USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S U17 WORLD CUP TEAM 2024 RESULTS
LEON & IRAPUATO, MEXICO • JULY 13-21, 2024
The USA claimed a third consecutive gold medal (sixth all-time) at the 2024 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup in Irapuato and Leon, Mexico. First-time USA Bas- ketball head coach Meg Barber guided her unit to an unblemished 7-0 campaign, the U.S. averaged 100.4 points per game, eclipsing the triple-digit marker on three occasions and defeated their opponents by an average of 48 points. The Americans opened the tournament with a win over Australia. Jerzy Robinson and the USA found a momentous rhythm in the second half to lift off to a 82-55 victory. The U.S. met with Puerto Rico in a second group-play game, earning 121-36 win, the USA impressed on all fronts — knocking in 10 triples and dishing 25 assists as a team with all 12 players adding buckets. Jordyn Palmer led the team with 20 points, while Lanie Grant added 18. To round out pool-play, the Americans handled Croatia 123-42. After the Croatians jumped out to an early advantage in the opening minutes, the U.S. adjusted to a full-court press defense, which in turn produced 30 steals on the game — a new FIBA Women’s U17 record for steals in a single game. Ivanna Wilson Manyacka collected a game-high 21 points, while Grant and Hailee Swain supplied 17 points apiece. The USA faced Egypt in their round-of-16 game. Relentless ball pressure and unselfish ball movement in their offensive scheme guided the Americans to a comfortable 114-45 victory. Swain and Robinson each notched a 20-piece, as the first USA Women’s U17 teammates to do so since the 2016 World Cup in Spain. Led by Lola Lampley with seven dimes, the team recorded 33 assists on the game, a tournament-high for any team. Japan awaited the U.S. in their quarterfinal contest. Robinson’s explosive 29-point performance and Addison Bjorn’s double-double boosted the Americans to a 95-59 win over the Japanese, fending off Japan’s second-half run. In the semifinals against France, the USA was faced with their biggest test. The French came out firing on all cylinders in the first half, building a 10-point edge over the Americans at the end of 20 minutes. It was not until the latter half of the third that the U.S. made a long awaited push, propelled by toughness on defense, to orchestrate a 16-point comeback before adding 26 more points in the final frame for a victorious 84-66 mark at the final buzzer. Robinson led the way with her second-straight 29-point game. The Canadians played the USA back-and-forth through the opening half of the gold medal game. Finally, in the fourth quarter, the Americans surged ahead to a 20-point win (84-64) anchored by Robinson’s 25 points, McKenna Wolizcko’s 19 points and Palmer’s game-high 12 boards. Robinson collected MVP honors and her 118 total points in the tournament marked a new high for most points scored in USA Basketball Women’s U17 play, while Wolizcko joined her as an All-Star Five selection.
2024 USA WOMEN’S U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROSTER
2024 USA RESULTS (7-0)
NAME
POS HGT AGE AFFILIATION (SCHOOL)
HOMETOWN
Australia
W, 82-55 W, 121-36 W, 123-42 W, 114-45 W, 95-59 W, 84-66 W, 84-64
Puerto Rico
Jacy Abii
G
6-2 6-4 6-2 6-5 5-9 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-0 5-11
16 16 16 17 17 16 15 15 17 17 15 16
Frisco Liberty H.S. Hazel Green H.S. Park Hill South H.S. Peak to Peak H.S. James River H.S. Lawrence Central H.S. Westtown School Sierra Canyon H.S.
Plano, TX
Kelsi Andrews Addison Bjorn Alex Eschmeyer Lanie Grant Lola Lampley Jordyn Palmer Jerzy Robinson Emilee Skinner Hailee Swain
F
Hazel Green, AL Parkville, MO Boulder, CO Midlothian, VA
Croatia
G
Egypt Japan
F
G
France Canada
G/F G/F
Fishers, IN Oxford, PA
G G G
Woodland Hills, CA Providence, UT
Ridgeline H.S.
Holy Innocents Episcopal H.S.
Marietta, GA Frederick, MD San Bruno, CA
FINAL STANDINGS
Ivanna Wilson-Manyacka G/F
6-1 6-2
Bullis School
McKenna Woliczko
F
Archbishop Mitty H.S.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
United States (7-0)
HEAD COACH: Meg Barber, New York University ASSISTANT COACH: Bobbi Morgan, Ursinus College ASSISTANT COACH: Trenia Tillis-Hoard, Tyler Junior College TEAM PHYSICIAN: Nancy Cummings ATHLETIC TRAINER: Patty Vasiliadis, Concord-Carlisle Regional H.S., MA
Canada (6-1) Spain (6-1) France (4-3) Australia (5-2) Japan (4-3) Italy (5-2) Finland (2-5)
2024 USA WOMEN’S U17 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
9. Croatia (4-3) 10. Taiwan (3-4) 11. Egypt (2-5) 12. New Zealand (3-4) 13. Mali (3-4) 14. Puerto Rico (1-6) 15. Mexico (1-6) 16. Argentina (0-7)
NAME G/S FGM-A PCT
3PM-A PCT
FTM-A PCT
REB
PTS
A
BLK
STL
Abii
7/3
16-43
.372 .350 .519 .455 .456 .296 .592 .390 .556 .452 .511 .513
1-10 1-5 1-5 0-1 1-6 4-6 10-35 10-38
.100 .200 .200 .000 .286 .167 .667 .263 .333 .364 .214 .250 .270 .192
7-10
.700 .667 .474 .333 .833 .500 .423 .746 .833 .789 .800 .667
33/4.7 20/2.9 47/6.7 13/2.2 17/2.4 22/3.1 44/6.3 48/6.9 20/3.3 28/4.0 34/4.9 67/9.6
40/5.7 17/2.4 64/9.1 12/2.0
13
5 3 1 2 1 2 9 0 0 1 1 6
13
Andrews 7/0 7-20
2-3
6
3
Bjorn
7/0 27-52
9-19
19
13
Eschmeyer 6/0 5-11
2-6 5-6 3-6
3
0
Grant
7/7 31-68
77/11.0 20/2.9 73/10.4 146/20.9 37/6.2 75/10.7 55/7.9 87/12.4
12 13 20
11
Lampley 7/3
8-27
8
Palmer
7/0 29-49
11-26 44-59
17 13
Robinson 7/7 46-118
9 9
Skinner Swain
6/0 15-27 7/7 28-62
2-6 4-11 3-14
5-6
8 8 6
15-19
14
Wilson-Manyacka 7/1
24-47
4-5 8-12
5
Woliczko 7/7 39-76
1-4
17
11
USA OPP
7 7
275-600 .458 129-443 .291
38-141 28-146
115-177 .650
437/62.4 703/100.4 140
31 39
111 59
81-124
.653
258/36.9 367/52.4
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