5x5 Women's AmeriCup History

The FIBA Women’s AmeriCup, the FIBA Americas zone championship, features qualified national teams from North, Central and South American and the Caribbean. Since the event’s inception in 1993, the United States has captured four AmeriCup gold medals, including titles in 2019 and 2021.

HISTORY

WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

ALL-TIME USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM RESULTS & STANDINGS

SUMMARY OF FINISHES Gold

Silver

Bronze

Brazil

6

4

3

Cuba

4

5

1

USA

4

2

0

Canada

3

2

8

Argentina

0

3

2

Puerto Rico

0

0

2

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

YEAR-BY-YEAR FINAL STANDINGS 1989 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 1 CUB USA CAN BRA CUB BRA BRA CUB USA 2 BRA BRA CUB USA BRA CUB CUB BRA CUB 3 CAN CAN PUR CUB CAN ARG CAN CAN BRA 4 USA CUB ARG ARG MEX CAN MEX ARG ARG 5 ARG MEX CHI CAN ARG CHI ARG PUR CAN 6 DOM PUR COL DOM MEX CHI DOM CHN 7 MEX ARG PUR PUR DOM MEX 8 PER CHI DOM VEN JAM 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 1 BRA BRA CUB CAN CAN USA USA BRA 2 ARG ARG CAN CUB ARG CAN PUR USA 3 CAN CAN BRA ARG PUR BRA BRA CAN 4 CUB CUB PUR BRA BRA PUR CAN PUR 5 PUR PUR ARG VEN ISV COL COL COL 6 CHI MEX CHI PUR PAR CUB VEN VEN 7 VEN COL JAM ECU COL DOM DOM ARG 8 DOM JAM VEN CHI CUB ARG ISV MEX 9 PAR DOM ISV VEN MEX ESA CUB 10 CHI MEX DOM MEX PAR ARG DOM

LEGEND : ARG-Argentina; BRA-Brazil; CAN-Canada; CHI-Chile; COL-Colombia; CUB-Cuba; DOM-Dominican Republic; ECU-Ecuador; ESA- El Salvador; ISV-U.S. Virgin Islands; JAM-Jamaica; MEX-Mexico; PAR-Paraguay; PER-Peru; PUR-Puerto Rico; USA-United States of America; VEN-Venezuela. NOTE : The U.S. did not participate in the majority of FIBA Americas Championships due to having earned an automatic berth to the following year’s Olympics or FIBA World Cup. However, beginning in 2019, the USA will compete in FIBA AmeriCups regardless of having earned a berth to the fol- lowing year’s major championship.

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

ALL-TIME RESULTS

ARGENTINA (5-0) W 65- 56

CUBA (5-2) W

2023 2019 2007 1997 1989

106- 44 101- 71 85- 79 94- 90

2023 2007 2007 1997 1993 1989 1989

W W W W

100- 50 104- 53 88- 53 101- 68

W W W W

89- 78 67- 71 77- 78

L L

BRAZIL (3-6) L

58- 69 54- 67 71- 60 89- 73 95-101 83- 87 106- 92 92- 99 90- 95 67-63 67- 46 85- 37 85- 66 76- 69 76- 69 63- 71 93- 70

2023 2023 2021 2019 1997 1997 1993 1993* 1989 2023 2019 2007 1997 1993 1993 1989 1989

L

W W

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC (3-0) W 102- 39 2021 W 2- 0 1997% W 99- 58 1989

L L

W

L L

JAMAICA (1-0) W

115- 47

2007

CANADA (7-1) W

MEXICO (1-0) W

97- 54

1993

W W W W W

PARAGUAY (1-0) W 110- 31

2019

L

PUERTO RICO (3-0) W 74- 59

W

2021 2021 2019

W W

87- 65 78- 54

CHILE (1-0) W

121- 41

1993

U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS (1-0) W 97- 46 2021

COLOMBIA (2-0) W 68- 49

2023 2019

W

88- 46

VENEZUELA (2-0) W 80- 54

2023 2021

W

102- 53

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

ALL-TIME USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM COACHING STAFF

USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP HEAD COACHES

YEAR SITE

USA HEAD COACH

RECORD

2023 2021 2019 2007 1997 1993 1989

Leon, Mexico

Kamie Ethridge

5-2 / Silver Medal 6-0 / Gold Medal 6-0 / Gold Medal 5-0 / Gold Medal 4-2 / Silver Medal 6-1 / Gold Medal 3-4 / Fourth Place

San Juan, Puerto Rico San Juan, Puerto Rico

Dawn Staley, University of South Carolina Dawn Staley, University of South Carolina

Valdivia, Chile Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil Sao Paulo, Brazil

Anne Donovan, Seattle Storm Nell Fortner, USA Basketball

Tara VanDerveer, Stanford University C. Vivian Stringer, University of Iowa

USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP ASSISTANT COACHES

NAME

YEARS

AFFILIATION

Adia Barnes Nancy Darsch

2021 1993 1997 2007 2019 2023 1989 2023 1997 2019

University of Arizona Ohio State University

Anne Donovan Gail Goestenkors

East Carolina University (N.C.)

Duke University Seattle Storm

Dan Hughes

Aaron Johnston Debbie Leonard

South Dakota State University Duke University (N.C.) University of Cincinnati Western Illinois University

Katrina Merriweather

Regina Miller Cheryl Reeve Jennifer Rizzotti

Minnesota Lynx

2021, 2019

Connecticut Sun / George Washington University

Dawn Staley

2007 1993 2007

Temple University

Marianne Stanley

University of Southern California

Mike Thibault

Connecticut Sun

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

ALL-TIME USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

A

Katryna Gaither

1997 1993 1993 2023 1989 1993 2021 2021 1997 1997 2021 2023 2023 2023 2021 1989

Linda Godby

Seimone Augustus

2007

Molly Goodenbour

Jennifer Azzi

1993, 1989

Chance Gray

B

H

Janiah Barker Grace Berger Shanda Berry Lauren Betts

2023 2021 1993 2023 2007 1993 2021 2021 2007 1989 1993 2021

Vicki Hall

Dena Head

Destanni Henderson

Naz Hillmon Dale Hodges

Sue Bird

Ruthie Bolton Aliyah Boston

Chamique Holdsclaw

Rhyne Howard

Jakia Brown-Turner Rebekkah Brunson

Abigail Hsu

J

Vicky Bullet

Heather Burge

Raven Johnson Rickea Jackson

Veronica Burton

C

Haley Jones

Pauline Jordan

Edna Campbell Jordin Canada

1997, 1989

K

2019 2007 1989 2019 2019 1997 2021

Swin Cash

Deja Kelly

2023

Daedra Charles

L

Tina Charles

Venus Lacey Kara Lawson

1989 2007 1993 1989 1997 2023 1993 1993 1997 2007 2021

Napheesa Collier Sylvia Crawley Elissa Cunane

Lisa Leslie

Nancy Lieberman-Cline

D

M

Diamond DeShields

2019 1989 2019

Michelle Marciniak

Medina Dixon

Rayah Marshall

Stefanie Dolson

Nikki McCray

E

Carla McGhee Taj McWilliams

Teresa Edwards

1997

F

DeLisha Milton-Jones

Diamond Miller

Sylvia Fowles

2019

G

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

Beth Morgan

1997

N

Olivia Nelson-Ododa

2019

O

Arike Ogunbowale Charisma Osborne

2019 2023 2021

Ashley Owusu

P

Courtney Paris Candace Parker

2007 2007 2023 2007 1989 2021

Laila Phelia

Cappie Pondexter

Franthea Price Sedona Prince

R

Angel Reese

2023

S

Sheri Sam

1997 2019 2019

Katie Lou Samuelson

Khadijah Sessions

Katie Smith

2007, 1997

Rhonda Smith Jewel Spear Dawn Staley

1997 2023 1993 1993 1989 2019

Katie Steding

Andrea Stinson

Brittney Sykes

T

Diana Taurasi

2007 2007 1989

Tina Thompson

Penny Toler

W

Elizabeth Williams

2019

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

ALL-TIME USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM ROSTER BY AFFILIATION

ATLANTA DREAM

FLORIDA

Brittney Sykes

2019 2019

DeLisha Milton-Jones

2007

Elizabeth Williams

GEORGETOWN

ATLANTA GLORY

Rebekkah Brunson

2007

Teresa Edwards

1997

GEORGIA

AUBURN

Teresa Edwards

1997

Ruthie Bolton

1993 1993

HOUSTON COMETS

Linda Godby

Tina Thompson

2007

CHICAGO SKY

INDIANA

Diamond DeShields

2019 2019 2019

Grace Berger

2021

Stefanie Dolson

IOWA

Katie Lou Samuelson

Shanda Berry

1993 1989

COLORADO XPLOSION

Franthea Price

Edna Campbell Sylvia Crawley

1997 1997

KENTUCKY

Rhyne Howard

2021

COLUMBIA

LONG BEACH STATE

Abbey Hsu

2023

Penny Toler 1989 LONG BEACH STINGRAYS Michelle Marciniak 1997 LOUISIANA STATE Seimone Augustus 2007 Sylvia Fowles 2019 Angel Reese 2023 LOUISIANA TECH Venus Lacey 1989 MARYLAND Vicky Bullet 1989 Diamond Miller 2021 Ashley Owusu 2021 MICHIGAN Naz Hillmon 2021 Laila Phelia 2023 MINNESOTA LYNX

COLUMBUS QUEST

Katie Smith

1997

CONNECTICUT

Sue Bird

2007 2007 2019 2019 2019 2019 2019 2007

Swin Cash

Tina Charles

Napheesa Collier

Stefanie Dolson

Olivia Nelson-Ododa Katie Lou Samuelson

Diana Taurasi

DALLAS WINGS

Arike Ogunbowale

2019

DETROIT SHOCK

Swin Cash

2007 2007

Katie Smith

DUKE

Elizabeth Williams

2019

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

RUTGERS

Seimone Augustus

2007 2019 2019

Napheesa Collier

Cappie Pondexter 2007 SACRAMENTO MONARCHS Rebekkah Brunson 2007 Kara Lawson 2007 ST. EDWARDS Taj McWilliams 1997 SAINT JOSEPH’S Dale Hodges 1997 SAN JOSE LASERS Katryna Gaither 1997 Sheri Sam 1997 SEATTLE REIGN Rhonda Smith 1997 SEATTLE STORM Sue Bird 2007 Jordin Canada 2019 SOUTH CAROLINA Aliyah Boston 2021 Destanni Henderson 2021 Raven Johnson 2023 Khadijah Sessions 2019 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Lisa Leslie 1993 Rayah Marshall 2023 Tina Thompson 2007 STANFORD Jennifer Azzi 1989, 1993 Molly Goodenbour 1993 Haley Jones 2021 Katy Steding 1993 SYRACUSE Brittney Sykes 2019 TENNESSEE Daedra Charles 1989 Diamond DeShields 2019 Dena Head 1993 Chamique Holdsclaw 1997 Rickea Jackson 2023

Sylvia Fowles

NEVADA - LAS VEGAS

Pauline Jordan

1989

NEW YORK LIBERTY

Tina Charles

2019

NORTH CAROLINA

Sylvia Crawley

1997

Deja Kelly

2023 NORTH CAROLINA STATE

Jakia Brown-Turner

2021 2021 1989

Elissa Cunane

Andrea Stinson

NORTHWESTERN

Veronica Burton

2021

NOTRE DAME

Katryna Gaither

1997 1997 2019

Beth Morgan

Arike Ogunbowale

OHIO STATE

Katie Smith

1997, 2007

OKLAHOMA

Courtney Paris

2007

OLD DOMINION

Medina Dixon

1989 1989

Nancy Lieberman-Cline

OREGON

Chance Gray

2023 2021

Sedona Prince

PHILADELPHIA RAGE

Taj McWilliams

1997 1997

Beth Morgan

PHOENIX MERCURY

Cappie Pondexter

2007 2007

Diana Taurasi

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

Kara Lawson

2007 1997 1993 1993 2007 2023

Michelle Marciniak

Nikki McCray

Carla McGhee

Candace Parker

Jewel Spear

TEXAS

Edna Campbell

1989, 1997

Vicki Hall

1989

TEXAS A&M

Janiah Barker

2023

UCLA

Lauren Betts

2023 2019 2023

Jordin Canada

Charisma Osborne

VANDERBILT

Sheri Sam

1997

VIRGINIA

Heather Burge

1993 1993

Dawn Staley

WASHINGTON

Rhonda Smith

1997

WASHINGTON MYSTICS

DeLisha Milton-Jones

2007

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

ALL-TIME USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM RECORD BOOK INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION RECORDS MOST POINTS AVERAGED Chamique Holdsclaw 95/ 19.0 1997 Lisa Leslie 129/ 18.4 1993 Rickea Jackson 102/14.6 2023 Teresa Edwards 73/ 14.6 1997 Ruthie Bolton 100/ 14.3 1993 Candace Parker 69 / 13.8 2007 Tina Thompson 69 / 13.8 2007 Tina Thompson .944 (17-18) Tina Charles .909 (10-11) MOST ASSISTS AVERAGED Teresa Edwards 5.6 (28) Jordin Canada 5.3 (32) Dawn Staley 4.9 (34) Cappie Pondexter 4.8 (24) Veronica Burton 4.0 (24) Sue Bird 4.0 (20)

2007 2019

1997 2019 1993 2007 2021 2007

MOST BLOCKED SHOTS AVERAGED Lauren Betts 2.1 (15)

MOST REBOUNDS AVERAGED Angel Reese 11.1 (78)

2023 2021 2019

2023 2023 2021 2021 1993 2019 2019 2019 2019 2007 1997 1997 2021 2007 2007 1993 1993

Aliyah Boston

1.8 (11)

Lauren Betts

10.9 (76) 9.3 (56) 8.0 (48) 7.9 (55) 7.8 (47) 7.3 (44)

Elizabeth Williams

1.0 (6)

Aliyah Boston Elissa Cunane Carla McGhee Sylvia Fowles

MOST STEALS AVERAGED Ruthie Bolton 3.0 (21)

1993 1993 2007 2007 1993

Lisa Leslie

2.7 (19) 2.4 (12) 2.0 (10) 1.9 (13)

Tina Charles

Candace Parker

Sue Bird

HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Stefanie Dolson .828 (24-29)

Heather Burge

Sylvia Fowles

.771 (37-48) .739 (17-23) .706 (24-34) .684 (39-57)

TEAM COMPETITION RECORDS MOST POINTS:

Rebekkah Brunson

Taj McWilliams

663 in 1993

Chamique Holdsclaw

MOST POINTS AVERAGED:

98.0 in 2007 250 in 1993 485 in 1993

MOST FGM: MOST FGA:

HIGHEST 3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE Destanni Henderson .474 (9-19)

HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:

.577 (176-305) in 1997

Diana Taurasi Kara Lawson Ruthie Bolton

.474 (9-19) .471 (8-17) .452 (14-31) .448 (13-29)

MOST 3PM: MOST 3PA:

51 in 1993

134 in 1993

HIGHEST 3-PT PERCENTAGE:

.381 (51-134) in 1993

Jennifer Azzi

MOST FTM: MOST FTA:

121 in 1989 179 in 1989

HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE Michelle Marciniak 1.000 (8-8)

HIGHEST FREE THROW%:

.808 (105-130) in 2021 .808 (84-104) in 2007

1997 2021 1997 2007

Sedona Prince Edna Campbell

1.000 (7-7) 1.000 (6-6) 1.000 (5-5)

MOST REBOUNDS:

399 in 2023 57.8 in 2021

HIGHEST REBOUND AVERAGE:

Katie Smith

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

MOST FTA 12, Teresa Edwards vs. Cuba

MOST ASSISTS AVERAGED:

25.4 (127) in 2007

MOST BLOCKED SHOTS AVERAGED:

5.9 (41) in 2023

8/09/97

MOST STEALS AVERAGED:

18.4 (129) in 1993

HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000 (8-8), Chamique Holdsclaw vs. Cuba

INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS MOST POINTS 32, Chamique Holdsclaw vs. Cuba 08/09/97 30, Jennifer Azzi vs. Chile 6/27/93 26, Teresa Edwards vs. Cuba 08/09/97 24, Lisa Leslie vs. Brazil 07/04/93 23, Ruthie Bolton vs. Brazil 07/04/93 23, Lisa Leslie vs. Canada 6/26/93

8/09/97

MOST REBOUNDS 19, Aliyah Boston vs. Puerto Rico

06/19/21 7/07/23 7/04/23

18, Angel Reese vs. Colombia

15, Lauren Betts vs. Brazil

15, Angel Reese vs. Argentina

7/02/23

MOST ASSISTS 9, Jordin Canada vs. Argentina

MOST FGM 12, Chamique Holdsclaw vs. Cuba

09/25/19

8/09/97 6/27/93

8, Teresa Edwards vs. Brazil

8/10/97

12, Jennifer Azzi vs. Chile

8, Dawn Staley vs. Brazil

07/02/93

MOST FGA 20, Rhyne Howard vs. Puerto Rico

MOST BLOCKED SHOTS 4, Lauren Betts vs. Colombia

6/19/21 7/09/23

7/07/23

18, Rickea Jackson vs. Brazil

MOST STEALS 6, Lisa Leslie vs. Brazil 6, Carla McGhee vs. Brazil 6, Ruthie Bolton vs. Mexico

HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1.000 (6-6), Aliyah Boston vs. Venezuela

07/04/93

06/14/21

7/2/93

1.000 (6-6), Stefanie Dolson vs. Colombia

9/24/19

06/28/93

1.000 (6-6), Lisa Leslie vs. Mexico

06/28/93

TEAM GAME RECORDS MOST POINTS:

MOST 3PM 5, Rhyne Howard vs. Venezuela

121 vs. Chile, 6/27/93 50 vs. Chile, 6/27/93

06/14/21

MOST FGM: MOST FGA:

5, Destanni Henderson vs. Dominican Republic

6/12/21

88 vs. Puerto Rico, 6/13/21

5, Katy Steding vs. Canada

07/01/93 06/27/93

HIGHEST FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE:

.633 (50-79) vs. Chile, 6/27/93

5, Jennifer Azzi vs. Chile

MOST 3PM:

10 vs. Paraguay, 9/22/19 10 vs. Chile, 6/27/93 10 vs. Brazil, 7/02/93 29 vs. Paraguay, 9/22/19

MOST 3PA 10, Rhyne Howard vs. Puerto Rico

06/19/21

MOST 3PA:

9, Rhyne Howard vs. Venezuela

6/14/21

HIGHEST 3-POINT PERCENTAGE:

.526 (10-19) vs. Chile, 6/27/93

8, Arike Ogunbowale vs. Paraguay

09/22/19 08/10/97 07/02/93

MOST FTM: MOST FTA:

25 vs. Cuba, 8/09/97

8, Teresa Edwards vs. Brazil 8, Katy Steding vs. Brazil 8, Jennifer Azzi vs. Chile

34 vs. U.S Virgin Islands, 6/17/21 34 vs. Mexico, 6/28/93 HIGHEST FREE THROW PERCENTAGE: .938 (15-16) vs. Brazil, 6/18/21 MOST REBOUNDS: 75 vs. Cuba, 7/05/23 MOST ASSISTS: 36 vs. Paraguay, 9/22/19 MOST BLOCKED SHOTS: 9 vs. Canada, 7/08/23 MOST STEALS: 31 vs. Mexico, 6/28/93

6/27/93

HIGHEST 3-POINT FG PERCENTAGE 1.000 (3-3), Napheesa Collier vs. Colombia

09/24/19

.800 (4-5), Jennifer Azzi vs. Cuba

6/30/93

MOST FTM 11, Teresa Edwards vs. Cuba

8/09/97

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM 2023 RESULTS

LEON, MEXICO • JULY 1-9, 2023

With a roster of collegiate stars and an average age of 20, the USA Women’s AmeriCup team came home with a silver medal for the second time in history. The U.S. had a 5-2 record and played for a chance to win its third straight gold. In the tournament opener, the U.S. saw 11 of 12 players score to beat Venezuela 80-54, with Rickea Jackson and Angel Reese getting 11 points and Janiah Barker 10. The U.S. also dominated the boards, a trend that was echoed throught the tournament, with a 62-33 advantage. Rayah Johnson grabbed 14 rebounds and Reese nine. The U.S. had a much tougher battle in improving to 2-0 in Group A play, scoring the last nine points for a 65-56 victory over Argentina. Jackson led the way with 17 points and five rebounds, while Lauren Betts came off the bench for 10 points and 11 rebounds, including 10 boards in the second half. Jewel Spear hit three clutch 3-pointers, including a game-sealing trey with 59 seconds left. Reese had 15 rebounds, the second-most in U.S. AmeriCup history, behind Aliyah Boston’s 19 vs. Puerto Rico on June 19, 2021. Following a day off, the U.S. faced an imposing test in Brazil and lost 67-54, snapping the Americans’ 19-game AmeriCup winning streak. Betts, starting her only game of the tournament, had 11 points, 15 rebounds and three blocked shots, while Jackson added 10 points. Betts’ three blocks tied Boston’s AmeriCup record, set June 13, 2021. Betts also matched Reese with the second-best rebounding performance in U.S. history in this event. Facing Cuba to finish group play, the U.S. bounced back in a big way, using a 37-2 run in the first half to roll to a 106-44 victory and clinch second place in Group A. Seven players scored in double figures. Betts continued her impressive play with 17 points, 14 rebounds and another record-tying three blocks. Jackson had 16 points and six rebounds, while Reese contributed 12 points and 14 rebounds. Johnson added 12 rebounds as the U.S. 75-35 advantage on the boards. In the quarterfinals, the inside combo of Betts and Reese fueled the U.S. to a 68-49 victory over Colombia. Betts had her fourth consecutive double-double with 16 points, 14 rebounds and a record four blocked shots, while Reese had 13 points and 18 boards. Betts broke the single-game blocks record she held with Boston. Reese surpassed her’s and Betts’ 15 boards from earlier in the tournament for the second-most in U.S. AmeriCup history. The U.S. had eight blocks in the tournament. Jackson added 15 points. The U.S. clinched a spot in the gold-medal game by scoring the last five points to beat Canada 67-63. Betts had 12 points, four rebounds and another three blocks. Reese posted her third double-double in a row with 10 points and 13 rebounds as well as three blocks. Reese put the U.S. on top to stay 64-63 on a putback with 2:35 remaining. Betts broke the U.S. AmeriCup record for blocks in the tournament with 14, surpassing Boston’s 11 in 2021. Brazil stood in the way of the U.S. winning a third straight gold medal, but the Brazllians proved to be the better team, using a 25-10 run in the third quarter to pull away for a 69-58 victory for their record sixth AmeriCup gold. Jackson, who led the U.S. during the tournament at 14.6 points per game and was named to the All-Star Five, finished with her best scoring output of the AmeriCup, recording 22 points, including 10 in the first quarter. Betts added her fifth double- double with 10 points and 11 rebounds and one block, giving her a U.S.-record 15 in the tournament. Reese had 78 rebounds in the tournament and Betts 76, both surpassing the U.S. record of 60 set by Venus Lacey in the 1989 AmeriCup. They finished second and third among AmeriCup rebounders, averaging 11.1 and 10.9 per game.

2023 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM ROSTER

2023 USA RESULTS (5-2)

NAME

POS HGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)

HOMETOWN

Venezuela (Group A) Argentina (Group A)

W, 80-54 W, 65-56 L, 54-67 W, 106-44 W, 68-49 W, 67-63 L, 58-69

Janiah Barker Lauren Betts Chance Gray Abbey Hsu Rickea Jackson Raven Johnson

F C G G G G F G G

6-4 6-7 5-9 6-0 6-2 5-8 5-8 6-4 5-9

19 19 18 22 22 20 21 20 21 20 21 21

Texas A&M

Marietta, GA Centennial, CO Cincinnati, OH Parkland, FL

UCLA

Brazil (Group A) Cuba (Group A) Colombia (QF)

Oregon Columbia Tennessee

Detroit, MI Atlanta, GA

South Carolina North Carolina

Canada (SF)

Deja Kelly

San Antonio, TX Los Angeles, CA Moreno Valley, CA Cincinnati, OH Baltimore, MD The Colony, TX

Brazil (F)

Rayah Marshall Charisma Osborne

G/F

USC

UCLA

FINAL STANDINGS

Laila Phelia Angel Reese Jewel Spear

5-10

Michigan

F

6-3

Louisiana State

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Brazil (7-0)

G

5-10

Tennessee

United States (5-2)

Head Coach: Kamie Ethridge, Washington State University Assistant Coach: Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State University Assistant Coach: Katrina Merriweather, University of Cincinnati Video Coordinator: LaMont Russell, University of Louisville Team Physician: David Walden Athletic Trainer: Katelin Knox, Stanford University

Canada (6-1)

Puerto Rico (4-3) Colombia (2-3) Venezuela (1-4) Argentina (1-4)

Mexico (1-4)

2023 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

9. Cuba (1-3) 10. Dominican Republic (0-4)

NAME G/S MIN

FGM-A

PCT

3PM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

A TO BLK STL

Jackson

7/7 170/ 24.3 36/81

0.444 3/7

0.429 27/34

0.794 0.593 0.485 0.727 0.762 1.000 0.875 0.667 0.667

34/ 4.9 76/ 10.9 78/ 11.1 24/ 3.4 18/ 2.6 6/ 0.9 24/ 3.4 29/ 4.1 21/ 3.0

102/ 14.6 80/ 11.4

6 6 9 5

21

3

2 3 4 9 0 4 4 5 8 2 2 2

Betts Reese Barker Kelly Spear

7/1

147/ 21.0 32/44

0.727 0.362 0.432 0.273 0.342 0.421 0.255 0.176 0.238

0/0 0/0 5/11

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16/27 16/33

16 15 18 6

7/7 127/ 18.2 21/58

58/ 8.3 45/ 6.4 41/ 5.9 39/ 5.6 39/ 5.6 36/ 5.1 24/ 3.4 16/ 2.7 11/ 1.8 7/ 1.2

7/0 84/ 12.0

16/37

0.455 8/11

8

3

7/2 139/ 19.3 12/44

1/9

0.111

16/21

20 16 1

7/1

138/ 19.7 13/38

10/30

0.333 3/3

10 4

0 2 4 0 3 4 0

Johnson 7/6 125/ 17.8 16/38 Osborne 7/7 164/ 23.4 13/51

0/7

---

7/8

13 21

11 11

6/28 2/12

0.214 4/6

Phelia

7/4 146/ 20.9 6/34

0.167

10/15 6/10

3 5 2 2

4 4 2 5

Marshall 6/0 59/ 9.8

5/21 3/10 3/11

0/0 2/5 1/7

---

0.600 31/ 5.2

Hsu Gray USA OPP.

6/0 49/ 8.1 6/0 53/ 8.9

0.3

0.400 3/3 0.143 0/1

1.000

6/ 1.0

0.273

0.000 7/ 1.2

7 7

1400 1400

176/467 155/476

0.377 30/116 0.330 29/120

0.259 116/172 0.240 63/103

0.674 399/ 57.0

498/ 71.1

102 127 41 105 90 22

45 66

0.610 248/ 35.4 402/ 57.4

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM 2021 RESULTS

Sending a team comprised of top collegiate athletes, the 2021 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team defeated six-straight senior women’s national teams for a gold medal. The USA set a U.S. women’s AmeriCup single-game record with seven blocks in a 102-39 win over Dominican Republic. Destanni Henderson led the way with 17 points, including five 3s. Elissa Cunane, who collected eight rebounds, and Sedona Prince each scored 12 points, and Aliyah Boston finished with 10 points and nine rebounds. The USA rode a 25-10 second quarter surge past Puerto Rico for an 87-65 win. Trailing 23-18 after the first, the USA tightened its defense to turn the game. Naz Hillmon had 17 points and 11 rebounds, Rhyne Howard had 17 points and and Boston had 15 points, eight rebounds and USA women’s AmeriCup single-game record three blocks. Making 14-of-15 free throws, the USA set a U.S. women’s AmeriCup team single-game record at 93.3% from the line, as Prince led the USA with 19 points and seven rebounds in a 102-53 win over Venezuela. Howard finished with 17 points and shot 5-of-9 from 3-point to set a U.S. women’s AmeriCup record for 3-point attempts while tying the record for makes. The USA defeated U.S. Virgin Islands 97-46 to advance to the semifinals. The USA finished the game with a 58-35 rebounding advantage and held U.S. Virgin Islands to 24.7% shooting from the field (18-73 FG). Naz Hillmon shot 7-of-8 from the free throw line and led the USA with 17 points and six rebounds. Boston, who was playing against her older sister, Alexis Boston, rounded out the USA’s double-digit scorers with 12 points and eight rebounds. Trailing 33-25 at halftime, the USA opened the third quarter with a 13-0 scoring run to take the lead, and it proved to be the difference in the USA’s 71-60 win over Brazil in the semifinals. The USA set a U.S. women’s AmeriCup single-game record for free throw percentage at 93.8% (15-16 FTs). Cunane finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, Howard added 12 and four, and Hillmon finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. The USA captured the gold medal with a 74-59 win over Puerto Rico. The gold medal game had it all – the USA riding a 21-11 third quarter run to victory, the lights going out (and ensuing dance off) and a crowd in favor of host Puerto Rico. Howard, who was named tournament MVP, finished with 22 points and five assists, and her 8-of-20 shooting from the field and 4-of-10 from 3-point set U.S. women’s AmeriCup records for field goal attempts and 3-point attempts. Cunane, who scored 12 points and had six rebounds, joined Howard on the all-tour- nament team. Boston collected a USA women’s AmeriCup record 19 rebounds (10 OR).

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2021 USA RESULTS (6-0)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)

HOMETOWN

Dominican Republic

W, 102-39 W, 87-65 W, 102-53 W, 97-46 W, 71-60 W, 74-59

Puerto Rico Venezuela

Grace Berger Aliyah Boston

G

6-0 6-5 6-0 5-9 6-5 5-7 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-0 6-7

160 185 165 150 190 133 190 180 160 140 190 195

22 19 20 20 20 22 21 21 20 20 20 21

Indiana

Louisville, KY

F

South Carolina

St. Thomas, USVI Oxon Hill, MD Summerfield, NC Fort Meyers, FL Cleveland, OH Cleveland, TN Newton, MA Santa Cruz, CA Somerset, NJ Woodbridge, VA Liberty Hill, TX

Jakia Brown-Turner Veronica Burton

G/F

NC State

U.S. Virgin Islands

G C G G G G G F

Northwestern

Brazil

Elissa Cunane

NC State

Puerto Rico

Destanni Henderson

South Carolina

Naz Hillmon Rhyne Howard Haley Jones Diamond Miller Ashley Owusu Sedona Prince

Michigan Kentucky Stanford Maryland Maryland Oregon

FINAL STANDINGS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

United States (6-0) Puerto Rico (4-2)

F

Head Coach: Dawn Staley, University of South Carolina Assistant Coach: Adia Barnes, University of Arizona Assistant Coach: Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut Sun president

Brazil (5-2)

Canada (5-2) Colombia (2-3) Venezuela (1-3)

Team Physician: Jeff Bytomski, Duke University Athletic Trainer: Jeff Kawaguchi, Pacific University

Dominican Republic (0-4) U.S. Virgin Islands (1-4)

9. El Salvador (0-4) 10. Argentina (1-1)

2021 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME G/S MIN

FGM-A

PCT

3PM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

A TO BLK STL

Howard Cunane Boston Hillmon Prince Owusu Jones Berger Burton Miller

6/5 145/ 24.2 26-75 6/0 119/ 19.8 30-61 6/5 123/ 20.5 29-54 6/5 128/ 21.3 23-49 6/2 108/ 18.0 17-43 6/0 101/ 16.8 15-42 6/0 71/ 11.8 15-27

.347 .492 .537 .469 .556 .395 .357 .333 .423 .316 .308 .227 .410 .305

16-44

.364 .154 .250 .___ .000 .000 .167 .474 .000 .250 .000 .154 .283 .252

11-12 15-21 16-19 25-31

.917 .714 .842 .806

22/ 3.7 48/ 8.0 56/ 9.3 47/ 7.8 22/ 3.7 18/ 3.0 30/ 5.0 8/ 1.3 19/ 3.2 20/ 3.3 12/ 4.0 15/ 3.0

79/ 13.2 77/ 12.8 75/ 12.5 71/ 11.8 37/ 6.2 35/ 5.8 33/ 5.5 22/ 5.5 31/ 5.2 29/ 4.8 14/ 4.7 19/ 3.8

18 6

5 2 0 7 0 3 1 3 0 0

10

2-13 1-4 0-0 0-2 9-19 0-3 3-12 0-3 0-1 1-6 2-13

3

2 7 6 4 4

7 5 5 2 3 2 4 6

11

11

9 2

7-7 1-1 2-4 4-5 9-11 2-3 6-6 7-10

1.000 1.000 .500 .800 1.000 .700 .808 .736 .818 .667

19

10 7

Hendersen 6/1 106/ 17.7 10-30

22 10 1

6/0 82/ 13.7

11-26

11

2

6/5 128/ 21.3 12-38

24 4

10

3/2 35/ 11.7

4-13 5-22

6 4

5 3

1 5

Brown-Turner 5/0 54/ 10.8

USA OPP.

6 6

1200 1200

197-480 120-394

34-120 29-115

105-130

347/ 57.8 222/ 37.0

533/ 88.8 139 62 33

60 40

53-72

322/ 53.7

69 101 26

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM 2019 RESULTS

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO • SEPTEMBER 22-29, 2019

It had been 12 years since the USA sent a team to what was previously the FIBA Americas Championship. Despite the gap, the result was the same: the U.S. women again returned home with a perfect record and the gold medal. Coached by Dawn Staley, the USA’s first test of the 2020 FIBA AmeriCup proved no test at all. The taller and much more experienced Amer- icans dominated their way to a 110-31 victory over Paraguay. Eleven of the USA 12 players scored in the romp, with Diamond DeShields leading the way with game-highs of 20 points and eight assists. Recording 31 assists as a team and getting 22 points from Sylvia Fowles, the USA defeated Colombia 88-46. Getting points from all 12 team members, the USA topped Argentina 100-50 behind 16 points from Katie Lou Samuelson and nine assists from Jordin Canada. Behind 19 points from DeShields, the USA closed out preliminary play and clinched the No. 1 seed for Group B after defeating previously unbeaten Brazil 89-73. The USA offense was also aided by Tina Charles, who finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the double-double. Led by a defense that limited host Puerto Rico to just 27.0% shooting from the field (20-74 FGs), and owning a 63-34 rebounding advantage, the USA advanced to the gold medal game after a 78-54 semifinal win. Fowles led all scorers with 17 points and 13 rebounds and Charles also posted a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Struggling with its shooting, the USA turned to its defense and claimed the 2019 FIBA AmeriCup gold medal with a 67-46 victory over pre- viously undefeated Canada. The USA, playing in its first AmeriCup since 2007 when it also won gold, ended Canada’s streak of back-to-back AmeriCup titles with its perfect run. Olympic veterans Charles and Fowles paced the USA with 12 points apiece. The USA, which outscored its six opponents by 38.7 points a game during the tournament, featured three players on the AmeriCup All-Star Five Team - Jordin Canada, DeShields and Fowles, who also was named MVP of the tournament.

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2019 USA RESULTS (6-0)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)

HOMETOWN

Paraguay Colombia Argentina

W, 110-31 W, 88-46 W, 100-50 W, 89-73 W, 78-54 W, 67-46

Jordin Canada Tina Charles Napheesa Collier Diamond DeShields

G C

5-6 6-4 6-1 6-1 6-5 6-6 6-5 5-8 6-3 5-8 5-9 6-3

135 192 183 155 214 212 175 165 165 125 146 192

24 30 22 24 27 33 19 22 22 25 25 26

Seattle Storm/UCLA

Los Angeles, CA Jamaica, NY O’Fallon, MO Norcross, GA Port Jervis, NY

New York Liberty/Connecticut Minnesota Lynx/Connecticut Chicago Sky/Tennessee Chicago Sky/Connecticut Minnesota Lynx/Louisiana State University of Connecticut Dallas Wings/Notre Dame Chicago Sky/Connecticut

G/F

Brazil

G

Puerto Rico

Stefanie Dolson Sylvia Fowles

C/F

Canada

C F G G G C

Miami, FL Winder, GA

Olivia Nelson-Ododa Arike Ogunbowale Katie Lou Samuelson Khadijah Sessions Brittney Sykes Elizabeth Williams

Milwaukee, WI

G/F

Huntington Beach, CA

FINAL STANDINGS

South Carolina

Myrtle Beach, SC

Atlanta Dream/Syracuse Atlanta Dream/Duke

Newark, NJ

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

United States (6-0)

Virginia Beach, VA

Canada (5-1) Brazil (4-2)

Head Coach: Dawn Staley, University of South Carolina Assistant Coach: Dan Hughes, Seattle Storm Assistant Coach: Cheryl Reeve, Minnesota Lynx Assistant Coach: Jennifer Rizzotti, George Washington University Team Physician: Bill Kuprevich, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Athletic Trainer: Ed Ryan, Andrews Institute (Florida)

Puerto Rico (3-3) Colombia (3-2)

Cuba (2-3)

Dominican Rep. (2-3)

Argentina (1-4)

9. Mexico (0-4) 10. Paraguay (0-4)

2019 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME G/S MIN

FGM-A

PCT

3PM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

A TO BLK STL

Fowles

6/6 108/18.0 37- 48

.771 .328 .535 .524 .828 .386 .390 .452 .375 .571 .550 .111 .494 .290

1- 1 5- 25 5- 12 0- 0 2- 3 1- 6 3- 10 3- 13 0- 0 10- 28

1.000 7- 15

.467 .737 .889 .909 .600 .800 .769 .846 .750 .700 .167

47/ 7.8 20/ 3.3 11/ 1.8 44/ 7.3 27/ 4.5 27/ 4.5 18/ 3.0 18/ 3.0 38/ 6.3 23/ 3.8 27/ 4.5 2/ 0.4

82/ 13.7 59/ 9.8 59/ 9.8 54/ 9.0 53/ 8.8 48/ 8.0 43/ 7.2 42/ 7.0 36/ 6.0 31/ 5.2 23/ 3.8 2/ 0.4 532/88.7 300/50.0

9

13

4 0 1 1 4 2 1 0 3 6 0

3 9 6 2 5 2 8 1 5 2 0 2

Ogunbowale 6/0 134/22.3 20- 61

.200 .417 .667 .357 .167 .300 .—- .231 .000 .000 .294 .229 .—-

14- 19

15

8

DeShields 6/6 117/19.5

23- 43

8- 9

20 8 18 7

Charles Dolson Canada Sykes Collier

6/6 125/20.8 22- 42 6/0 101/16.8 24- 29

10- 11

3- 5 4- 5

6 9

9 4 7 5 1 4 3

Samuelson6/0 114/19.0 17- 44

6/6 142/23.7 16- 41

10- 13 11- 13

32 10 0

6/0

88/14.7 14- 31

15 11

6/6 119/19.8

15- 40 12- 21

3- 4 7- 10 1- 6 0- 0

Nelson-Ododa 6/0 Williams 6/0 Sessions 5/0

51/ 8.5

7 5 3

75/12.5 11- 20 26/ 5.2 1- 9

0- 1 0- 3

.—-

USA OPP.

6 6

1200 1200

212-429 111-383

30-102 27-118

78-110 51- 77

.709 .662

328/54.7 188/31.3

150 81 22 62 90 11

45 31

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM 2007 RESULTS

VALDIVIA, CHILE • SEPTEMBER 26-30, 2007

Guided by Seattle Storm head coach Anne Donovan, the U.S. had one goal in mind: capturing the gold medal to secure a berth in the 2008 Olympics. The goal was achieved with a 5-0 performance that saw the U.S. outscore its opponents by 40.6 points a game. The offense, which was paced by 13.8 points a game apiece from Candace Parker and Tina Thompson, poured in 98.0 points, while the USA’s defense kept its foes to 57.4. Opening against Cuba, the red, white and blue needed all four quarters to put away the islanders 85-79. In what would be the USA’s clos- est contest of the tournament, Parker scored a team-high 21 points, Diana Taurasi contributed 16, while Katie Smith and Thompson each notched 13 points. Sue Bird dished out nine assists. The USA ran out to an 11-0 run against Jamaica and never looked back en route to an eventual 115-47. The performance saw each team member score at least four points. Seimone Augustus’ game-high 19 points (8-8 FGs, 3-3 FTs) led the charge, Thompson followed with 18, Taurasi had 12 and Bird and Kara Lawson chipped in 11 apiece. Putting away Canada early, the U.S. went on to capture an 85-37 victory in its third and final preliminary round game. Thompson’s 14 points led, while DeLisha Milton-Jones and Parker each chipped in 12 points. Meeting Argentina in the medal semifinals, the North Americans romped to a lopsided 104-53 victory. Rebekkah Brunson came off the bench to score a team-high 20 points as the USA catapulted into the gold medal game. Also aiding in the scoring barrage were Parker with 17 points, Augustus had 15 and Katie Smith notched 11 points. A double-double of 15 points and 12 rebounds from Taurasi highlighted five U.S. scorers in double digits as the team completed its mission of qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by crushing Cuba 101-71 in the gold medal game. Also scoring in double digits in helping the U.S. capture gold were Thompson with a game-high 18 points, Smith scored 15, Lawson checked in to add 14 and Parker tallied 12 points. With the one and only FIBA Americas Olympic berth going to the gold medalist, Argentina, Brazil and Cuba qualified to compete in the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

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2007 USA RESULTS (5-0)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION

SCHOOL

HOMETOWN

Cuba

W, 85-79 W, 115-47 W, 85-37 W, 104-53 W, 101-71

Jamaica Canada

Seimone Augustus

F

6-1 5-9 6-2 6-1 5-9 6-1 6-3

179 150 175 162 165 185 250 172 160 174 172 178

23 26 25 28 26 33 20 21 24 33 25 32

Minnesota Lynx Seattle Storm Sac. Monarchs Detroit Shock Sac. Monarchs

Louisiana State Connecticut Georgetown Connecticut

Baton Rouge, LA Syosset, NY Oxen Hill, MD McKeesport, PA Alexandria, VA Riceboro, GA Piedmont, CA Naperville, IL Chicago, IL

Sue Bird

G

Rebekkah Brunson

F F

Argentina

Swin Cash Kara Lawson

Cuba

G F C G G

Tennessee

DeLisha Milton-Jones Courtney Paris Candace Parker Cappie Pondexter

Washington Mystics

Florida

N/A N/A

Oklahoma Tennessee Ohio State Connecticu Rutgers

F/C/G 6-4

FINAL STANDINGS

5-9 5-11 6-0 6-2

Phoenix Mercury Detroit Shock Phoenix Mercury Houston Comets

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

*United States (5-0)

Katie Smith Diana Taurasi Tina Thompson

Logan, OH Chino, CA

G/F

#Cuba (3-2) #Brazil (4-1)

F

Southern California Los Angeles, CA

Head Coach: Anne Donovan, Seattle Storm Assistant Coach: Gail Goestenkors, University of Texas Assistant Coach: Dawn Staley, Temple University Assistant Coach: Mike Thibault, Connecticut Sun Team Physician: Dave Weinstein, Colorado Springs, CO Athletic Trainer: Ed Ryan, Colorado Springs, CO

#Argentina (2-3)

Canada (3-2)

Chile (2-3)

Mexico (1-4)

Jamaica (0-5) *Qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games #Qualified for the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament

2007 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME G/S

FGM-A PCT 3PM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

A

BLK STL

Parker

5/5

29-47 24-49 19-36 24-42 19-47 17-23 13-24 15-27 8-17 11-22 4-15 5-10

.617 .490 .528 .571 .739 .542 .556 .471 .500 .267 .500 .524 .334

0-2

.000 .333 .474 .000 .313 .000 .471 .250 .000 .286 .250 .000 .366 .237

11-16 17-18

.688 .944 .889 .833

20/4.0 23/4.6 28/5.6 11/2.2 9/1.8 18/3.6 15/3.0 23/4.6 19/3.8 7/1.4 12/2.4 7/1.8

69/13.8 69/13.8 55/11.0 53/10.6 48/9.6 45/9.0 35/7.0 34/6.8 27/6.8 28/5.6 15/3.0 12/2.4

4

4 1 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 0 1

12

Thompson 5/5

4-12 9-19

10 17

5 5 7 4 7 7 3 8 6 2

Taurasi

5/5

8-9 5-6 5-5 1-1 3-5 4-4 6-7 2-4

Augustus 5/0

0-1

6

Smith

5/5

.404 5-16

1.000 .688 1.000 .600 .846 1.000 .857 .500 .808 .690

15

Brunson 5/0

0-0 8-17 1-4 0-0 2-7 1-4 0-0

11-16

3

Lawson

5/0

11 11

Milton-Jones 5/0

Cash

4/0 5/5

11-13

4

Bird

20 24

10

Pondexter 5/0

Paris USA OPP.

5/0

2

5 5

188-359 100-299

30-82 18-76

84-104 69-100

210/42.0 490/98.0 180/36.0 287/57.4

127

19

76 27

43

4

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM 1997 RESULTS

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL • AUGUST 5-10, 1997

Headed by 1997-2000 USA coach Nell Fortner, had two goals: qualify the U.S. for the 1998 FIBA World Championship and win a gold medal. While the squad fell six points shy of the gold, the Americans captured silver and advanced to Worlds. Comprised of 10 athletes from the American Basketball League (ABL), one European professional and a collegiate standout, the USA was forced to wait until the second day of competition to show the Americas its hand after the Dominican Republic failed to arrive at the compe- tition on time. In its opener against Argentina, the USA was paced by its youngest member as Chamique Holdsclaw poured in 21 points and added a game- high seven rebounds in an 88-53 victory. Taj McWilliams checked in for 15 points. Sheri Sam scored a team-high 15 points, while Teresa Edwards and Edna Campbell had 11 and 10 points, respectively, as the USA pounded Canada 85-66. The victory placed the United States at the top of Group B and advanced the squad not only to the medal semifinal round but assured the country a spot in the ‘98 World Championship. In the first of two semifinal round games the USA was edged 87-83 by Brazil. Facing Cuba, Holdsclaw celebrated her 20th birthday with a game-high 32 points as the Americans earned a hard-fought 94-90 victory. Edwards scored 26 points and collected seven rebounds, and with 25 seconds remaining and the U.S. holding a 92-90 lead, converted a pair of free throws to seal the victory. The hometown crowd, a pregame jersey retirement of celebrated three-time Olympian Hortencia Marcari Oliviara, and a game-high 38 points from soon-to-be retiring Brazilian Olympic hero “Magic” Paula Silva proved too much for the USA as the Americans lost for the second time in three days to Brazil, this time 101-95 in the gold medal game. Edwards and Holdsclaw finished the game with 21 points each to lead the United States. Holdsclaw capped the tournament as the USA’s leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 19.0 points and 6.2 rebounds. Edwards followed with 14.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and a team-high 5.6 assists.

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1997 USA RESULTS (4-2)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)

HOMETOWN

Dominican Republic

W, 20-0 W, 88-53 W, 85-66 L, 83-87 W, 94-90 L, 95-101

Argentina

Edna Campbell Sylvia Crawley Teresa Edwards Katryna Gaither Dale Hodges Taj McWilliams Beth Morgan Sheri Sam Katie Smith Rhonda Smith Chamique Holdsclaw Michelle Marciniak

G C G C

5-8 6-5 5-11 6-3

140 160 155 170 170 166 164 180 150 175 173 185

28 24 32 21 29 20 23 26 22 23 22 24

Colorado Xplosion / Texas

Pittsburgh, PA Wintersville, OH Mt. Vernon, NY Trenton, NJ Astoria, NY Macungie, PA El Paso, TX Cairo, GA Bloomington, IN

Colorado Xplosion / North Carolina

Canada

Atlanta Glory / Georgia

Brazil Cuba Brazil

San Jose Lasers / Notre Dame Messina Fontalba (ITA) / St. Joseph’s Long Beach Stingrays / Tennessee Philadelphia Rage / St. Edwards Philadelphia Rage / Notre Dame San Jose Lasers / Vanderbilt n/a / Tennessee Columbus Quest / Ohio State Seattle Reign / Washington

F F

6-1 6-2 5-9 6-3

G C G

6-0 6-1 5-11 6-2

FINAL STANDINGS

F

Duson, LA Logan, OH Seattle, WA

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

*Brazil (6-0)

G

F

*United States (4-2)

HEAD COACH: Nell Fortner, USA Basketball ASSISTANT COACH: Anne Donovan, East Carolina (NC) ASSISTANT COACH: Regina Miller, Western Illinois University TEAM PHYSICIAN: George DeSilvester, Indianapolis, Ind. ATHLETIC TRAINER: Ed Ryan, U.S. Olympic Committee (CO) TEAM MANAGER: Lori Phelps, Columbus, Ohio

*Cuba (3-3)

*Argentina (2-4) Canada (2-2) Colombia (1-3) Puerto Rico (1-3)

Dominican Rep. (0-4) *Qualified for the 1998 FIBA World Championship.

1997 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME G/S

FGM-A PCT 3PM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

A

BLK STL

Holdsclaw 5 Edwards 5 McWilliams 5 Campbell 5 Sam 5

39-57 23-57 25-45 24-34 21-43 11-17 10-11

.684

1-1

1.000

16-18 24-32

.889 .750 .833 .600 .667 .500 1.000 1.000 1.000 .600 1.000 .750 .778 .684

31/6.2 21/4.2 13/2.6 22/4.4 12/2.4 11/2.2 12/2.4 16/3.2

95/19.0 73/14.6 57/11.4 54/10.8 50/10.0 26/5.2 24/4.8 19/3.8 18/3.6 15/7.5

1

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 5 9 6 4 3 4 2 2 1 0 0

.404 3-16

.188 .667 .000 .250

28

.556 .706 .488 .647 .909 .421 .556 .750 .667

2-3 0-1 2-8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-2 0-0 1-2

5-6

3 3 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 0

6-10

6-6 4-6 4-8 3-3 8-8 3-5 2-2 3-4

Crawley Hodges

5 5

.--- .--- .---

K. Smith 5 Marciniak 5 R. Smith 2

8-19

5-9 6-8 2-3 2-2

.000

5/1.0 4/2.0 1/0.5 1/0.5

.---

Morgan Gaither

2 2 5 5

.500

7/3.5 7/3.5

1.000 0-0

.---

USA OPP.

176-305 140-287

.577

9-33

.273 .394

84-108 91-133

149/29.8 445/89.0 112/22.4 397/79.4

44 24

43 42

.488 26-66

USA BASKETBALL HISTORY

USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM 1993 RESULTS

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL • JUNE 26-JULY 4, 1993

Led by Tara VanDerveer, the 1993 USA World Qualifying Team returned with the gold medal and a 6-1 slate. The top seven scorers on the squad eventually were named to the 1994 USA World Championship Team. Opening against Canada, the USA received 23 points from Lisa Leslie and 18 from Ruthie Bolton in an 82-74 win. The U.S. dismantled Chile 121-41 as Jennifer Azzi’s 30 points off the bench led the USA’s offensive clinic that saw all 12 players score, includ- ing six in double digits. Meeting up with Mexico to close preliminary play, the USA overpowered its opponent in a 97-54 victory. This time it was Bolton’s 19 points off the bench that paced the attack, while Leslie added 16 as everyone scored, five in double digits. In the semifinal round the USA upended Cuba 89-78 behind 21 points from Leslie and 19 from Azzi. Trailing Canada by five points at halftime, 38-33, the USA rallied in the second half to record a 76-69 win in a balanced effort led by Katy Sted- ing’s 17 points. Carla McGhee and Leslie also notched 15 and 11 points, respectively. In its final semifinal round contest, the U.S. suffered its only loss, 99-92 in overtime to Brazil, despite 19 points from Leslie, 16 from Bolton, 15 from Steding and 10 from Dawn Staley. However, with Brazil standing at 6-0 and the USA holding a 5-1 record, the gold medal game two nights later would give the United States a chance to avenge the loss. Not wanting to celebrate the Fourth of July with anything less than gold, behind 20 first half points from Leslie, the United States established control early and held on to capture the gold medal with a decisive 106-92 win.

1993 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM ROSTER

1993 USA RESULTS (6-1)

NAME

POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)

HOMETOWN

Canada

W, 84-74 W, 121-61 W, 97-54 W, 89-78 W, 76-69

Chile

Jennifer Azzi Shanda Berry Ruthie Bolton Heather Burge Linda Godby Dena Head Lisa Leslie Nikki McCray Carla McGhee Molly Goodenbour

G C G C C G G C F C G

5-8 6-3 5-8 6-5 6-6 5-6

140 167 150 170 172 135 162 160 158 165 128 165

24 25 25 22 24 21 22 20 21 25 23 25

Stanford

Oak Ridge, TN Urbandale, IA McLain, MS Indianapolis, IN Waterloo, IA Hawthorne, CA Memphis, TN Canton, MI Philadelphia, PA Lake Oswego, OR Peoria, IL

Iowa

Mexico

Auburn Virginia Auburn Stanford

Cuba

Palos Verdes Estates, CA

Canada

Brazil Brazil

L, 92-99 OT W, 106-92

5-10 6-5 5-11 6-2 5-6 6-0

Tennessee Southern Cal Tennessee Tennessee

FINAL STANDINGS

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

*United States (6-1)

Dawn Staley Katy Steding

Virginia Stanford

F

*Brazil (6-1)

HEAD COACH: Tara VanDerveer, Stanford University ASSISTANT COACH: Nancy Darsch, Ohio State University ASSISTANT COACH: Marianne Stanley, University of Southern California

*Canada (3-4) *Cuba (2-2) Mexico (2-2)

TEAM PHYSICIAN: Suzanne Tanner, Denver, Colorado ATHLETIC TRAINER: Karen Middleton, Stanford University

Puerto Rico (1-3) Argentina (1-3)

Chile (0-4) *Qualified for the 1994 FIBA World Championship.

1993 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS

NAME G/S

FGM-A PCT 3PM-A

PCT

FTM-A

PCT

REB

PTS

A

BLK STL

Leslie Bolton

7/6 7/6 7/0 7/7 7/1 7/6 7/1 7/0 7/1 6/1

52- 84 36- 71 28- 50 26- 63 20- 35 15- 34 13- 34 15- 28 14- 24 14- 27 12- 19

.619 .507 .560 .413 .571 .441 .382 .536 .583 .519 .632 .313 .515 .405

0- 2

.000 .452 .448 .390 .000 .364 .---

25- 30 14- 22 9- 10 19- 30 14- 20 3- 7 9- 12 6- 20

.833 .636 .900 .429 .633 .700 .750 .300 .625 .600 .500

46/6.6 23/3.3 9/1.3 29/4.1 55/7.9 5/0.7 11/1.6 24/3.4 31/4.4 23/3.3 13/2.2 10/1.4

129/18.4 100/14.3 78/11.1 71/10.1

4 9 2 1 8 4 2 5 7 0

3 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 0

19 21 12 10 10 9

14- 31 13- 29 16- 41

Azzi

Steding

McGhee 7/6

0- 0 0- 6 4- 11 0- 0

59/8.4 44/6.3 39/5.6 36/5.1 33/4.7 31/4.4 27/4.5 16/2.3

Head Staley Burge Berry

34

8

.--- .--- .--- .---

13

0- 0 0- 0 0- 0

5- 8 3- 5 3- 6 2- 2

9 9 1 8

McCray Godby

Goodenbour 7/0

5- 16

4- 14

.286 .381 .295

1.000

10 86 43

USA OPP.

7 7

250-485 179-442

51-134 33-112

112-172 116-155

.651 .748

279/39.9 663/94.7 161/23.0 507/72.4

129

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