USA BASKETBALL HISTORY
USA WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM 1984 RESULTS
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA • JULY 29-AUGUST 10, 1984
The eagerly awaited Olympic showdown between the United States and Soviet Union women was once again prevented by politics, this time because the Soviet team that did not compete. However, by the time the competition ended, the Americans celebrated their first Olympic gold medal with a perfect 6-0 slate, outscoring their opponents by an average of 32.7 points. Opening against Yugoslavia, the American team led comfortably at half, 43-29, and never looked back en route to an 83-55 win as USC stand- out Cheryl Miller opened the Games with a 23-point performance. Shooting 70.8% (17-24 FG) from the field and limiting Australia to 15.4% shooting (4-26 FG) in the first half, the U.S. was in command 51-28 at halftime. The U.S. continued its surge in the second half and Australia was overrun by the USA squad 81-47. Miller again led the U.S. offensive attack with 20 points. All 12 U.S. players scored in an 84-47 victory over South Korea, and behind Lynette Woodard’s 15 points and 14 from Janice Lawrence, China fell to Americans 91-55. Advancing to the semifinals, the Americans handed Canada a 92-61 setback as 11 of the 12 USA team members scored, led by Anne Dono- van’s 14-point, six-rebound effort. Facing South Korea in the gold medal game, South Korea played tough for the first six minutes, but with the score even at 12, the United States went on a 16-2 run to mount a 28-14 lead with 8:10 remaining in the first half. By half, the U.S. was ahead 42-27. South Korea closed the gap to 10 early in the second half before the U.S. reeled off 14 unanswered points to ice the Koreans and cruise to an impressive 85-55 victory. Miller led the USA charge with 16 points and added 11 rebounds, while Lawrence added 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Cindy Noble ac- counted for 10 points. Miller, averaging 16.5 points, led the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and assists. On the sidelines, U.S. head coach Pat Head Summitt became the first U.S. Olympian to win a basketball medal as a player (silver, 1976) and then win an Olympic gold medal as a head coach.
1984 USA WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER
1984 USA RESULTS (6-0)
NAME
POS HGT WGT AGE SCHOOL
HOMETOWN
Yugoslavia
W, 83-55 W, 81-47 W, 84-47 W, 91-55 W, 92-61 W, 85-55
Australia
Cathy Boswell Denise Curry Anne Donovan Teresa Edwards
F F
6-0 6-1 6-8 5-11 5-4 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-3 5-4 6-5 5-11
172 162 175 150 117 160 170 170 150 125 165 155
21 24 22 20 22 20 21 26 20 20 25 24
Illinois State
Shorewood, IL
UCLA
Davis,CA
South Korea
C G G C C C F G C G
Old Dominion
Ridgewood, NJ
China
Georgia Tennesse
Cairo, GA
Canada
Lea Henry
Damascus, GA Lucedale, MS Eugene,OR Riverside, CA Tickfaw, LA Clarksburg, OH Flint, MI
South Korea
Janice Lawrence
Louisiana Tech
Pam McGee
Southern California
Carol Menken-Schaudt
Oregon State
Cheryl Miller Kim Mulkey Cindy Noble
Southern California
FINAL STANDINGS
Louisiana Tech
1. 2. 3. 4.
United States (5-0) South Korea (4-2)
Tennessee
Lynette Woodard
Kansas
Wichita, KS
HEAD COACH: Pat Summitt, University of Tennessee ASSISTANT COACH: Nancy Darsch, University of Tennessee ASSISTANT COACH: Kay Yow, North Carolina State University MANAGER: Bety Jo Graber, Weathersford College(TX) TEAM PHYSICIAN: Frank Haufe, Knoxville, TN ATHLETIC TRAINER: Tina Bonci, University of Pennsylvania
China (3-3)
Canada (2-4) T5. Australia (1-4) T5. Yugoslavia (1-4)
1984 USA WOMEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM CUMULATIVE STATISTICS
NAME
G/S
FGM-A
PCT
FTM-A
PCT
REB
PTS
AST
BLK
STL
Miller
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
37- 56 25- 54 20- 40 21- 29 19- 38 18- 31 15- 35 13- 26 11- 24 11- 14 11- 26 6- 22
.661 .463 .500 .724 .500 .581 .429 .500 .458 .786 .423 .273 .524 .369
25-33 13-22 17-25 10-16
.758 .591 .680 .625 .700 .857 .778 .750 .750 .333 .333 .662 .730
42/7.0 24/4.0 37/6.2 21/3.5 32/5.3 21/3.5 19/3.2 6/1.0 9/1.5 18/3.0
99/16.5 63/10.5 57/9.5 52/8.7 45/7.5 42/7.0 37/6.2 32/5.3 25/4.2 25/4.2 24/4.0 15/2.5
25 15 10
6 0 5 1 9 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
19
Woodard Lawrence
8 5 5 7 3 3 5 3 1
Noble
1 6
Donovan
7-10
Curry
6-7 7-9 6-8 3-4 3-9 2-2 3-9
10
McGee Mulkey Henry Boswell Edwards
7
14 18
Menken-Schaudt 6
2
1.000 10/1.7
10
10
12/2.0
8
7
USA OPP.
207-395 118-320
102-154 84-115
304/50.7 194/32.3
516/86.0 320/53.3
126
24 14
76 45
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