USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM 1983 RESULTS
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL • JULY 24-AUGUST 6, 1983
Looking to repeat the gold medal in 1979, the 1983 American team came within one basket of recording a monumental upset of the Soviets and earning their second consecutive World Championship gold medal. Still, the U.S. finished a successful 6-2 and collected the silver medal. In its opening game, the USA struggled before claiming a 101-91 overtime victory against China. Leading 41-39 at intermission, the U.S. trailed near the end of regulation and was only able to force overtime after Denise Curry sank both of her free throws with one second re- maining to even the score at 84. The U.S. outscored China 17-7 in the overtime and Curry finished the night with 28 points. Behind 17 points and six steals from Lynette Woodard, the U.S. took it to Yugoslavia right from the opening tip. Leading 47-23 at halftime, the Americans sailed on to the 92-49 win, recording a U.S. record 25 steals in the process. Meeting the Soviets in a major international competition for the first time since the 1976 Olympic Games, the clash was another classic. Starting strong, the United States led 49-40 at the intermission, but the USSR rallied and after a last second U.S. shot failed to drop, the Sovi- ets had a 85-84 victory. Cheryl Miller led the U.S. with 24 points and Woodard added 18. Jullana Semenova led the USSR with 31 points. As a result of that loss, if gold medal hopes were to remain alive then the Americans needed to win all remaining games. And the U.S. came within a last-second basket of doing just that. All 12 U.S. players scored in an 82-63 win over Poland, then the USA handed Brazil a 109-78 defeat as Miller and LaTaunya Pollard each scored 20 points. Woodard and Miller were credited with 22 and 19 points, respectively, in the USA’s 82-66 win over South Korea. Despite leading by just two at halftime, the U.S. rolled in the second half and downed Bulgaria 99-77. Miller led the U.S. offense with 18 points. A rematch with the Soviet Union, saw the USA play a solid first half and go to the locker room leading 40-37. Both teams came out strong in the second half and the USA managed to hold onto a slim lead. With six minutes left the Soviets finally pulled ahead and with 1:13 to play held an 82-78 advantage over the Americans. The U.S. refused to die and with six seconds left tied the game 82-82. The USSR inbounded the ball to Elena Chausova who launched the game-winning shot, earning the USSR an 84-82 victory and the gold medal. Miller led the USA’s losing cause with 23 points, while Woodard added 14.
1983 USA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM ROSTER
1983 USA RESULTS (6-2)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE AFFILIATION
HOMETOWN
China
W, 101-91 OT
Yugoslavia Soviet Union
W, 92-49 L, 84-85 W, 82-63 W, 109-78 W, 82-66 W, 99-77 L, 82-84
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
154 162 168 130 186 157 170 140 135 165 135 156
20 23 21 22 18 21 20 19 21 24 22 23
Cincinnati
Indianapolis, IN
UCLA
Davis, CA
Old Dominion
Ridgewood, NJ Louisville, KY Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Poland
Kentucky
Brazil
Lisa Ingram
Northeast Louisiana
South Korea
Janice Lawrence
Louisiana Tech
Lucedale, MS
Pam McGee Cheryl Miller Kim Mulkey Cindy Noble
Southern California Southern California
Flint, MI
Bulgaria
Riverside, CA Tickfaw, LA Clarksburg,OH East Chicago, IN
Soviet Union
Louisiana Tech
Tennessee
LaTaunya Pollard Lynette Woodard
5-10 5-11
Long Beach State
FINAL STANDINGS
Kansas
Wichita, KS
HEAD COACH: Pat Head Summitt, University of Tennessee ASSISTANT COACH: Fran Garmon, Texas Christian University MANAGER: Phyllis Holmes, Greenville College (IL) CHIEF OF MISSION: Lea Plarski, St. Louis Community College (MO) TEAM PHYSICIAN: Donna Perry, MC U.S.N.R. ATHLETIC TRAINER: Karen Toburen, University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
Soviet Union (8-0) United States (6-2)
China (4-4) S. Korea (3-5)
Brazil (3-4)
Bulgaria (3-4) Poland (1-6) Yuogslavia (1-6)
1983 USA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
9.
Canada (4-0)
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
A
STL
10. Cuba (3-1) 11. Australia (2-2) 12. Japan (2-2) 13. Peru (1-3) 14. Zaire (0-4)
Miller
8 8 8 8 8 8 4 8 6 8 8 7 8 8
47- 78 52- 97 47- 83 35- 57 26- 58 18- 31 8- 17 16- 43 6- 19 8- 21 11- 22 6- 23
.603 .536 .566 .614 .448 .581 .471 .372 .316 .381 .500 .261
47- 59 22- 31 15- 19 18- 23 19- 24 10- 16
.797 .710 .789 .783 .792 .625
35/ 4.4 35/ 4.4 18/ 2.3 8/ 1.0 23/ 2.9 14/ 1.8 2/ 0.5 15/ 1.9 16/ 2.7 24/ 3.0 5/ 0.6 4/ 0.6
141/ 17.6 126/ 15.8 109/ 13.6 88/ 11.0
7
30 33
Woodard
11
Curry Pollard
1
8 8
11
Lawrence Donovan
71/ 8.9 46/ 5.8 18/ 4.5 34/ 4.3 25/ 4.2 31/ 3.9 25/ 3.1 17/ 2.4
0 2 4 0 1
10 11
Ingram Hedges McGee Noble Mulkey
2- 2 2- 4
1.000 .500 .684
2
19
15
13- 19 15- 20
6 4
.750 .500 .625 .740
3- 6 5- 8
17
14
Cook USA OPP.
3
8
280-549 .510
171-231
199/ 24.9 731/ 91.4
76
149
593/ 74.1
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