USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM 2007 RESULTS
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL • JULY 20-24, 2007
Youth proved a fine substitute for experience at the 2007 Pan American Games, as the youngest team in the field became the first U.S. wom- en’s squad to win gold since 1987. Playing in Rio de Janeiro, the USA capped its run with a 79-66 victory over host Brazil on July 24, outscoring the hosts 30-13 in the fourth quarter. Led by head coach Dawn Staley in her first USA assignment as a head coach, the team featured college players facing seasoned pros. Staley, a five-time gold medalist and three-time Olympian, improved her USA Basketball coaching record to 17-2. The Americans opened with a 95-41 rout of Colombia behind 15 points from Matee Ajavon. Nine players scored at least five points as the USA built a 32-14 first-quarter lead and cruised to its largest margin of victory, 55 points. Emily Fox came off the bench to score 18 points in an 85-54 win over Argentina. The USA led 45-15 at halftime, shot 49% from the field and doubled Argentina’s rebounding total. Marissa Coleman and Nicky Anosike each pulled down eight boards. Coleman tallied 19 points as the USA defeated two-time defending champion Panama 78-63 to move to 3-0. Tasha Humphrey added nine points in the third quarter, while a 10-4 fourth-quarter run sealed the win. In the semifinals, Angel McCoughtry’s spark helped the USA erase an early nine-point deficit and take down Canada 75-59. The Americans never trailed after McCoughtry’s go-ahead basket in the second quarter. The gold medal game saw Brazil lead 53-49 after three quarters, but the USA surged ahead with a 12-1 run to open the fourth. Ajavon scored 27 points, including 11-of-18 shooting, tying the U.S. record for most made field goals in a Pan Am Games contest. Humphrey added a key 3-pointer late, and McCoughtry’s defensive energy helped the USA secure the title. Ajavon’s 27 points ranked tied for fifth in U.S. single-game Pan Am scoring history, sealing her place in the tournament’s record book as the USA celebrated its long-awaited return to the top of the podium.
2007 USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM ROSTER
2007 USA RESULTS (5-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Colombia Argentina
W, 95-41 W, 85-54 W, 78-63 W, 75-59 W, 79-66
Matee Ajavon Nicky Anosike Jayne Appel
G
5-8 6-4 6-4 6-1 5-9 5-11 6-0 6-3
150 190 210 185 153 160 187 205 205 160 160 150
21 21 19 20 20 21 21 21 21 20 21 20
Rutgers
Newark, NJ
F/C
Tennessee Stanford Maryland Minnesota Tennessee Connecticut
Staten Island, NY Pleasant Hill, CA Cheltenham, PA Charleston, WV San Diego, CA Gainesville, GA Riviera Beach, FL Highlands Ranch, CO
Cuba
C
Canada
Marissa Coleman
G/F
Brazil
Emily Fox
G G
Alexis Hornbuckle Chardé Houston Tasha Humphrey
F F
Georgia
FINAL STANDINGS
Erlana Larkins
F/C
6-2 6-1 5-9
North Carolina
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
United States (5-0)
Angel McCoughtry
F
Louisville
Baltimore, MD Cincinnati, OH San Diego, CA
Brazil (4-1) Cuba (3-2)
Mel Thomas
G G
Connecticut
Candice Wiggins
5-11
Stanford
HEAD COACH: Dawn Staley, Temple University ASSISTANT COACH: Kathy Delaney-Smith, Harvard University ASSISTANT COACH: Bill Gibbons, The College of Holy Cross TEAM PHYSICIAN: Dr. Bruce Holladay, Crestview Hills, Kentucky ATHLETIC TRAINER: Julie Campbell, Denver University
Canada (2-3) Colombia (3-2) Argentina (1-4) Mexico (1-4) Jamaica (1-4)
2007 USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
McCoughtry Humphrey
5/0 5/5 5/5 5/0 5/4 3/0 4/0 5/5 5/0 4/1 5/5 5/0
25-50 21/38 21-43 15/26 18-38
.500 .538 .488 .577 .474 .438 .500 .375 .647 .381 .280 .429 .474 .342
7-10
.700 .626 .467 .462 .375 .556 .250 .---
6-9
.667 .545 .500 .733 .800 .727 .750 .667 .500 .000 .000 .615 .645
28/5.6 27/5.4 21/4.2 32/6.4 7/1.4
63/12.6 58/11.6 56/11.2 47/9.4 44/8.8 25/8.3 25/6.3 30/6.0 24/4.8 19/4.8 15/3.0
4 7 9 7 2 2 6
2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 1
6 3 6 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 8 4
10-16
6-11 7-14 11-15 8-10 8-11
Ajavon
7-15 6-13 0-0
Coleman Anoskie Thomas
7-16 9-18
3-8 5-9
2/0.7
Fox
2-2 3-4 2-3 3-6 0-2 0-4
1.000 4/1.0
Wiggins
12-32 11-17
3-12 0-0 0-0 1-6 0- 0
6/1.2
10
Appel
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12/2.4 20/5.0 20/4.0 22/4.4
3 2
Houston
8-21 7-25
Hornbucke
.167
10
Larkins
3-7
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6/1.2
4
USA OPP.
5 5
157-331 95-278
42-89 24-87
.472 .276
56-91 68-107
216/43.2 146/29.2
412/82.4 283/56.6
72 44
16
54 39
8
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