USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM 1983 RESULTS
CARACAS, VENEZUELA • AUGUST 14-27, 1983
The 1983 United States team viewed the Pan American Games as an opportunity to return the U.S. to the top of women’s basketball. Falling to Cuba in the gold medal game in 1979, the USA was searching for its first Pan Am gold medal since 1975. The 1983 USA team consisted of the same players who had represented the USA and finished second at the 1983 World Championship (July 24 - August 6) in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Only the coaching staff changed as Fran Garmon of Texas Christian University served as the USA’s Pan American Games head coach, and Kay Yow was Garmon’s assistant coach. The 1983 U.S. squad had a strong nucleus of experienced players. Among them were future Olympians, Denise Curry (1984 and 1980), Anne Donovan (1988, 1984, 1980), Janice Lawrence (1984), Pam McGee (1984), Cheryl Miller (1984), Kim Mulkey (1984), Cindy Noble (1984) and Lynette Woodard (1984 and 1980). The U.S. squad had an unexpected rest period before beginning the competition when the USA’s first two scheduled opponents (Peru and Colombia) withdrew from the competition at the last minute. Finally opening against eventual bronze medalist Brazil, the U.S., behind 24 points from Miller, 22 points from Lawrence and 18 points from Woodard, scored a decisive 107-92 win. In the USA’s closest game of the competition, Woodard’s 22 points helped lift the U.S. to an 87-79 win over Canada. Four years after suffering a 91-86 loss to Cuba in the ‘79 Pan Am gold medal game, the U.S. had its chance for revenge. Behind Miller’s 18 first-half points, the U.S. built a 43-38 lead at half. Lead- ing 52-49, the U.S. put the game away with 12 straight points as the U.S. went on to record a 100-82 victory. Miller finished the day with 30 points, while Woodard added 19 in the win. Venezuela was no match for the U.S. team as it stormed its way to a 113-33 victory with Lisa Ingram leading the U.S. attack with 23 points. Facing Puerto Rico and in need of a win if the USA was to capture the gold, seven Americans scored in double digits as the U.S. recorded a convincing 112-65 victory. The USA offensive attack was led by Woodard who finished with 20 points, while Miller added 18 points, Lawrence had 17 and Curry tossed in 16 additional points. Miller finished as the USA’s leading scorer with a 19.8 ppg. average, while Woodard added 19.0 ppg., and Lawrence accounted for 15.8 ppg. and was the USA’s top rebounder averaging 5.0 rpg. The USA team proved throughout the tournament that it was strong at both ends of the
1983 USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM ROSTER
1983 USA RESULTS (5-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Brazil
W, 107-92 W, 87-79 W, 100-82 W, 113-33 W, 112-65
Canada
Cheryl Cook Denise Curry Anne Donovan Patty Jo Hedges
G F C G C C C F G C F G
5-9 6-1 6-8 5-8 6-2 6-3 6-3 6-3 5-4 6-5
132 162 178 130 185 160 170 150 125 165 135 155
20 23 21 22 19 21 20 19 21 24 23 24
Cincinnati
Indianapolis, IN
UCLA
Davis, CA
Cuba
Old Dominion
Ridgewood, NJ Louisville, KY Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Venezuela Puerto Rico
Kentucky
Lisa Ingram
Northeast Louisiana
Janice Lawrence
Louisiana Tech
Lucedale, MS
Pam McGee Cheryl Miller Kim Mulkey Cindy Noble
Southern California Southern California
Flint, MI
Riverside, CA Tickfaw, LA Knoxville, TN East Chicago, IN
FINAL STANDINGS
Louisiana Tech
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
United States (5-0)
Tennessee
Cuba (4-1) Brazil (3-2)
LaTaunya Pollard Lynette Woodard
5-10 5-11
Long Beach State
Kansas
Wichita, KS
Canada (2-3)
HEAD COACH: Fran Garmon, Texas Christian University ASSISTANT COACH: Kay Yow, North Carolina State University MANAGER: Phyllis Holmes, Greenville College (IL) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Mary Claire-McIntyre, Archdiocese of Philadelphia (PA)
Venezuela (1-4) Puerto Rico (0-5)
1983 USA WOMEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
Miller
5 5 5 2 5 3 5 5 5 5 5
38- 55 42- 68 30- 43 24- 42 11- 18 12- 20 17- 36 8- 17
.691 .618 .698 .471 .571 .611 .600 .472 .409 .357 .455
23- 31 11- 14 19- 28
.742 .786 .679 .700 .727 .786 .690 .778 .636 .400
18/ 3.6 20/ 4.0 25/ 5.0 6/ 3.0 18/ 3.6 10/ 3.3 19/ 3.8 4/ 0.8 12/ 2.4 2/ 0.4
99/ 19.8 95/ 19.0 79/ 15.8 23/ 11.5 56/ 11.2 33/ 11.0 44/ 8.8 36/ 7.2 25/ 5.0 17/ 3.4 12/ 2.4
Woodard Lawrence
Ingram Curry
7- 10 8- 11
Donovan
11- 14 20- 29
Noble Cook
2- 2 7- 9 7- 11 2- 5
1.000 3/ 0.6
Hedges McGee Mulkey Pollard
9- 22 5- 14 5- 11
DNP -- Injured
USA OPP.
5 5
201-346 123-295
.581 .417
117-164 105-148
.713 .709
137/ 27.4 90/ 18.0
519/103.8 351/ 70.2
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