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
*AS OF DEC. 1, 2023
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
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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
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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).
2021 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM ROSTER
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.
2019 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM ROSTER
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.
2007 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM ROSTER
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.
1997 USA WOMEN’S AMERICUP TEAM ROSTER
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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