USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM 2022 RESULTS
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA • SEPTEMBER 22-OCTOBER 1, 2022
The USA carried an unblemished 8-0 record en route to the 2022 FIBA Women’s World Cup gold medal, qualifying for the 2024 Olympics. The Americans set several milestones, notably winning their fourth straight Women’s World Cup gold medal by a record 22-points over Chi- na. Overall, the USA has earned 11 gold medals over the 19 editions of the event. The U.S. opened group play with an 87-72 victory over Belgium racing to a 12-0 lead. Breanna Stewart scored a game-high 22 points. Against Puerto Rico, the U.S. had six players score in double figures led by Shakira Austin’s 19 points. The 106-42 final score would be the first of three games where the Americans scored over 100 points. In a preview of the gold medal game, the USA handled China 77-63. It was the first game for the trio of Las Vegas Aces, who joined the team after capturing the WNBA title a few days earlier. A’ja Wilson (20), Chelsea Gray (12) and Kelsey Plum (8) accounted for 40 points. The USA set their record for the largest margin (76) of victory against South Korea in a 145-69 victory (previous was 75 points, 119-44, vs. Angola on 9/30/14). Plum’s 20 points led the USA over Bosnia & Herzegovina 121-59. In the quarterfinals against Serbia, the U.S. has a standout performance from Alyssa Thomas. The forward’s 13 points and 14 rebound dou- ble-double kickstarted a USA 20-0 run in the second quarter, which provide enough separation for the 88-55 victory. A wire-to-wire 83-43 victory over Canada in the semifinals set the stage for a rematch against China. The USA held Canada scoreless for the first six minutes of the contest and became the first team in World Cup history to hold an opponent under 50 points in a semifinal game. The gold medal game was the American’s 30th straight victory in a Women’s World Cup event. The U.S. would lead 43-33 at halftime and maintain the double-digit lead for the remainder of the game. Gray had 10 points, eight assists and three steals. Wilson was named the Women’s World Cup MVP. Additionally, Wilson and Stewart were named to the competition’s All-Star Five along with Han Xu (China), Steph Talbot (Australia) and Bridget Carleton (Canada).
2022 USA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM ROSTER
2022 USA RESULTS (8-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Belgium
W, 87-72 W, 106-42 W, 77-63 W, 145-69 W, 121-59 W, 88-55 W, 83-43 W, 83-61
Puerto Rico
Ariel Atkins Shakira Austin Kahleah Copper Chelsea Gray Sabrina Ionescu Brionna Jones Betnijah Laney
G
5-8 6-5 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-3 6-0 5-10
167 190 155 170 165 230 166 150 145 170 190 197
26 22 28 29 24 26 28 28 28 28 30 26
Washington Mystics/Texas Washington Mystics/Mississippi Chicago Sky/Rutgers Las Vegas Aces/Duke New York Liberty/Oregon Connecticut Sun/Maryland New York Liberty/Rutgers Seattle Storm/Notre Dame Las Vegas Aces/Washington Seattle Storm/Connecticut Connecticut Sun/Maryland Las Vegas Aces/South Carolina
Duncanville, TX
C/F F/G
Upper Marlboro, MD Philadelphia, PA Walnut Creek, CA Havre de Grace, MD Manteca, CA
China Korea
G G
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Serbia
F
G/F
Clayton, DE
Canada
Jewell Loyd Kelsey Plum
G G
Lincolnwood, IL
China
5-8 6-4 6-2 6-5
Poway, CA
Breanna Stewart Alyssa Thomas
F/C
North Syracuse, NY
F F
Harrisburg, PA Hopkins, SC
FINAL STANDINGS
A’ja Wilson
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
United States (8-0)
HEAD COACH: Cheryl Reeve, Minnesota Lynx ASSISTANT COACH: Mike Thibault, Washington Mystics ASSISTANT COACH: Kara Lawson, Duke University ASSISTANT COACH: Joni Taylor, Texas A&M University TEAM PHYSICIAN: Nancy Cummings ATHLETIC TRAINER: Courtney Watson, Los Angeles Sparks
China (6-2)
Australia (6-2) Canada (5-3) Belgium (3-3) Serbia (3-3) France (3-3)
Puerto Rico (2-4)
2022 USA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
9. Japan (1-4) 10. Korea (1-4) 11. Mali (0-5) 12. Bosnia & Herzegovina (0-5)
NAME G/S MIN
FGM-A
PCT
3PM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
A TO BLK STL
Loyd Plum
7/0 163/23.3 20-56 6/0 141/23.5 32-62
.357 .516 .273 .436 .579 .661 .456 .550 .647 .537 .412 .633 .515 .351
11-29 12-30 4-13 7-17 8-17 0-0 5-12 0-0 0-0 5-10 13-30
.379 .400 .308 .412 .471 .433 .417 .---
8-9
.889 .905 .833 .750 .955 .786 .533 .813 1.000 .842 .692 .917 .824 .806
11/1.6 11/1.8 21/3.0 13/1.6 14/2.3 45/7.5 53/6.6 25/4.2 56/7.0 34/4.9 20/2.5 39/5.6
59/8.4 95/15.8 21/3.0 44/5.5 55/9.2 103/17.2 102/12.8 57/9.5 79/9.9 60/8.6 42/5.3 73/10.4 790/98.8 464/58.0
12
9
0 0 0 6 0 8 2 4 6 0 3
6 3 2
19-21
25 9 14 7
Ionescu Atkins Wilson Stewart Copper Gray
7/0 90/12.8
6-22
5-6 3-4 3-3
8/0 140/17.4 17-39
21
8
12
6/0 117/19.5
22-38
32 7
8
6/0 129/21.5 41-62 8/8 180/22.4 26-57
21-22 11-14 8-15 13-16 16-19 9-13 11-12
4
4
13 10
24 6 10 5 34 11
11
60
111/18.5
22-40
7
Thomas 8/0 184/23.0 33-51
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19
Austin Laney Jones
7/0 92/13.1
22-41
7
7
3 4 7
8/0 122/15.2 14-34 7/0 132/18.9 31-49
.500
14 11
0-0
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11
7
USA OPP.
8 8
1600 1600
299-581 182-518
65-158 50-179
.411 .279
127-154 50-62
375/46.9 248/31.0
208 94 40 115 158 17
94 47
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