USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM 2015 RESULTS
TORONTO, CANADA • JULY 21-25, 2015
The USA, comprised of seven collegians and five professional players, finished 3-2 and won the bronze medal marking the 13th time in 17 Pan American Games that the American men medaled. Under the guidance of Gonzaga University head coach Mark Few, the U.S. downed Venezuela 85-62 to open. Trailing 41-33 at halftime, it was the veteran players who help the Americans rally. Damien Wilkins led the offense with a game-high 21 points, while also adding 10 rebounds, including seven offensive boards. Anthony Randolph contributed 16 points and six rebounds and Bobby Brown 12 points in the second half. On a night when six USA players combined to make 11 3-pointers, it was a 20-0 run midway through the second quarter that powered the U.S. to a 102-70 rout of Puerto Rico. All 12 team members scored and recorded at least one rebound, led by 16 points from Brown. In the final preliminary round game, Brazil’s offensive rebounding and 3-point accuracy doomed the USA with an 83-93 loss. Keith Langford paced the USA scoring with 17 points. Brazil made 15-of-26 3-point attempts in the game and outrebounded the USA 32-28. The USA-Canada semifinal game was everything the partisan, capacity crowd and ESPN2 audience could hope for. With Canada leading 68-67 in the third period, Denzel Valentine drained three straight 3s over 57 seconds to push the Americans ahead 76-71 and the U.S. entered the fourth period owning an 80-74 advantage. Canada’s Jamal Murray made a deep 3 with 36 seconds left to even the score at 97 and push the game into overtime. Anthony Bennett scored Canada’s first five points in OT to push his squad ahead 102-97, but behind two points from Kaleb Tarczewski and four more from Ron Baker, the USA surged back in front 103-102 with 2:05 left. A 3 from Randolph cushioned the USA lead to 106-104 with 1:45 remaining, but Murray, who finished with 31 points, made back-to-back 3s giving Canada an 110-106 lead with 55.9 seconds remaining. Following a free throw by Canada, Brown scored for the USA to reduce the lead to three, 111-108. Canada missed a deep 3 attempt and with 7.1 seconds to play in OT, and following a USA timeout, the U.S. inbounded the ball from the sidelines to Brown in the corner and his 3 missed the mark giving Canada the win. Brown scored 25 points and dished out a game-best seven assists. Trailing by 21, 63-42, with 4:29 left in the third quarter, the U.S. slowly turned momentum around and outscored Dominican Republic 45-19 over the final 14:29 of the game to earn a 87-82 win and capture the bronze medal. Brown led the USA charge with 19 points.
2015 USA MEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM ROSTER
2015 USA RESULTS (3-2)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Venezuela Puerto Rico
W, 85-62 W, 102-70
Ron Baker
G G G C G
6-4 6-5 6-2 7-0 6-4 6-9 6-7 6-11
220 217 175 240 198 245 215 225 245 175 220 225
22 22 30 30 31 22 20 26 22 20 21 35
Wichita State
Scott City, KS Atlanta, GA
Malcolm Brogdon Bobby Brown Ryan Hollins Keith Langford Shawn Long
Virginia
Brazil
L, 83-93
Dongguan Leopards (China)/Cal State Fullerton Los Angeles, CA
Canada
L, 108-111 OT
Sacramento Kings/UCLA UNICS Kazan (Russia)/Kansas
Pasadena, CA Fort Worth, TX Morgan City, LA San Antonio, TX Pasadena, CA Claremont, NH
Dominican Republic
W, 87-82
F F F
Louisiana
Taurean Waller-Prince Anthony Randloph
Baylor
Lokomotiv-Kuban (Russia)/LSU
FINAL STANDINGS
Kaleb Tarczewski Romelo Trimnle Denzel Valentine Damien Wilkins
C G G
7-0 6-2 6-5 6-6
Arizona Maryland
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Brazil (5-0) Canada (4-1)
Upper Marlboro, MD
Michigan State
Lansing, MI Orlando, FL
F
Indios de Mayagüez (Puerto Rico)/Georgia
United States (3-2) Dom. Rep. (1-4) Argentina (2-2) Puerto Rico (1-3) Venezuela (1-3)
HEAD COACH: Mark Few, Gonzaga University ASSISTANT COACH: Tad Boyle, University of Colorado ASSISTANT COACH: Mike Brown TEAM PHYSICIAN: Stephen Foley, Sioux Falls Skyforce ATHLETIC TRAINER: Rawley Klingsmith, University of Colorado
Mexico (0-4)
2015 USA MEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Brown Wilkins
5/5 5/5 4/0 5/5 5/5 5/0 5/5 4/0 5/0 5/0 5/0 1/0
29- 71 23- 42 23- 38 19- 41 13- 26 14- 28 12- 22
.408 .548 .605 .463 .500 .500 .545 .529 .400 .263 .211 .500 .466 .429
12- 34
.353 .750 .462 .357 .357 .385
18- 21 17- 24 11- 13 10- 10 7- 8 4- 4 9- 13 10- 11 9- 12
.857 .708 .875 .846 .692 .909 .750 .833 .750 .500 .811 .692
13/ 2.6 25/ 5.0 22/ 5.5 22/ 4.4 30/ 6.0 8/ 2.0 11/ 2.2 10/ 2.0
88/ 17.6 66/ 13.2 59/ 14.8 54/ 10.8 41/ 8.2 37/ 7.4 33/ 6.6 32/ 8.0 17/ 3.4 17/ 3.4 16/ 3.2 5/ 5.0 465/93.0 418/83.6
22
0 4 6 1 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0
1 3 0 2 7 1 2 2 0 6 0 1
3- 4 6- 13 5- 14 5- 14 5- 13 0- 0 4- 8 0- 0 2- 11 2- 8 0- 1
5 3 5 7 2 0 0 4 4 7 0
Randolph
Waller-Pirnce
Baker
1.000 12/ 2.4 1.000 12/ 2.4
Valentine Tarczewski Langford
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9- 17 4- 10 5- 19 4- 19
.500
Hollins Brogdon Trimble
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.182 .250 .000 .367 .350
5- 6 6- 8 1- 2
8/ 1.6 1/ 1.0
Long USA OPP.
2- 4
5 5
157-337 148-345
44-120 48-137
107-132 64-107
193/38.6 183/36.6
59 65
18 10
25 17
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