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
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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
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