USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA MEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM 1995 RESULTS
MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA • MARCH 19-25, 1995
The USA’s quest to regain Pan American gold fell short as Argentina twice beat the U.S. to claim gold. The USA earned the silver. Because of the event timing, U.S. college players were unable to be considered for this team. Instead, USA Basketball turned to the Conti- nental Basketball Association (CBA), which allowed players to miss some of the regular season in order to participate. Opening against Argentina, with the backing of a sold-out crowd numbering over 8,000 and behind the play of Juan Espil, Argentina rallied from as many as 15 points down in the second half to edge the U.S. 68-67. The U.S. either led or tied from the 16:30 mark of the first half to the game’s final second, however, Argentina’s Diego Osella scored the game-winning layup with one second remaining. Carl Thomas led the U.S. with 14 points and Kelsey Weems added 12. One night later the USA watched victory again slip away in the game’s final seconds when Brazil’s Joao Guia scored on a drive with 15.6 seconds left and the U.S. failed to score on its last possession, giving Brazil the 101-98 win. Sean Gay led the U.S. with 22 points, A.J. Wynder added 19. Looking for its first win, the U.S. led from start to finish in a 97-78 victory over Puerto Rico. Thomas led the U.S. with 22 points, Brian Davis added 18, while Scott Paddock finished with 14 points and 17 rebounds and Chuckie White had 13 points and a game-high 18 rebounds. Squandering a lead late, the U.S. recovered in overtime to capture a 104-96 win over Uruguay as White recorded 23 points and 21 rebounds. Behind 17 points from Dave Jamerson, the U.S. got a third consecutive victory in impressive style, romping to a 104-80 win over Mexico. Meeting Brazil in the semifinals, Rumeal Robinson scored 22 points as the U.S. avenged its earlier setback with an 89-85 victory to earn a berth into the gold medal game. Argentina, motivated a partisan crowd estimated at 9,000, held off a late USA rally to capture a 90-86 victory and their first gold medal. The first half was all offense with the two teams combining for 111 points as Argentina held a 60-51 advantage at halftime. In the first half, Argen- tina shot a sizzling 71.4% (20-28 FG) while the U.S. managed to shoot 59.4% (19-32 FG). Trailing by as many as 13 points in the second half, the USA rallied to take a 77-76 lead with 6:49 to play. But Argentina outscored the U.S. 9-4 over the next 4:23 to grab an 85-80 lead with 2:26 remaining and the U.S. never got closer than three points.
1995 USA MEN’S PAN AMERICAN GAMES TEAM ROSTER
1995 USA RESULTS (4-3)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE COLLEGE
HOMETOWN
Argentina
L, 67-68 L, 98-101
Brazil
Brian Davis Sean Gay Larry Lewis Erik Martin Dave Jamerson Scott Paddock Rumeal Robinson Carl Thomas Kelsey Weems Chuckie White Mike Williams
F
6-7 6-3 6-5 6-7 6-6 6-2 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-10
190 180 192 220 220 245 195 185 180 220 260 180
24 28 27 25 23 26 28 25 27 27 31 30
Pittsburgh Piranhas (Duke) Omaha Racers (Texas Tech) Free Agent (Ohio University) Rapid City Thrillers (Morehouse) Yakima Sun Kings (Cincinnati) Mexico Aztecas (Notre Dame) Shreveport Crawdads (Michigan) Grand Rapids Mackers (E. Michigan) Rockford Lightning (N.C. State) Chicago Rockers (Purdue) Sioux Falls Skyforce (Bradley) Tri-City Chinook (Fairfield)
Durham, NC Houston,TX Minerva, OH
G G
Uruguay
W, 104-96 OT
Puerto Rico
W, 97-78
F F
Los Angeles, CA West Covina, CA Tinley Park, IL Cambridge, MA
Mexico
W, 104-80 W, 89-85
Brazil
C G G G F C G
Argentina
L, 86-90
Lansing, MI Moline, IL Monrovia, CA Chicago, IL Newport, VA
FINAL STANDINGS
6-8 6-2
A.J. Wynder
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Argentina (7-0)
HEAD COACH: Mike Thibault, Omaha Racers (CBA) ASSISTANT COACH: John Pariseau, Brewster Heights (AAU) ASSISTANT COACH: Sharm Scheuerman, Athletes In Action TEAM PHYSICIAN: Brock Schnebel, McBride Clinic (OK) ATHLETIC TRAINER: Jim Hillis, Oklahoma Center for Ortho Rehab (OK)
United States (4-3)
Brazil (5-2)
Uruguay (2-5) Mexico (1-5)
Puerto Rico (1-5)
1995 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
Thomas
7 7 7 7 7 6 7 7 6 6 6 6 7 7
25- 54 25- 46 29- 61 23- 54 22- 51 22- 36 25- 33 18- 32 15- 33 14- 26 12- 28
.463 .543 .475 .426 .431 .611 .758 .563 .455 .538 .429 .857 .512 .432
19- 40
.475 .000 .360 .000 .300 .615 .000 .000 .389 .000 .250 .000 .386 .327
10- 16 23- 42 24- 31 19- 26 4- 4 4- 16 12- 15 4- 6 7- 15 1- 4 8- 1o 6- 7
.625 .548 .774 .731 .857 .250 .800 .667 .467 .250 .800 .635 .680
15/ 2.1 77/ 11.0 26/ 3.7 9/ 1.3 13/ 2.2 27/ 3.9 48/ 6.9 11/ 1.8 24/ 4.0 9/ 1.5 21/ 3.5
79/ 11.3 73/ 10.4 71/ 10.1 70/ 10.0 69/ 9.9 58/ 9.7 54/ 7.7 48/ 6.9 41/ 6.8 35/ 5.8 27/ 4.5 20/ 3.3 645/92.1 598/85.4
9 3
0 3 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 2
5 7 7 7 4 5 6 0 5 5 5 2
White
0- 0 9- 25 6- 20 8- 12 0- 7 0- 0 0- 0 7- 18 0- 1 2- 8 0- 0
Gay
1.000 16/ 2.3
12
Davis
6
Robinson Wynder Paddock Jamerson Martin
16 17
4 5 9 3
10
Lewis
Weems Williams
12
6- 7
2
USA OPP.
236-461 209-484
51-132 48-147
122-192 132-194
315/45.0 246/35.1
98 87
22 15
58 63
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