 25/ 6.3 8/ 2.7 5/ 1.3
48/ 12.0 47/ 11.8 44/ 11.0 43/ 10.8 38/ 9.5 28/ 7.0 26/ 6.5 25/ 6.3 24/ 6.0 23/ 5.8 10/ 3.3 8 / 2.0
2 4
1 6 2 2 4 7 7 2 2 2 0 0
3 2
7- 9
0.444 0.364 0.143 0.333
8- 13
24 12
12
Lucas Moore Appel
7- 8
2
9- 13 3- 6 4- 6 8- 12
9 5 0 6 4 4 3 5
15
7 5 7 5 2 3 5
Cain
0
Pedersen Gilbreath Lavender
0.333 0.357
1- 2 5- 8 0- 0 0- 0
0.5
0 0
0.625
Raven Gartrell
3/1
5- 14
0- 2 2- 8
0 0
4/1 3- 14
0.25
USA. OPP.
4 4
142- 337 63- 243
20- 63 0.317 26- 94 0.277
60- 89 51- 84
0.674 0.607
265/ 66.2 134/ 33.5
364/ 91.0 203/ 50.8
78 41
35
68 31
6
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