USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM 2019 RESULTS
CHINA • AUGUST 31-SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
The USA’s attempt to capture a historic third-straight FIBA World Cup title came up short as the USA squad was upended in the quarterfinals and finished 6-2 and in seventh place. Held in eight cities across China, the 2019 FIBA Men’s World Cup was expanded to include 32 nations that qualified through a new FIBA qualifying process. The USA opened World Cup play with a convincing 88-67 win over Czech Republic. Jayson Tatum made two of three free throws with :01 left in regulation to force overtime and Khris Middleton made two free throws with 2.1 seconds left in overtime to propel the USA to a 93-92 victory against Turkey. Turkey missed four free throws in the final 9.0 seconds of OT to set the stage for the USA’s remarkable victory. Behind Jaylen Brown’s 20 points, the U.S. capped its preliminary round play with a 98-45 pounding of Japan. Advancing to second round action with a 3-0 record and Group E’s No. 1 seed, the U.S. defense starred in a 69-53 win against Greece. The USA held Greece to 31.8% shooting and Giannis Antetokounmpo to just 15 points. Again relying on a staunch defensive effort, the USA stifled Brazil 89-73 to improve to 5-0. More importantly, the win earned the U.S. one of the Americas zone’s two qualifying berths for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Despite a stellar 29-point effort from Donovan Mitchell, the USA was knocked out of medal contention with an 89-79 quarterfinals setback to France. The USA led 74-67 with 7:39 remaining in the game, but was outscored 22-5 the rest of the way. Less than 24 hours after the France loss, the faced Serbia. Falling behind by 25 points in the first quarter (32-7), the USA rallied and trailed by three, 71-68, at the end of the third. The U.S. stayed close in the fourth quarter but was unable to gain the win. In its final 2019 FIBA World Cup game, the USA had five players score in double-figures in an 87-74 win over Poland.
2019 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP ROSTER
2019 USA RESULTS (6-2)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
Czech Republic
W, 88-67
Turkey Japan Greece
W, 93-92 (OT)
Harrison Barnes Jaylen Brown
F F
6-8 6-7 6-6 7-0 6-8 6-3 6-11 6-4 6-8 6-11 6-1 6-4
225 220 218 270 222 215 235 220 208 255 184 190
27 22 27 31 27 22 29 25 21 23 29 25
Sacramento Kings (North Carolina) Boston Celtics (California) Brooklyn Nets (Virginia) Milwaukee Bucks (Stanford) Milwaukee Bucks (Texas A&M) Utah Jazz (Louisville) Denver Neggets (Duke) Boston Celtics (Duke) Indiana Pacers (Texas) Boston Celtics (Oklahoma State) Boston Celtics (Connecticut) San Antonio Spurs (Colorado)
W, 98-45 W, 69-53 W, 89-73 L, 79-89 L, 89-94 W, 87-74
Joe Harris Brook Lopez
G C G C G F F C G G
Brazil
Khris Middleton Donovan Mitchell Mason Plumlee Marcus Smart
France Serbia Poland
Jayson Tatum Myles Turner Kemba Walker Derrick White
FINAL STANDINGS
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Spain (8-0)
Argentina (7-1) France (6-2) Australia (6-2) Serbia (6-2) Poland (4-4) Lithuania (3-2) Greece (3-2) Russia (3-2) Brazil (3-2) Czech Republic (4-4) United States (6-2) Italy (3-2) Venezuela (2-3) Puerto Rico (2-3) Nigeria (3-2) Germany (3-2) Tunisia (3-2) Canada (2-3) Turkey (2-3) New Zealand (3-2) Dominican Republic (2-3)
HEAD COACH: Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs ASSISTANT COACH: Steve Kerr, Golden State Warriors ASSISTANT COACH: Lloyd Pierce, Atlanta Hawks ASSISTANT COACH: Jay Wright, Villanova University
TEAM PHYSICIAN: Answorth Allen, Hospital for Special Surgery/Brooklyn Nets TEAM PHYSICIAN: Lisa Callahan, Hospital for Special Surgery/Brooklyn Nets TEAM PHYSICIAN: Riley Williams, Hospital for Special Surgery/Brooklyn Nets ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jason Biles, Houston Rockets ATHLETIC TRAINER: Dionne Calhoun, Dallas Mavericks ATHLETIC TRAINER: Will Sevening, San Antonio Spurs USA NATIONAL TEAM MANAGING DIRECTOR: Jerry Colangelo DIRECTOR OF SCOUTING: Jeff Van Gundy
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2019 USA MEN’S WORLD CUP CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Walker Mitchell Barnes Tatum
7/7 8/8 8/8 2/2 8/0 8/6 8/0 8/8 5/0 8/1 7/0 6/0
36- 74 41- 88 30- 63 28- 64 23- 45 26- 57 25- 53 7- 22 10- 21 19- 41 6- 27
.486 .466 .476 .318 .438 .511 .456 .472 .476 .463 .222 .333 .450 .408
15- 39 17- 42 9- 27 10- 28 13- 26 6- 17 3- 10 2- 8
.385 .405 .333 .250 .357 .500 .353 .300 .300 .167 .158
14- 20
.700 .750 .889 .833 .929 .833 .455 .615 .600 .778 .600 .667 .737 .698
21/ 3.0 34/ 4.3 37/ 4.6 15/ 7.5 39/ 4.9 31/ 3.9 33/ 4.1 54/ 6.8 7/ 1.4 10/ 1.3 13/ 1.9 16/ 2.7
101/ 14.4 105/ 13.1 93/ 11.6 21/ 10.5
38 40 12 19 10 11 5
2 3 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 5 1
6 9 2 5 4 5 5 4 0 0
6- 8
24- 27
10
5- 6
Iran (2-3) China (2-3)
Middleton
13- 14
79/ 9.9 64/ 8.0 63/ 7.9 61/ 7.6 32/ 6.4 47/ 5.9 18/ 2.6 8/ 1.3
Harris Brown Turner Smart White Lopez
5- 6 5 11
Montenegro (1-4) South Korea (1-4)
8- 13 9- 15
0 6 2 2
14
Angola (1-4) Jordan (1-4)
3- 10 2- 12 3- 19 0- 0
7- 9 3- 5 2- 3
20
10
Ivory Coast (0-5) Senegal (0-5)
Plumlee
3- 9
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Japan (0-5)
Philippines (0-5)
USA OPP.
8 8
254-564 218-534
83-238 63-190
.349 .332
101-137 88-126
343/42.9 305/38.1
696/86.5 587/73.4
165 120
32 16
60 48
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