2014 USA Teams Not Coached by a Duke Coach Thread

[awhom111]

I figured I would just do a catch-all thread for the various USA youth teams.

Tyus and Justise as well as Luke Kennard are among the 21 players who will be in training camp in mid-June to fight for spots on the U18 team which will then compete in the U18 FIBA Americas Championship (all taking place in Colorado Springs).
Story:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/14_mu18_training_camp_invitees.html
Roster:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/roster.html
Schedule:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/schedule.html

You would have to figure that there is at least one future Duke Women's Basketball player somewhere in this list of 162 players trying out for the U17 Girl's team:
http://www.usab.com/womens/u17/roster.html

[Billy Dat]

I figured I would just do a catch-all thread for the various USA youth teams.

Tyus and Justise as well as Luke Kennard are among the 21 players who will be in training camp in mid-June to fight for spots on the U18 team which will then compete in the U18 FIBA Americas Championship (all taking place in Colorado Springs).
Story:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/14_mu18_training_camp_invitees.html
Roster:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/roster.html
Schedule:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/schedule.html

You would have to figure that there is at least one future Duke Women's Basketball player somewhere in this list of 162 players trying out for the U17 Girl's team:
http://www.usab.com/womens/u17/roster.html

Thanks for the links and the thread.

Billy Donovan has certainly built up equity in the USA Program. Because of the duration of the NBA season, it makes sense that a college guy is a good fit for the top job. I'd have to think that if the USA Basketball honchos, Colangelo specifically is he keeps the Chairman job, decide to stick with a college coach, then Donovan would be the natural choice based on his vast experience.

Reading the article, I had no idea that the younger age groups hold developmental camps in the summers when there are no tournaments. They have really redesigned the whole program in a very smart way. They are consistently attracting the best players AND the best coaches. Sean Miller is one of Donovan's assistants.

[NSDukeFan]

Thanks for the links and the thread.

Billy Donovan has certainly built up equity in the USA Program. Because of the duration of the NBA season, it makes sense that a college guy is a good fit for the top job. I'd have to think that if the USA Basketball honchos, Colangelo specifically is he keeps the Chairman job, decide to stick with a college coach, then Donovan would be the natural choice based on his vast experience.

Reading the article, I had no idea that the younger age groups hold developmental camps in the summers when there are no tournaments. They have really redesigned the whole program in a very smart way. They are consistently attracting the best players AND the best coaches. Sean Miller is one of Donovan's assistants.

I'm still hoping Popovich gets a shot.

[awhom111]

I'm still hoping Popovich gets a shot.

Pops will be 71 by the time the 2020 Olympics roll around. My guess is that they hire someone with an eye towards at least two cycles. There is still plenty of time for the younger candidates to prove themselves.

[Billy Dat]

Pops will be 71 by the time the 2020 Olympics roll around. My guess is that they hire someone with an eye towards at least two cycles. There is still plenty of time for the younger candidates to prove themselves.

Talk is talk, but here's what's working against Pop.

-Pop says he's going to retire when Duncan retires
-I think Colangelo and K have both said that the Team USA Coach needs to be an active coach
-Pop and Colangelo have a pretty spotty track record with each other

All that being said, I think Pop would be a fantastic candidate, probably the best candidate. I, too, would like to see him do it. If he is retired, it eliminates the NBA schedule conflicts.

[NSDukeFan]

Talk is talk, but here's what's working against Pop.

-Pop says he's going to retire when Duncan retires
-I think Colangelo and K have both said that the Team USA Coach needs to be an active coach
-Pop and Colangelo have a pretty spotty track record with each other

All that being said, I think Pop would be a fantastic candidate, probably the best candidate. I, too, would like to see him do it. If he is retired, it eliminates the NBA schedule conflicts.

awhom111 makes a great point about his age. The one additional thing in his favor is the respect he would command from the players. I would expect that only he, K, Phil Jackson would universally be able to command that level of respect from the players, though at that level and the way coach K and Colangelo have built up the program, I would expect the players to be quite coachable.

[awhom111]

To bring back the conversation to this summer, here is all of the information on the Women's U18 team trials:
Roster:
http://www.usab.com/womens/u18/roster.html
Story:
http://www.usab.com/womens/u18/14_wu18_invitees.html
Schedule:
http://www.usab.com/womens/u18/schedule.html

Unlike on the Men's side, these players will have the tryouts first and then re-convene for the tournament much later. This will help our 3 incoming players solidify their summer schedules soon. Also of note, U17 tryout players may be asked to be a part of this team as well. Of the 28 players listed, 27 of them are only available for the U18 team while 1 player is young enough to be on the U17 team, but is only listed on this tryout list and not the one for the younger team.

[Duvall]

awhom111 makes a great point about his age. The one additional thing in his favor is the respect he would command from the players. I would expect that only he, K, Phil Jackson would universally be able to command that level of respect from the players, though at that level and the way coach K and Colangelo have built up the program, I would expect the players to be quite coachable.

Although it seems like Billy Donovan has been coaching the junior teams for a while now, so maybe the players that will be on the 2020 and 2024 Olympic squads are already familiar with him?

[NSDukeFan]

Although it seems like Billy Donovan has been coaching the junior teams for a while now, so maybe the players that will be on the 2020 and 2024 Olympic squads are already familiar with him?

Probably true. I am picturing guys like LeBron, Durant, Carmelo having more respect for Popovich, but they may not be the main guys in 2020.

[sagegrouse]

The Coach of Team USA depends, I suppose, on what Colangelo and Krzyzewski think is needed. After the debacle of the Larry-Brown-coached 2004 team, the powers-that-be, including Colangelo, decided they needed a coach who could build a program for the National Team as well as coach it. As many others remember, Dean Smith was the guy that said that K was the only college coach who could do that. And he did: he visited every one of the eligible NBA stars and got their commitment to Team USA; he developed the concept of a 25-person national team, upon which the Olympic team and the FIBA team could draw and that would practice every year in some form. He, so far, has been hugely successful.

Will Team USA decide that it needs another program builder or can it primarily look for a coach? K is a unique case and individual, with his executive skills, and I don't necessarily think that a college coach would be a likely choice. K will have coached three Olympic and three FIBA teams. If that's a desirable pattern, then a younger coach would be an obvious choice. But there is no reason that the next coach has to be around for more than one cycle.

[awhom111]

Duke commit Faith Suggs survives the first big cut at the U17 trials as they went from 145 to 70 in one fell swoop:
http://www.usab.com/womens/u17/roster.html

Both the U17 and U18 teams should be finalized over the next few days.

[awhom111]

Faith also made the cut from 70 to 46.

[awhom111]

Unfortunately, after both the U17 and U18 Girls' trials, we will have no representation on the playing side for either team. Summer McKeehan will be the trainer for the U17 team at least.

U17:
http://www.usab.com/womens/u17/14_wu17_roster_announcement.html
http://www.usab.com/womens/u17/roster.html

U18:
http://www.usab.com/womens/u18/14_wu18_team.html
http://www.usab.com/womens/u18/roster.html

[awhom111]

One interesting type of basketball that does not get much coverage is 3 on 3 (3x3 if you want to use the official parlance). The championships are taking place in Russia right now. USA Basketball was not about to use this as a diplomatic mission, so Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who was part of the team that won the qualifying tournament was replaced by a player who is not also an active Cabinet member. The men's team is 2-1 after one day. It would have been cool to see some more interesting names in the US championship to compete for this spot, but the timing was not really right for pro players and college guys did not seem interested. Some kind of Tyler Thornton, Josh Hairston, and some other guy team would have been fun to root for (Seth Curry? Todd Zafirovski? Nate James?). The US Women's team is undefeated after two games with four college players of varying levels of stardom make up the team.
http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/3x3/wc/p/schedule.html

[awhom111]

After pool play in the 3X3 World Championships, the Men's team qualifies for the Round of 16 despite a 2-3 record. The Women also move on after winning all 5 of their games.

Pools Play:
http://russia2014.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/3x3/wc/p/group-standing.html
Brackets for Playoffs:
http://russia2014.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/14/3x3/wc/p/brackets.html

I erred yesterday because Todd Zafirovski cannot play for a USA team and would only be allowed to represent Macedonia. Tyler, Josh, and Nate James it is.

[awhom111]

The Men were eliminated in the Round of 16 19-15 by Serbia. The Women's team marches on after two more wins.

[awhom111]

The Women's 3X3 team won the championship by defeating hosts Russia.

Surprisingly in the men's tournament, Qatar won something with no apparent bribes involved as they also had the help of naturalized player Boney Watson, who went to Sam Houston State.

[MCFinARL]

The Women's 3X3 team won the championship by defeating hosts Russia.

Surprisingly in the men's tournament, Qatar won something with no apparent bribes involved as they also had the help of naturalized player Boney Watson, who went to Sam Houston State.

The ACC (as it is now) was well represented on this championship team, with Jewell Lloyd of Notre Dame and Sara Hammond of Louisville on the team. So we will have a chance to see both these players next season.

[awhom111]

Article that features Tyus and Justise:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/14_mu18_feature_veterans.html

Pictures of our guys in action, including Luke Kennard:
http://www.usab.com/photos/14_mu18_training_camp_day_1_gallery_21.jpg
http://www.usab.com/photos/14_mu18_training_camp_day_1_gallery_24.jpg
http://www.usab.com/photos/14_mu18_training_camp_day_1_gallery_25.jpg

[MCFinARL]

Technically, this probably isn't the right thread for this information, since none of it pertains to basketball--but it does pertain to USA teams not coached by a Duke grad, and Duke participants on those teams. And I'm not sure it merits its own thread.

The US women's field hockey team, including former Duke star Stephanie Fee, won their pool and has reached the semifinals (http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25939&SPID=2029&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209519454&DB_OEM_ID=4200) of the Women's World Cup, where they will face Australia tomorrow. It may be going too far to say this was an upset, but they did beat some teams with higher world rankings in their pool.

The US men's lacrosse team (http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209520081&DB_OEM_ID=4200) that will play in this summer's world championship features two Duke grads, Ned Crotty and Dave Lawson. The team will face the Major League Lacrosse All-Stars on June 26 in Harvard Stadium; the All-Star team includes Duke grads Matt Danowski (also a Duke assistant coach), Mike Manley, and Justin Turri. There will be TV coverage on CBS Sports Network.

The US women's lacrosse team will be holding tryouts for the 2014-15 team (http://www.uslacrosse.org/multimedia-center/press-releases-news/postid/630/2014-15-us-womens-team-tryout-pool-announced.aspx) this weekend at Georgetown; among those selected for the tryout pool are Duke grads Sarah Bullard (2011) and Taylor Virden (2014) as well as undergrads Kerrin Maurer, Taylor Trimble, Gabrielle Moise, and Kelsey Duryea.

[awhom111]

Technically, this probably isn't the right thread for this information, since none of it pertains to basketball--but it does pertain to USA teams not coached by a Duke grad, and Duke participants on those teams. And I'm not sure it merits its own thread.

The US women's field hockey team, including former Duke star Stephanie Fee, won their pool and has reached the semifinals (http://www.goduke.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=25939&SPID=2029&DB_LANG=C&ATCLID=209519454&DB_OEM_ID=4200) of the Women's World Cup, where they will face Australia tomorrow. It may be going too far to say this was an upset, but they did beat some teams with higher world rankings in their pool.


I actually considered doing a thread for the field hockey, which could have had an unprecedented finish. Losing to Australia in the penalty shootout prevents that now.

Back to basketball, Tyus and Justise, along with Luke survive the first set of cuts from 24 to 15. The last 3 cuts will be made later.
Story:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/14_mu18_finalists.html
Updated Roster:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/roster.html

[awhom111]

Tyus, Justise, and Luke are all on the final squad, which will start its tournament on Friday.
Article:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/14_mu18_team_.html
Roster:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/roster.html

[awhom111]

Tomorrow, the FIBA Americas U18 Boys Championship starts in Colorado Springs (free to the public), so it is a good chance to get and early look at Tyus and Justise and a real early look at Luke.

Games can be seen right on the FIBA Americas website at the time of the game:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/default.asp

The first game pits the USA against Uruguay at 7:30pm EDT (all schedules you see are in local MDT). If everything goes as planned, the team will play at that time for all four other days, with Mexico on Saturday and Argentina on Sunday already set in stone.

Here is the USA Basketball site that will be a good quick summary page:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u18/schedule.html

[awhom111]

Here's the direct link for tonight's game which you can also use to watch the replay later:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rURBMi-YaU

[MCFinARL]

Here's the direct link for tonight's game which you can also use to watch the replay later:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rURBMi-YaU

Half time score--US 84, Uruguay 26. Only saw the last few minutes and I don't know the box score, but what I saw was pretty interesting. Clearly Uruguay is badly overrmatched. Even so, I'm pretty impressed with how well the US team is playing together and passing, etc., given they have only practiced together for a few days. Tyus threw an amazing behind-the-back no look pass to someone on the wing (can't say who, my live stream wasn't exactly high def), who quickly passed in to someone under the basket for an easy two.

[awhom111]

The final was 156-58. Luke led not only the team but all players in the tournament in scoring on Day 1 with 30 points thanks to shooting 7 for 12 from behind the arc, adding 4 assists and 4 steals in 22 minutes. Tyus had 7 points, 6 assists and 4 steals in 14 minutes and Justise had 15 points in 13 minutes as the starters got plenty of rest. With 5 games in 5 days, that seems like a good idea.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=2&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF

The other game in our group was won by Argentina as they topped Mexico 87-72.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=1&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF

In the other group, Canada dominated Brazil with surprising ease in a 101-59 win. The Dominican Republic edged Puerto Rico 74-72.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=2&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=1&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF

[Billy Dat]

Half time score--US 84, Uruguay 26. Only saw the last few minutes and I don't know the box score, but what I saw was pretty interesting. Clearly Uruguay is badly overrmatched. Even so, I'm pretty impressed with how well the US team is playing together and passing, etc., given they have only practiced together for a few days. Tyus threw an amazing behind-the-back no look pass to someone on the wing (can't say who, my live stream wasn't exactly high def), who quickly passed in to someone under the basket for an easy two.

I was impressed by all 3 of our guys. This was a huge mismatch, but we have a crazy number of long athletic players (USA cliche, I guess). Turner is a walking mismatch, Winslow and Johnson are trapping all over the place, Jones is tough, Kennard can really stroke it and looks completely confident in his shot. Everyone was good because the comp was so weak, but Alonzo Trier turned my head. That kid is tough.

[awhom111]

Links to watch today and tomorrow (both 7:30pm EDT)
Saturday vs Mexico: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfHVCkrpchA
Sunday vs Argentina: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwVv5ET8OQo

[awhom111]

The USA only beat Mexico 100-46 in the second game. Justise had 14 points and 7 rebounds in 23 minutes, Tyus had 4 points and 5 assists in 20 minutes, and Luke had 8 points in 15 minutes.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=4&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF

Argentina qualified for the semifinals by beating Uruguay 67-55. Next they will play the United States for the top spot in Group B.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=3&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF

In Group A, Puerto Rico beat Brazil 80-75 while Canada had their second win after beating the Dominican Republic 79-67.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=3&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=4&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF

[awhom111]

The United States tops its group after beating Argentina 118-64. Justise had 13 points and 8 rebounds in 19 minutes, Tyus had 8 points and 9 assists in 24 minutes, and Luke had 10 points and 9 rebounds in 19 minutes.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=6&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF

Uruguay beat Mexico 89-70 in the other game in the group:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=5&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF

In Group A, Canada took top spot by beating Puerto Rico 91-70. The Dominican Republic takes the other semifinal spot after edging Brazil 72-69.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=6&r=10316&t=FOBKLVIJMF

Standings:
A: Canada 3-0, Dominican Republic 2-1, Puerto Rico 1-2, Brazil 0-3
B: United States 3-0, Argentina 2-1, Uruguay 1-2, Mexico 0-3

Tomorrow's matchups:
Puerto Rico vs Mexico
Uruguay vs Brazil
Canada vs Argentina
United States vs Dominican Republic

The game will also be at 7:30pm EDT and can be watched the same way. I will try to post the direct link before the game.

[Billy Dat]

awhom111, what do we think, the DR and Canada are the best remaining games to watch? None of these teams seem up to the task.

When I watched the YouTube feed the other night, it was in Spanish. I assume that's the only option? It's actually not so bad, I took some Spanish and am actually able to catch things here and there...like the players last names, and pelota!

For everyone else, the YouTube links that awhom11 have provided below let you check out the archive versions of the full games, and it's fun to see these kids put on a clinic for a quarter or two.

[Henderson]

The USA Basketball site has a live feed for today's US vs. DR game here: www.usab.com. Right now they're showing Uruguay vs. Brazil live. Spanish-language commentators.

[awhom111]

awhom111, what do we think, the DR and Canada are the best remaining games to watch? None of these teams seem up to the task.

When I watched the YouTube feed the other night, it was in Spanish. I assume that's the only option? It's actually not so bad, I took some Spanish and am actually able to catch things here and there...like the players last names, and pelota!

For everyone else, the YouTube links that awhom11 have provided below let you check out the archive versions of the full games, and it's fun to see these kids put on a clinic for a quarter or two.

Group A is about to go 2-0 in the first set of crossover games, so it would seem that their two best teams should be a little better than the Group B teams we have faced so far. This tournament is not all that tough, but it is an important part of building some team chemistry this summer as the U19 Worlds are always extremely tough on the Americans as we saw with some real battles last summer.

Spanish is the only option although allegedly some English commentary will arrive at some point.

Here is the direct link for tonight's game:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxc52wjheiI

[awhom111]

The games are getting a little more serious now with the United States beating the Dominican Republic 90-56 in the semifinals. Tyus got more playing time and had 14 points and 7 assists in 27 minutes. Justise struggled a bit and ended up playing 19 minutes. Luke had 11 points in 12 minutes. In the loss, Weisner Perez and Illinois high schooler who is a 2015 recruit that will likely play DI, had 11 points and 6 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=16&n=A&r=10318&t=FOBKLVIJMF

In the final, the United States will face Canada (same time of 7:30pm EDT tomorrow), which needed overtime to beat Argentina 91-82.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=15&n=A&r=10318&t=FOBKLVIJMF

Fighting for 5th place will be Puerto Rico, which edged Mexico 70-69, and Brazil, which beat Uruguay 97-55, with the losing teams fighting for 7th.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=13&n=A&r=10317&t=FOBKLVIJMF
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=14&n=A&r=10317&t=FOBKLVIJMF

[awhom111]

Direct link for the final:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uySLh8lPgE

[Henderson]

I could only catch the second half of the semi-final against DR, but I think I was looking at some pretty tired young men on both teams. Donovan has been doing a good job of spreading the minutes around, but he has them playing a lot of full-court press/trap on defense and running on offense. Plus, they're playing at 6000ft.

Tyus Jones had a couple of long passes toward the end of the 3rd quarter for scores. One was a long alley-oop to Winslow. The other was a long pass from across mid-court to Turner under the basket. He's going to punish college teams that don't get back on defense. Justise Winslow is going to be a really tough matchup for a lot of teams. Luke Kennard could be scary good by the time he suits up 16 months from now. I didn't see much of Jeter in the second half.

Canada: I don't know much about their team (or Canadian HS basketball), but looking at their roster I didn't recognize names. Team USA has between 6 and 10 guys who will almost certainly play in the NBA, some quite soon. Does Team Canada have any likely NBA players?

[awhom111]

I could only catch the second half of the semi-final against DR, but I think I was looking at some pretty tired young men on both teams. Donovan has been doing a good job of spreading the minutes around, but he has them playing a lot of full-court press/trap on defense and running on offense. Plus, they're playing at 6000ft.

Tyus Jones had a couple of long passes toward the end of the 3rd quarter for scores. One was a long alley-oop to Winslow. The other was a long pass from across mid-court to Turner under the basket. He's going to punish college teams that don't get back on defense. Justise Winslow is going to be a really tough matchup for a lot of teams. Luke Kennard could be scary good by the time he suits up 16 months from now. I didn't see much of Jeter in the second half.

Canada: I don't know much about their team (or Canadian HS basketball), but looking at their roster I didn't recognize names. Team USA has between 6 and 10 guys who will almost certainly play in the NBA, some quite soon. Does Team Canada have any likely NBA players?

This Canada team is not quite as strong as the one from two years ago. A bunch of their players are at US prep schools with most bound for NCAA schools (at least one of them is already committed to play in Canada's college system).

Here are some recruiting profile that I have found:
http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Munis-Tutu-36012/RecruitInterests
http://247sports.com/Player/Drew-Urquhart-52935
http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Montaque-Gill-Caesar-25219/RecruitInterests
http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Dillon-Brooks-36042/RecruitInterests
http://espn.go.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/player/news/_/id/187821/tristan-etienne
http://247sports.com/Recruitment/Chris-Egi-31924/RecruitInterests

Brooks and Gill-Caesar have been the stars of the team so far with Gill-Caesar having the most DI interest. Chris Egi was recruited pretty heavily by a number of schools and will play for Tommy Amaker at Harvard.

[awhom111]

It was a win for the USA after they took care of a game Canadian squad 113-79. Justise led the team with 20 points and 10 rebounds in 22 minutes. Tyus had 8 points and 5 assists in 25 minutes. Luke had 10 points in 14 minutes. The two young stars for Canada led the way for them as Dillon Brooks had 27 points and 8 rebounds and Montaque Gill-Caesar had 22 points. Tommy Amaker will look forward to having Chris Egi as he had 18 points and 13 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=20&n=A&r=10320&t=FOBKLVIJMF

For the tournament, Tyus was 1st in assists with 32 in 5 games and 5th in steals with 10. Justise was 4th in blocks with 6 and 5th in steals with 10. Luke finished 7th in scoring with 69 points in 82 minutes and did so by making the most three pointers with 15 while also leading the tournament in terms of percentage from beyond the arc. He also was tied for 9th in steals with 8.
Cumulative USA stats here:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/torneos_roster.asp?t=FOBKLVIJMF&team=379&n=United%20States%20of%20America&c=USA&xtab=3

For third place, the Dominican Republic beat Argentina 64-53. Puerto Rico beat Brazil 88-84 for 5th place. Mexico stormed back against Uruguay late to avoid last place 79-65.
Boxscores:
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=19&n=A&r=10320&t=FOBKLVIJMF
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=18&n=A&r=10320&t=FOBKLVIJMF
http://www.fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=17&n=A&r=10320&t=FOBKLVIJMF

Apparently English commentary for select games meant using the same announcers, but having them speak in English instead of Spanish, although they did pretty well and were probably better than most ESPN announcing crew.

[awhom111]

Tomorrow the U17 Girls World Championship starts in the Czech Republic.

There are no current Duke commits involved, but there are still quite a few uncommitted prospects.

The first game against China can be seen here at 12:00pm EDT or afterwards as a replay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XE0iVY0JYcA

[awhom111]

The United States was anything but convincing in the first half against China, but they did enough in the second half to build a big margin for a 69-41 win.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2806/United-States-of-AmericavPeople-s-Republic-of-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In the other game in the group, France beat Mali 66-45.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2806/MalivFrance#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Sunday's big game is the United States against France. The American team already lost to France in an exhibition at less than full strength, so this is a stiff test in a quick turnaround for the youngsters. The game will be streamed here live at 12:00pm EDT and can be replayed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4QjOTi_N1U

In Group C, Slovakia, the team that was originally slated to host the tournament, beat Mexico 54-36. Australia managed to grind out a 54-46 win over Japan.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2806/MexicovSlovak-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2806/AustraliavJapan#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group B, Brazil pounded Egypt 87-47 and Spain blasted Italy 71-39.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2806/BrazilvEgypt#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2806/SpainvItaly#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group A, the hosts opened up by beating South Korea 61-51 as they pulled away in the fourth quarter. The most exciting game of the day went to overtime as Canada came back from an early deficit to force the extra period, but Hungary pulled ahead again for the 76-73 win.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2806/Czech-RepublicvKorea#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2806/CanadavHungary#|tab=boxscore_statistics

[awhom111]

The United States U17 Girls certainly found their rhythm today against France, blasting them 88-40 including the bench delivering a 26-1 final quarter. The team now gets a day off before facing Mali.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2906/FrancevUnited-States-of-America#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Also in their group, China beat Mali 62-33.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2906/People-s-Republic-of-ChinavMali#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group C, Australia eventually overcame Slovakia 58-51 and Japan eased past Mexico 65-36.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2906/Slovak-RepublicvAustralia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2906/JapanvMexico#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group B, Brazil beat Italy 54-33 after the teams played a dreadful first half. Spain beat Egypt 87-54.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2906/ItalyvBrazil#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2906/EgyptvSpain#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group A, Hungary won in overtime again by overcoming the hosts 88-85. Canada got their first win by beating South Korea 68-47.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2906/HungaryvCzech-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/2906/KoreavCanada#|tab=boxscore_statistics

[awhom111]

Here is the stream for tomorrow's U17 game as the United States is likely to dominate Mali. The game is at 12:00pm EDT and the video can be replayed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqtuGQYVbcg

[awhom111]

The Group Stage of the U17 Girls World Championship finished on Tuesday. As expected, the United States beat Mali easily 78-22.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0107/United-States-of-AmericavMali#tab=boxscore_statistics

In the other Group D game, France beat China 75-42.
Here is the boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0107/FrancevPeople-s-Republic-of-China#tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: United States 3-0, France 2-1, China 1-2, Mali 0-3

In Group C, Australia took case of Mexico in the second half to win 64-42. Japan pulled off a bit of an upset by grinding out a 49-47 win over Slovakia.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0107/AustraliavMexico#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0107/Slovak-RepublicvJapan#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Australia 3-0, Japan 2-1, Slovakia 1-2, Mexico 0-3

In Group B, Spain showed its strength by topping the group with a 73-52 win over Brazil. Italy beat Egypt 65-48 to stay out of last place.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0107/BrazilvSpain#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0107/ItalyvEgypt#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Spain 3-0, Brazil 2-1, Italy 1-2, Egypt 0-3

In Group A, Hungary looked to avoid drama for the first time after a solid first half, but they let South Korea right back into the game and had to old on to a 73-68 win. The hosts beat Canada 71-62 to take second place.
Here are the boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0107/HungaryvKorea#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0107/Czech-RepublicvCanada#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Hungary 3-0, Czech Republic 2-1, Canada 1-2, South Korea 0-3

The tournament continues with the knockout round featuring all 16 teams starting on Wednesday. All four of the teams from the Americas ended up in the same quadrant of the bracket. The United States plays Mexico at 2:15 pm EDT and the game can be watched live or on replay here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16fBBzdINvY

Brackets:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/groups#|tab=brackets
Hungary
Egypt
Japan
China

Canada
Brazil
Mexico
United States

Czech Republic
Italy
Australia
Mali

South Korea
Spain
Slovakia
France

[awhom111]

The first elimination games took place in the U17 Girls World Championship today. The United States moves on easily after wearing out Mexico 91-35.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0207/MexicovUnited-States-of-America#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The next game for the team in the quadrant of the Americas is Canada, after they beat Brazil 52-40 after controlling the fourth quarter.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0207/CanadavBrazil#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In the same half of the bracket as the United States, Hungary finally got their first simple game, beating Egypt 100-47. They meet Japan, which won the clash of two Asian teams 69-44 over China.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0207/HungaryvEgypt#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0207/JapanvPeople-s-Republic-of-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics

On the other side of the bracket, the hosts needed a furious comeback to beat Italy 61-57. They face Australia, who eased past Mali 72-34. France was nearly stunned by the original hosts of the tournament, but came back late to escape 47-42. Spain continued to roll, beating South Korea 80-51.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0207/Czech-RepublicvItaly#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0207/AustraliavMali#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0207/Slovak-RepublicvFrance#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0207/KoreavSpain#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Here are the two remaining brackets as action picks up again on Friday:
Championship:

Hungary
Japan
Canada
United States

Czech Republic
Australia
Spain
France

Classification for 9th:
Egypt
China
Brazil
Mexico

Italy
Mali
South Korea
Slovakia

[awhom111]

Here is the link for the quarterfinal game against Canada tomorrow at 9:00am EDT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYQdCx5eJBs

[awhom111]

The United States faced Canada and celebrated the holiday with a dominating 86-45 win. The semifinal is scheduled for tomorrow at approximately 2:15pm EDT barring any late schedule changes. ESPNU was slated to show the game, but that could change.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0407/CanadavUnited-States-of-America#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The Americans will face Hungary, which won their quarterfinal 61-51 over Japan. On the other side of the bracket, the hosts pulled off a surprising result by beating Australia 61-50. They will face Spain, which beat France 73-54.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0407/HungaryvJapan#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0407/Czech-RepublicvAustralia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0407/SpainvFrance#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The other eight teams were fighting for ninth place. Brazil won the battle of the teams from the Americas with a 60-44 win over Mexico. They face China next after their 68-51 win over Egypt. Mali surprised an underwhelming Italy team 46-44 on the other side of the bracket. South Korea also stays in the hunt after beating Slovakia 55-40.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0407/BrazilvMexico#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0407/EgyptvPeople-s-Republic-of-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0407/ItalyvMali#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0407/KoreavSlovak-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Here are the remaining matchups:

Semifinals:
Hungary vs United States
Czech Republic vs Spain

5th to 8th:
Japan vs Canada
Australia vs France

9th to 12th:
China vs Brazil
Mali vs South Korea

13th to 16th:
Egypt vs Mexico
Italy vs Slovakia

[awhom111]

The United States is one step closer to the World U17 Girls Championship. Hungary tested them for over a half, but could not keep up as the final was 91-63. The final will be on ESPNU at 2:15pm EDT tomorrow.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0507/HungaryvUnited-States-of-America#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The other team in the final will be Spain, which pounded the hosts 73-41.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0507/Czech-RepublicvSpain#tab=boxscore_statistics

In the hunt for fifth place, Canada edged Japan 46-45. They face Australia, which beat France 65-48.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0507/JapanvCanada#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0507/AustraliavFrance#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Competing for ninth place, Brazil ground out a 48-44 win over China. South Korea beat Mali 76-67.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0507/People-s-Republic-of-ChinavBrazil#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0507/MalivKorea#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Trying avoid finishing last, Mexico needed overtime to beat Egypt 76-70. Italy recovered a bit to beat Slovakia 57-38.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0507/EgyptvMexico#tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0507/ItalyvSlovak-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Last day of games:
1st: United States vs Spain
3rd: Hungary vs Czech Republic
5th: Canada vs Australia
7th: Japan vs France
9th: Brazil vs South Korea
11th: China vs Mali
13th: Mexico vs Italy
15th: Egypt vs Slovakia

[awhom111]

It was the U17 Girls World Championship final as the United States took on Spain. They led for most of the game, but Spain fought back from larger deficits to keep the game close, taking a few leads in the fourth quarter before the American team made a couple of key plays down the stretch to hang on to a 77-75 win to grab the title. The team had to offset an incredible 40 point performance from Angela Salvadores of Spain.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0607/United-States-of-AmericavSpain#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In the third place game, Hungary beat the hosts 67-61 despite a poor first quarter.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0607/HungaryvCzech-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Australia salvaged fifth place after pounding Canada 69-39.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0607/CanadavAustralia#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Japan came back in the fourth quarter to beat France 65-60 for seventh place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0607/JapanvFrance#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Brazil used a big fourth quarter to beat South Korea 68-63 to capture ninth place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0607/BrazilvKorea#|tab=boxscore_statistics

China stifled Mali 61-27 to take eleventh place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0607/BrazilvKorea#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Italy had huge first and fourth quarters to offset terrible middle quarters to beat Mexico 64-52 for thirteenth place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0607/MexicovItaly#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Slovakia did enough in the fourth quarter to eat Egypt 63-55 to avoid last place in the tournament they were originally supposed to host.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17women/2014/0607/EgyptvSlovak-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Final Ranking:
United States
Spain
Hungary
Czech Republic
Australia
Canada
Japan
France
Brazil
South Korea
China
Mali
Italy
Mexico
Slovakia
Egypt

[awhom111]

The USA U17 tryouts get underway in just over a week. More than the prospect of a world title is on the line as the tournament is in Dubai this year.
Here is the list of players:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u17/roster.aspx

[awhom111]

Even with a senior team getting ready in Las Vegas, thing are busy in Colorado Springs. The U18 Girls team has been getting ready for their FIBA Americas age group championship.

The U17 Boys are in the middle of determining who will head to the World Championship and get a free trip to Dubai. The roster is down to 17.
Story:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2014/07/2014-usa-mens-u17-world-championship-team-finalists-announced.aspx
Roster:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u17/roster.aspx

[awhom111]

The U17 Boys team has been named for the World Championships in Dubai. I wonder how many future Duke players are on the list?

Roster:
http://www.usab.com/mens/u17/roster.aspx
Article:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2014/02/2014-usa-basketball-mens-u17-world-championship-team-preliminary-round-opponents-unveiled.aspx

A good number of these games will be on ESPNU.

[awhom111]

The FIBA Americas U18 Girls Championship starts Wednesday in Colorado Springs.

The opener against Mexico can be watch live or on replay here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt2e11kcukI

The U17 Boys team has arrived in Qatar and participated in a few activities on their way to Dubai.

[awhom111]

The USA U18 Girls team opened the FIBA Americas tournament in Colorado Springs with a 104-55 win. A lot of players who will be making an impact on the NCAA scene and the ACC had solid first outings.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=2&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU

In their group, Canada started their tournament with a 65-34 win over El Salvador.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=1&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU

In the other group, Argentina opened the tournament by grinding out a 45-40 win over Chile. Puerto Rico recorded a somewhat surprising 64-57 win over Brazil.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=1&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=2&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU

Thursday, USA game against El Salvador can be seen here live and on replay at 7:30pm EDT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2v1w7WF5150

[awhom111]

The first USA U17 Boy's game against Greece will be live on ESPN3 on Friday at 1:00pm EDT and delayed on ESPNU at midnight. It is too bad that the game is not being shown live as it may be the best test that the American team gets. Games involving other teams can be seen on FIBA's YouTube channel.


The USA U18 Girls continued to put on a show for the home fans in Colorado Springs as they used a balanced attack to pound El Salvador 118-50. Unsurprisingly, that means that they will be advancing to the semifinals.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=4&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU

In the other game in the group, Canada beat Mexico 81-54 and after the last game of the night knew that it was also moving on to the semifinals.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=3&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU

In the other group, Brazil opened the day with a 61-56 win over Argentina after a fourth quarter rally. Chile beat Puerto Rico 63-51 to create two key games on the final day of the group stage.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=4&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=3&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU

Here is the link to the final preliminary round game against Mexico set for 7:30pm EDT on Friday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ld3YhYKf11g

[awhom111]

The United States U18 Girl's team finished off the preliminary stage of the group round with a 107-76 win over Canada to take the top spot, although they did trail after one quarter.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=6&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU

In their group, Mexico doubled up El Salvador 74-37.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU

In the other group both games would have the winner move on. Brazil grabbed the first spot by beating Chile 75-63. Argentina edged Puerto Rico 47-44 to take the second spot.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=A&n=5&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=B&n=6&r=10323&t=UVDHILRRMU

Saturday's semifinal against Argentina can be seen here at 7:30pm EDT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnwoRE0VgY8

Here are all the matchups:

Semifinals:
Brazil vs Canada
United States vs Argentina

5th Place:
Mexico vs Puerto Rico
Chile vs El Salvador

The USA U17 Boy's team got one of their biggest challenges ever in the World Championships, but beat Greece 87-77 in the opener in Dubai.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0808/GreecevUnited-States-of-America#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The second game against Angola is live on ESPNU at 8:30am EDT Saturday.

Angola opened the tournament by beating the Philippines 82-72.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0808/AngolavPhilippines#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group B, Australia opened with a 97-84 win over Japan in overtime. France took control in the second half to beat Canada 76-66.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0808/JapanvAustralia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0808/FrancevCanada#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group C, Puerto Rico surprised Spain 67-65 with a strong fourth quarter. Italy demolished the United Arab Emirates 121-32.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0808/Puerto-RicovSpain#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0808/United-Arab-EmiratesvItaly#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group D, Serbia finally pulled away from China to win 80-68. Argentina eased past Egypt 74-39.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0808/SerbiavPeople-s-Republic-of-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0808/ArgentinavEgypt#|tab=boxscore_statistics

[awhom111]

The United States U17 Boy's team had a pretty easy game in their second try at the World Championships and beat Angola 99-56.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0908/United-States-of-AmericavAngola#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The other game in the group went to Greece as they beat the Philippines 85-65.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0908/PhilippinesvGreece#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group B, Canada pounded Japan over the last three quarters to win 96-52. Australia edged France 84-81 in the other game in the group.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0908/CanadavJapan#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0908/AustraliavFrance#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group C, Puerto Rico beat Italy 58-51. Spain heaped more misery on the hosts with a 138-27 win as they outscored the United Arab Emirates' full game score in each quarter.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0908/ItalyvPuerto-Rico#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0908/SpainvUnited-Arab-Emirates#tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group D, Serbia beat Egypt 81-63. Argentina just edged China 75-70.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0908/EgyptvSerbia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/0908/China-Argentina#tab=boxscore_statistics

The United States U18 Girl's team beat Argentina 97-51 in the semifinals to advance to the finals in Colorado Springs.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=15&n=A&r=10325&t=UVDHILRRMU

In the other semifinal, Canada beat Brazil 67-60 to set up another set of rematches.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=16&n=A&r=10325&t=UVDHILRRMU

In the fight for 5th place, Puerto Rico beat Mexico 68-51 in the first game. Chile then beat El Salvador 63-41.
Boxscores:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=13&n=A&r=10324&t=UVDHILRRMU
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=14&n=A&r=10324&t=UVDHILRRMU

Final day games:
7th: Mexico vs El Salvador
5th: Puerto Rico vs Chile
3rd: Argentina vs Brazil
1st: United States vs Canada

[awhom111]

The USA U17 Boy's team finished up the preliminary round against the Philippines at 10:45am EDT on ESPNU.

It was the final day of the FIBA Americas U18 Girl's Championship.

Mexico beat El Salvador 77-45 for 7th place.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=17&n=A&r=10326&t=UVDHILRRMU

Puerto Rico managed to grind out a 51-49 win over Chile for 5th place.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=18&n=A&r=10326&t=UVDHILRRMU

Argentina prevailed 69-67 over Brazil for 3rd place.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=19&n=A&r=10326&t=UVDHILRRMU

In the Final, the United States took care of business in their rematch against Canada and won 104-74.
Boxscore:
http://fibaamericas.com/en/box.asp?g=20&n=A&r=10326&t=UVDHILRRMU

[awhom111]

The United States U17 Boy's team finished the preliminary round with an easy 124-64 win over the Philippines.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1108/United-States-of-AmericavPhilippines#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Tuesday's Round of 16 game with Japan will be live on ESPNU at 6:15am EDT.

The other game in the group was a 62-51 Greece win over Angola.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1108/AngolavGreece#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: United States 3-0, Greece 2-1, Angola 1-2, Philippines 0-3

In Group B, France beat Japan 96-51 and topped the group. Canada beat Australia 85-74.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1108/JapanvFrance#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1108/CanadavAustralia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: France 2-1, Canada 2-1, Australia 2-1, Japan 0-3

In Group C, Italy beat Spain 64-50 after controlling the second half. Puerto Rico was the latest team to heap misery on the hosts with a 110-53 win.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1108/ItalyvSpain#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1108/Puerto-RicovUnited-Arab-Emirates#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Puerto Rico 3-0, Italy 2-1, Spain 1-2, United Arab Emirates 0-3

In Group D, China beat Egypt 84-58. Serbia did just enough after an even first half to edge past Argentina 60-57.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1108/People-s-Republic-of-ChinavEgypt#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1108/ArgentinavSerbia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Serbia 3-0, Argentina 2-1, China 1-2, Egypt 0-3

Bracket:
United States vs Japan
Italy vs China
Angola vs Canada
United Arab Emirates vs Canada
Greece vs Australia
Puerto Rico vs Egypt
Philippines vs France
Spain vs Argentina

[roywhite]

The United States U17 Boy's team finished the preliminary round with an easy 124-64 win over the Philippines.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1108/United-States-of-AmericavPhilippines#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Tuesday's Round of 16 game with Japan will be live on ESPNU at 6:15am EDT.



The USA squeaked by Japan 122 to 38. Yikes.

[awhom111]

The United States U17 team started the knockout rounds of the world championship with an easy 122-38 win over Japan.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1208/USA-Japan#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Their quarterfinal is at 6:15 am EDT on Thursday on ESPNU.

Their opponent will be China, which beat Italy 79-67.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1208/Italy-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics

On their side of the bracket, Canada beat Angola 106-59. Serbia handed another lopsided loss to the hosts with a 116-31 win.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1208/Angola-Canada#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1208/United-Arab-Emirates-Serbia#|tab=boxscore_statistics

On the other side of the bracket, Australia beat Greece 84-76. Puerto Rico needed overtime to beat Egypt 86-79. France beat the Philippines 86-57. Spain beat Argentina 64-57 in one of the expected good games of the day.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1208/Greece-Australia#tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1208/Puerto-Rico-Egypt#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1208/Philippines-France#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1208/Spain-Argentina#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Brackets:

Championship:
United States vs China
Canada vs Serbia
Australia vs Puerto Rico
France vs Spain

9th place:
Japan vs Italy
Angola vs United Arab Emirates
Greece vs Egypt
Philippines vs Argentina

[watzone]

Nice work on keeping up this where not many have. A key Duke prospect Jayson Tatum has been playing very well in his minutes and Harry Giles seems to be working back into shape after his injuries. I think the DBR board may have put together a more competitive bunch than Japans though;) I will be sure to set the DVR for tomorrows game.

[awhom111]

The United States U17 team took care of business against China 113-71 in the quarterfinals.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1408/Angola-United-Arab-Emirates#tab=boxscore_statistics

The semifinal against Serbia is at 10:45AM EDT on Friday on ESPNU.

On their side of the bracket, Serbia did enough in the fourth quarter to prevent an anticipated battle of North America and beat Canada 71-64.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1408/Canada-Serbia#tab=boxscore_statistics

In the other quarterfinals, Australia beat Puerto Rico 76-52 and Spain held off France 71-67.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1408/Australia-Puerto-Rico#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1408/France-Spain#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Teams were still battling for 9th place. Italy beat Japan 83-56, Angola beat the hosts 89-47, Argentina beat the Philippines 84-71, and Greece earned some redemption by beating Egypt 67-50.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1408/Japan-Italy#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1408/Angola-United-Arab-Emirates#tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1408/Philippines-Argentina#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1408/Greece-Egypt#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Brackets:

Semifinals:
United States vs Serbia
Australia vs Spain

5th Place:
China vs Canada
Puerto Rico vs France

9th Place:
Italy vs Angola
Greece vs Argentina

13th Place:
Japan vs United Arab Emirates
Egypt vs Philippines

[roywhite]

USA 89 -- Serbia 68 (http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1508/USA-Serbia)

USA team advances to the U-17 finals to play Australia, which beat Spain
Giles had 10 points and 12 rebounds; Tatum with 9 points and Battle with 7 points

[awhom111]

The United States U17 team got a stiff test from Serbia in the semifinals, but pulled away in the second half to win 89-68.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1508/USA-Serbia#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The final will be on ESPN3 live at 1:00pm EDT and delayed on ESPNU at 8:00pm EDT.

The other semifinal was a good game as it took overtime for Australia to complete a comeback against Spain for an 80-74 win.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1508/Australia-Spain#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In the fight for 5th place, Canada beat China 92-81. Puerto Rico used a solid fourth quarter to beat France 70-63.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1508/China-Canada#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1508/Puerto-Rico-France#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Contending for 9th place, Italy left it late to beat Angola 77-71. Argentina handed Greece a 65-54 loss to continue a disappointing tournament for the tired Greek team which had given the United States the best game that any team has ever given the Americans at this age level.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1508/Italy-Angola#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1508/Greece-Argentina#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Among the teams still scrapping at the bottom, Japan beat the hosts 91-49. Egypt beat the Philippines 92-67.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1508/Japan-United-Arab-Emirates#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1508/Egypt-Philippines#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Final Day Matchups:
1st: United States vs Australia
3rd: Serbia vs Spain
5th: Canada vs Puerto Rico
7th: China vs France
9th: Italy vs Argentina
11th: Angola vs Greece
13th: Japan vs Egypt
15th: United Arab Emirates vs Philippines

[roywhite]

USA 99 -- Australia 92 (http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1608/USA-Australia#|tab=boxscore_statistics)

Got a strong challenge from Australia

Tatum had 15 points and Giles 13 points.

[awhom111]

This tournament has produced the two lowest margins of victories for the United States at this age group ever.


For 3rd place, Serbia used a solid second half to beat Spain 62-59.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1608/Serbia-Spain#tab=boxscore_statistics

Puerto Rico won the battle of Americas with their own second half play in a 65-63 win over Canada.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1608/Canada-Puerto-Rico#tab=boxscore_statistics

China beat France 87-79 for 7th place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1608/China-France#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Italy did enough in the final quarter to beat Argentina 66-62 for 9th place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1608/Italy-Argentina#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Angola finished off Greece 59-51 to take 11th place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1608/Angola-Greece#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Egypt beat Japan 68-53 for 13th place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1608/Japan-Egypt#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The Philippines ended the host's miserable tournament by beating them 115-51 to condemn them to last place.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/u17/2014/1608/United-Arab-Emirates-Philippines#tab=boxscore_statistics

[awhom111]

The USA Women's National Team will have their World Championships shortly after the conclusion of the WNBA season. The training camp roster was announced on Monday:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2014/08/14_wwc_training_invitees.aspx

Roster:
http://www.usab.com/womens/national-team/roster.aspx

Lindsey Harding's poor season contributes to her being missing out after joining training camp last year.

[awhom111]

Geno and his crew will be running the Red-White inter-squad scrimmage tomorrow on ESPN2 at 7:00pm EDT. Players from the two WNBA finalists will not participate. If nothing else, the goal here is to actually finish this version of the first exhibition game of 2014.

[awhom111]

Team USA and Canada square off at 7:00pm EDT on ESPN2 tomorrow.

[awhom111]

Geno, obviously using this team as a self-serving way of promoting UConn with his featuring of one of his current players and 50 bajillion alums, had his first exhibition (in Connecticut no less) against Canada. The game was close for a half, but the team made a run to start the second half to roll to a 76-51. The players in the WNBA finals will join the team en route to Europe as a number of cuts still to be made.

These players do not make as much money as NBA players and they play all year around just to make the money they do make, but they still show up for this thing during literally their only break time in the entire year.

Boxscore:
http://archive.usab.com/misc/14_wwc_exh_o1_box.pdf

[awhom111]

Geno finally had something approaching his full team available as they started a tournament in France. The first game was against Australia and the team had a tough first half before a big run to start the second half and then hanging on to a 72-66 win. Australia was hurt by the fact that Liz Cambage limped off due to an injury after contributing 9 points and 9 rebounds in only 9 minutes. With both teams experimenting with various rotations, no American players reached double figures, but a pair of ex-WNBA players did in the loss as Belinda Snell had 13 points and Laura Summerton had 10 points.

[awhom111]

The United States had an easier game on the second day of the tournament in France as they eased past China 99-75. Nneka Ogwumike had 16 points, Jantel Lavender had 14 points, and Tina Charles and Seimone Augustus had 10 points each.

[awhom111]

It was the last day of the tournament in France, and the United States faced the hosts. The lineup was switched up a bit to go smaller and the team jumped out to an early lead only to lose each of the last three quarters and fall 76-72. Tina Charles had 12 points and 7 rebounds, Maya Moore had 11 points, Angel McCoughtry had 10 points and 6 rebounds, and Diana Taurasi had 10 points. Sandrine Gruda could not be stopped, even by one of her teammates keeping her firmly planted on the bench with the Los Angeles Sparks, as she finished with 26 points and 15 rebounds. This game was certainly taken seriously, with nine players in the main rotation and only two other players seeing action. Now the team has to make decisions on cuts while also looking to win their last exhibition on the way to Turkey. I supposed we are due some angry yahoo articles on Geno or something.

[awhom111]

The United States closed out its exhibition schedule by winning 76-41 at the Czech Republic. Tina Charles had 16 points and 7 rebounds and Nneka Ogwumike had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Now the team will either go with the twelve that suited up in this game or make a late roster move right before the tournament starts this weekend.


Because it is never too early to start thinking about events next year, a number of young players will spend a weekend in Colorado Springs at the start of October for a mini-camp. Chase Jeter and Luke Kennard are among the players set to participate. More information can be found here:
http://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2014/09/fifty-three-players-set-to-participate-in-2014-mens-junior-national-team-mini-camp.aspx

[awhom111]

Here is the final roster for the United States:

Lindsay Whalen, Dynamo Moscow (Russia)/Minnesota Lynx, Minnesota
Seimone Augustus, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)/Minnesota Lynx, LSU
Sue Bird, UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)/Seattle Storm, UConn
Maya Moore, Shanxi (China)/Minnesota Lynx, UConn
Angel McCoughtry, Fenerbahce (Turkey)/Atlanta Dream, Louisville
Odyssey Sims, Baylor/Tulsa Shock
Breanna Stewart, UConn
Candice Dupree, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)/Phoenix Mercury, Temple
Diana Taurasi, UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)/Phoenix Mercury, UConn
Nneka Ogwumike, Guangdong (China)/Los Angeles Sparks, Stanford
Tina Charles, Dynamo Moscow (Russia)/New York Liberty, UConn
Brittney Griner, Zhejiang (China)/Phoenix Mercury, Baylor

Clubs listed are for the entirety of the 2013-2014 basketball season, which is why almost all of the players have two of them.


Rosters for the other 15 teams should be all finalized right before the start of the tournament and I intend to post them on Saturday.

[awhom111]

All of the upcoming Women's World Championship games are on ESPN3, except for the final, which will be on ESPN2. Team USA games are also going to be simulcast live on NBATV (except for the final). Conveniently, all three group stage games, on Saturday, Sunday, and Tuesday, are at the same time, 2:30pm EDT.

[awhom111]

The United States started their tournament today with a Group D game against China. The game was close through the first half, but they pulled away in the second half to win 87-56. Unlike the Men's side, most of these players have been teammates with or opponents of the players on the other teams. Maya Moore had 15 points and 8 rebounds, Brittney Griner had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Seimone Augustus had 11 points, and Angel McCoughtry had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2709/People-s-Republic-of-ChinavUnited-States-of-America#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In the other game in the group, Serbia eased past Angola 102-42 as their WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 16 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2709/SerbiavAngola#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group A, Spain beat Japan 74-50. Their two current WNBA player led the way in the win as Sancho Lyttle, one of the naturalized players in the tournament, had 19 points and 12 rebounds and Anna Cruz had 12 points. The Czech Republic beat Brazil 68-55. In the win, ex-South Carolina player Ilona Burgrova had 12 points and ex-WNBA player Jana Vesela had 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2709/JapanvSpain#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2709/BrazilvCzech-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group B, Canada beat Mozambique 69-54. In the win, ex-Utah player Kim Smith had 11 points and 7 rebounds and ex-UMass player Tamara Tatham had 11 points. In the loss, ex-DII player Deolinda Ngulela had 13 points and 6 assists. Hosts Turkey came back in dramatic fashion to beat France 50-48. Naturalized ex-UNC player LaToya Pringle, who also goes by the Turkish version of her married name, Lara Sanders, had 13 points and 7 rebounds and ex-WNBA player Nevriye Yilmaz had 10 points. In the loss, Sandrine Gruda had 11 points and 13 rebounds as she continues to be more productive than when she was sitting on the bench in the WNBA.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2709/MozambiquevCanada#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2709/TurkeyvFrance#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group C, Australia pounded Cuba 90-67. A number of players with WNBA experience contributed as Penny Taylor had 20 points, Rachel Jarry had 13 points and 6 rebounds, and Belinda Snell had 11 points and 6 rebounds. Belarus edged South Korea 70-64 as their most well known player in this country, Yelena Leuchanka had 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 6 assists. 15 year old phenom Park Ji-Su had 15 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2709/CubavAustralia#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2709/KoreavBelarus#tab=boxscore_statistics

Here are the rest of the rosters with any ties to the United States also included. Clubs listed are for the 2013-14 season, with all due apologies to Leticia Romero.

Brazil:
Adriana Moises Pinto, Recife (Brazil) and WNBA (2001-2002 and 2007)
Debora Costa, Americana (Brazil)
Joice Coelho, Americana (Brazil)
Patricia Teixeira, Ourinhos (Brazil)
Taina Paixao, Ourinhos (Brazil)
Jaqueline De Paula, Santo Andre (Brazil)
Tatiane Pacheco, Recife (Brazil)
Clarissa Santos, Americana (Brazil)
Damiris Dantas, Americana (Brazil)/Minnesota Lynx
Nadia Colhado, Recife (Brazil)/Atlanta Dream
Erika De Souza, Recife (Brazil)/Atlanta Dream
Isabela Ramona, Sao Jose (Brazil)

Czech Republic:
Jana Vesela, USK Prague (Czech Republic), WNBA (2010)
Michaela Stejskalova, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Romana Hejdova, Angers (France)
Alena Hanusova, Brno (Czech Republic)
Ilona Burgrova, USK Prague (Czech Republic), South Carolina
Katerina Bartonova, Piestanke Cajky (Slovakia)
Tereza Vyorolova, VS Prague (Czech Republic)
Katerina Elhotova, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Katerina Sedlakova, Valosun Brno (Czech Republic)
Petra Kulichova, Besiktas (Turkey)
Tereza Peckova, Brno (Czech Republic)
Eva Viteckova, USK Prague (Czech Republic)

Japan:
Kumiko Oba, Denso (Japan)
Maki Takada, Denso (Japan)
Yuka Mamiya, JX (Japan)
Chinatsu Yamamoto, Fujitsu (Japan)
Michiko Miyamoto, Mitsubishi (Japan)
Emi Kudeken, Toyota (Japan)
Ramu Tokashiki, JX (Japan)
Mika Kurihara, Toyota (Japan)
Moeko Nagaoka, Fujitsu (Japan)
Yuko Oga, Shanxi (China), WNBA (2008)
Yuki Miyazawa, JX (Japan)
Asako O, Mitsubishi (Japan)

Spain:
Laura Nicholls, Rivas (Spain)
Leticia Romero, Kansas State
Silvia Dominguez, UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)
Alba Torrens, Galatasaray (Turkey)
Leonor Rodriguez, Avenida (Spain), Florida State
Laia Palau, USK Prague (Czech Republic)
Marta Xargay, Avenida (Spain)
Nuria Martinez, Kayseri (Turkey), WNBA (2005 and 2010)
Laura Gil, Rivas (Spain)
Lucila Pascua, Pecsi (Hungary)
Sancho Lyttle, Galatasaray (Turkey)/Atlanta Dream, Houston
Anna Cruz, Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia)/New York Liberty

Canada:
Miah-Marie Langlois, Windsor (CIS)
Kia Nurse, St. Thomas More (Ontario), Attending UConn
Shona Thorburn, Toulouse (France), Utah and WNBA (2006-2007)
Courtnay Pilypaitis, no club, Vermont
Kim Smith, Arras (France), Utah and WNBA (2006-2008)
Miranda Ayim, Toulouse (France), Pepperdine
Nirra Fields, UCLA
Katherine Plouffe, Marquette
Lizanne Murphy, Angers (France), Hofstra
Tamara Tatham, Piestanke Cajky, UMass
Krysten Boogaard, Kangoeroes (Belgium), Kansas
Michelle Plouffe, Utah

France:
Anael Lardy, Arras (France)
Endene Miyem, Bourges (France)
Diandra Tchatchouang, Bourges (France), Maryland
Sandrine Gruda, UMMC Ekaterinburg (Russia)/Los Angeles Sparks
Ingrid Tanqueray, Lattes Montpellier (France)
Celine Dumerc, Bourges (France)/Atlanta Dream
Ana Maria Cata-Chitiga, Charleville (France)
Emilie Gomis, Hainaut (France)
Marielle Amant, Nantes (France)
Gaelle Skrela, Lattes Montpellier (France)
Paoline Salagnac, Bourges (France)
Helena Ciak, Lattes Montpellier (France)

Mozambique:
Valerdina Manhonga, Desportiva (Mozambique)
Deolinda Ngulela, Desportiva (Mozambique), Augusta State (DII)
Ana Flavia De Azinheira, APolitechnica (Mozambique)
Anabela Cossa, Desportiva (Mozambique)
Ilda Chambe, APolitechnica (Mozambique), UTEP
Catia Halar, Desportiva (Mozambique)
Filomena Micato, Desportiva (Mozambique)
Leia Dongue, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Rute Muianga, Ferroviario (Mozambique)
Regina Mahoche, Ferroviario (Mozambique)
Odelia Mafanela, Desportiva (Mozambique)
Deolinda Gimo, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)

Turkey:
Tugba Palazoglu, Istanbul University (Turkey), Western Illinois
Tugce Canitez, Fenerbahce (Turkey), Westmont (NAIA)
Cansu Koksal, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Birsel Vardarli, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Begum Dalgalar, Besiktas (Turkey)
Esmeral Tuncluer, Fenerbahce (Turkey)
Isel Alben, Galatasaray (Turkey)
Nevriye Yilmaz, Galatasaray (Turkey), WNBA (2003-2004)
LaToya Pringle, Kayseri (Turkey), UNC and WNBA (2008-2009 and 2011)
Tilbe Senyurek, Botas (Turkey)
Saziye Ivegin, Istanbul University (Turkey)
Bahar Caglar, Galatasaray (Turkey)

Australia:
Tessa Lavey, Bendigo Spirit (Australia)/Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia)
Leilani Mitchell, Dandenong Rangers (Australia)/New York Liberty, Utah
Rebecca Allen, Melbourne Boomers (Australia)/Nunawading Spectres (Australia)
Penny Taylor, Phoenix Mercury
Gabrielle Richards, Bendigo Spirit (Australia)/Knox Raiders (Australia), Oregon
Natalie Burton, West Coast Waves (Australia)/Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence (Australia), West Virginia
Rachel Jarry, Melbourne Boomers (Australia), WNBA (2013)
Laura Summerton, Adelaide Lightning (Australia), WNBA (2005-2006)
Belinda Snell, Polkowice (Poland), WNBA (2005-2007 and 2009-2011)
Erin Phillips, Wisla Krakow (Poland)/Phoenix Mercury
Marianna Tolo, Bourges (France)
Cayla Francis, Nantes (France)/Hobart Mercury (Australia)

Belarus:
Nadzeya Drozd, Olimpia (Belarus)
Aliaksandra Taraseva, Donau-Ries (Germany)
Katsiaryna Snytsina, Lattes-Montpellier (France)
Volha Ziuzkova, Tsmoki (Belarus)
Tatsiana Likhtarovich, Tarbes (France)
Natalia Anufryienka, Horizont (Belarus)
Maryia Papova, Namur (Belgium)
Yelena Leuchanka, Istanbul University (Turkey), West Virginia and WNBA (2006-2007, 2010, 2012)
Ksenija Voishal, Olimpia (Belarus)
Tatyana Troina, Horizont (Belarus), South Carolina
Nataliya Trafimava, Horizont (Belarus)
Olga Vashkevich, Tsmoki (Belarus)

Cuba:
Fransy Ochoa, Villa Clara (Cuba)
Ineidis Casanova, Santiago (Cuba)
Anisleidy Galindo, Pinar del Rio (Cuba)
Oyanaisy Gelis, Santiago (Cuba)
Arlenys Romero, Pinar del Rio (Cuba)
Yamara Amargo, Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Arlety Povea, Pinar del Rio (Cuba)
Marlen Cepeda, Sancti Spiritus (Cuba)
Clenia Noblet, Guantanamo (Cuba)
Taimy Fernandez, Pinar del Rio (Cuba)
Leidys Oquendo, Camaguey (Cuba)
Suchitel Avila, Capitalinas (Cuba)

South Korea (Family name first):
Kim Si-On, Guri (South Korea)
Kim Youn-Joo, Incheon (South Korea)
Hong A-Ran, Cheongju (South Korea)
Hong Bo-Ram, Yongin (South Korea)
Shin Ji-Hyun, Bucheon (South Korea)
Kim So-Dam, Guri (South Korea)
Bae Hye-Yoon, Yongin (South Korea)
Choi Hee-Jin, Yongin (South Korea)
Kang Lee-Seul, Bucheon (South Korea)
Lee Seung-Ah, Chuncheon (South Korea)
Kim Soo-Yeon, Cheongju (South Korea)
Park Ji-Su, Bundang Management High School (South Korea)

Angola:
Fineza Eusebio, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Elsa Eduardo, Maculusso (Angola)
Rosa Gala, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Helena Viegas, Universidade Lusiada (Angola)
Ana Goncalves, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Artemis Afonso, Olivais (Portugal)
Sonia Guadalupe, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Luisa Tomas, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Angelina Golome, Interclube (Angola)
Nacissela Mauricio, Primeiro de Agosto (Angola)
Nadir Manue, Interclube (Angola)
Ngiendula Filipe, Interclube (Angola)

China (Family name first):
Yang Liwei, Guangdong (China)
Chen Xiaojia, Jiangsu (China)
Li Meng, Shenyang (China)
Shao Ting, Beijing (China)
Huang Jing, Shanghai (China)
Ji Yanyan, Heilongjiang (China)
Lu Wen, Bayi (China)
Cheng Feng, Liaoning (China)
Gao Song, Zhejiang (China)
Sun Mengran, Bayi (China)
Huang Hongpin, Guangdong (China)
Zhang Liting, Bayi (China)

Serbia:
Tamara Radocaj, Cagliari (Italy)
Sanja Mandic, Radivoj Korac (Serbia)
Sasa Cadjo, Alba Iulia (Romania)
Sara Krnjic, Sopron (Hungary)
Nevena Jovanovic, Pecs (Hungary)
Jelena Milovanovic, Dynamo Kursk (Russia)/Washington Mystics
Dajana Butulija, Northland (Sweden)
Tijana Avdukovic, Spartak Moscow (Russia)
Marina Markovic, Lyon (France)
Milica Dabovic, Lyon (France)
Ana Dabovic, Dynamo Moscow (Russia)
Jovana Rad, Tarbes (France)

[AZLA]

USA Golf needs Coach K to coach the next Ryder Cup if they ever have a chance to win again!

Seriously... :)

Although I'm sure there's a golf coach out there who would complain he's getting an advantage recruiting golfers to come to Duke.

[BD80]

USA Golf needs Coach K to coach the next Ryder Cup if they ever have a chance to win again!

Seriously... :)

Although I'm sure there's a golf coach out there who would complain he's getting an advantage recruiting golfers to come to Duke.

He'd get them playing better D !!!

But he'd have them stepping off the green to chip in from long range.

[awhom111]

In Serbia-United States II, the revenge game, Serbia gave the Americans everything they could handle for more than three quarters before succumbing 94-74. Diana Taurasi had 20 points, Maya Moore had 17 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 assists, Brittney Griner had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Tina Charles had 10 points and 7 rebounds. Ana Dabovic, who is staying in Turkey after the tournament to join Jasmine Thomas and Krystal Thomas at Ormanspor, paced Serbia with 22 points in the first half, finishing with 24 and their WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 17 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2809/United-States-of-AmericavSerbia#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In the other game in the group, China eased past Angola 65-39. The United States figures to have an easy time with Angola on Tuesday, and has already taken the top spot in the group and the accompanying quarterfinal berth. That leaves Serbia and China to face off for placement in the next round.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2809/AngolavPeople-s-Republic-of-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group A, the Czech Republic came back in the second half to beat Japan 71-57 as ex-South Carolina player Ilona Burgrova had 13 points. Spain dominated the final three quarters to beat Brazil 83-56. There were several strong performances from WNBA player as Sancho Lyttle had 15 points and 13 rebounds and Anna Cruz had 13 points in the win while Erika DeSouza had 12 points and 7 rebounds in the loss. On Tuesday, Brazil and Japan will face off with the loser eliminated and the winner grabbing that third place spot to move on. Spain and the Czech Republic will look for the win to finish in first place and avoid the extra elimination round before the quarterfinals.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2809/Czech-RepublicvJapan#tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2809/SpainvBrazil#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group B, France blew out Mozambique 89-45. Sandrine Gruda had 19 points and 7 rebounds after all that time on the bench in the WNBA and ex-Maryland player Diandra Tchatchouang had 12 points. Ex-DII player Deolinda Ngulela had 10 points and 6 assists in the loss. Turkey continued to stifle teams at home as it took a relative offensive explosion by both teams to finish the game against Canada with a 55-44 final margin after a 24-13 Turkey final quarter to break the tie. Their star duo was key again as LaToya Pringle/Lara Sanders had 18 points and 6 rebounds and Nevriye Yilmaz had 13 points. Turkey has sealed the top spot in the group with one game against Mozambique left to play. France and Canada will square off for placement in the next round as they try to take second place.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2809/FrancevMozambique#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2809/CanadavTurkey#|tab=boxscore_statistics

In Group C, Australia had an easy time with South Korea, winning 87-54. A lot of WNBA experience was involved as Laura Summerton had 14 points, Belinda Snell had 13 points, and Penny Taylor had 11 points with ex-West Virginia player Natalie Burton adding 10 points and 6 rebounds. Belarus needed a dramatic late comeback to beat Cuba 70-69 as their star Yelena Leuchanka had 20 points and 18 rebounds. Australia and Belarus will play for the top spot in the group and a quarterfinal berth on Tuesday. South Korea and Cuba try to take the last spot and avoid elimination.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2809/AustraliavKorea#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/2809/BelarusvCuba#|tab=boxscore_statistics

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With Nolan Smith in attendance, the group phase finished with the United States pounding Angola 119-44. Nneka Ogwumike had 18 points and 10 rebounds, Maya Moore had 16 points, Brittney Griner had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Seimone Augustus had 15 points, and Angel McCoughtry had 10 points. Now the team has a couple days off before the quarterfinals and three games in three days.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/3009/United-States-of-AmericavAngola#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Fighting for second spot in the group, Serbia and China went to the wire before Serbia won 65-63.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/3009/SerbiavPeople-s-Republic-of-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: United States 3-0, Serbia 2-1, China 1-2, Angola 0-3

In Group A, Brazil eliminated Japan to move on with a 79-56 win. In the win, their WNBA star Erika DeSouza had 12 points and 11 rebounds. Spain took the top spot and the accompanying quarterfinal berth by beating the Czech Republic 67-43. Their WNBA duo led the way in the win as Sancho Lyttle had 17 points and 14 rebounds and Anna Cruz had 12 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/3009/BrazilvJapan#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/3009/SpainvCzech-Republic#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Spain 3-0, Czech Republic 2-1, Brazil 1-2, Japan 0-3

In Group B, the hosts beat Mozambique 67-57 in a meaningless game. France edged Canada 63-59 to take second place in the group with both teams moving on to tough matchups. In the win, WNBA player Sandrine Gruda had 13 points. In the loss, ex-UMass player Tamara Tatham had 11 points and ex-Utah player Michelle Plouffe had 10 points.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/3009/MozambiquevTurkey#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/3009/FrancevCanada#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Turkey 3-0, France 2-1, Canada 1-2, Mozambique 0-3

In Group C, Australia eased past Belarus 87-45 to take the top spot and move on to the quarterfinals. In the win, ex-WNBA player Rachel Jarry had 19 points and current WNBA player Penny Taylor had 12 points. In the loss, ex-West Virginia player Yelena Leuchanka had 12 points and 10 rebounds and ex-South Carolina player Tatyana Troina had 11 points. Cuba moves on after a 73-57 win over South Korea. 15 year old Park Ji-Su ended her tournament with a 16 point, 7 rebound performance.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/3009/AustraliavBelarus#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/3009/KoreavCuba#|tab=boxscore_statistics
Standings: Australia 3-0, Belarus 2-1, Cuba 1-2, South Korea 0-3

Brackets for the knockout round:
Spain vs winner of Belarus-China
Turkey vs winner of Serbia-Cuba
Australia vs winner of Czech Republic-Canada
United State vs winner of France-Brazil

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The first knockout round happened today as the teams that finished in second and third place in the group stages faced off for the remaining four quarterfinals berths.

Canada started the day by beating the Czech Republic 91-71 to earn a matchup with Australia. In the win, ex-Utah player Kim Smith had 17 points and 7 rebounds, Nirra Fields of UCLA had 15 points and 6 rebounds, Katherine Plouffe, who just finished at Marquette, had 13 points, and incoming UConn player Kia Nurse had 12 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0110/Czech-Republic-Canada#|tab=boxscore_statistics

France managed to grind out a 61-48 win over Brazil to set up a rematch of the game the United States last lost as their star Sandrine Gruda had 17 points and 8 rebounds. Erika DeSouza lost the battle of WNBA posts as she had 11 points and 6 rebounds in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0110/France-Brazil#|tab=boxscore_statistics

China stormed back in the fourth quarter to surprise Belarus 72-67 and book a place opposite Spain in the next game. In the loss, ex-West Virginia player Yelena Leuchanka contributed in all areas with 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 9 assists, but it was not enough.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0110/Belarus-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Serbia did just enough in the final quarter to beat Cuba 86-79 to become the next matchup for the hosts. In the win, WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 17 points and 9 rebounds to go along with the usual contributions of the Dabovic sisters backcourt.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0110/Serbia-Cuba#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The quarterfinal for the United States will be on Friday at 2:15pm EDT on NBATV and ESPN3. The three other quarterfinals are also on ESPN3.
Quarterfinals:
Spain vs China
Turkey vs Serbia
Australia vs Canada
United State vs France

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The United States made sure that the exhibition game result was not repeated as they eased past France 94-72. Brittney Griner had 17 points as she had not arrived in time for the last game, Tina Charles had 15 points and 7 rebounds, Lindsay Whalen had 13 points, and Maya Moore had 10 points. Sandrine Gruda had 18 points and 9 rebounds in another good effort against this team and fellow WNBA player Celine Dumerc had 10 points. The semifinal is at 2:15pm EDT on Saturday on ESPN3 and NBATV.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0310/USA-France#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The next opponent for the United States will be Australia, which beat Canada 63-52. In the win, their WNBA point guards led the way as Erin Phillips had 16 points and Leilani Mitchell had 10 points. In the loss, ex-Pepperdine player Miranda Ayim had 11 points and 7 rebounds and Katherine Plouffe, who just finished at Marquette, had 10 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0310/Australia-Canada#|tab=boxscore_statistics

On the other side of the bracket, Spain jumped out to an early lead on China and won 71-55. Naturalized player Sancho Lyttle had 24 points and 7 rebounds in the win. The hosts managed to grind out another close game 62-61. Naturalized player LaToya Pringle/Lara Sanders had 14 points and 19 rebounds in the win while WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 11 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0310/Spain-China#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0310/Turkey-Serbia#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Here are the brackets for the rest of the tournament:
Semifinals:
Spain vs Turkey
Australia vs United States

5th Place:
China vs Serbia
Canada vs France

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The United States had a few interesting moments in the semifinal against Australia, but eventually pulled away for an 82-70 win. Tina Charles had 18 points and 9 rebounds, Maya Moore had 16 points, and Diana Taurasi had 11 points. In the loss, Erin Phillips was the WNBA player who took charge as she had 19 points. The final starts at 2:15pm EDT on ESPN2 on Sunday.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0410/Australia-USA#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The final will be the matchup that everyone was expecting in the other tournament as Spain solved Turkey's defense enough to beat the hosts 66-56. Sancho Lyttle edged the naturalized player battle with 18 points and 12 rebounds to 18 points and 8 rebounds for LaToya Pringle/Lara Sanders with Nevriye Yilmaz also having 18 points in the loss.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0410/Spain-Turkey#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The battle for 5th place had two rematch games with both losing teams in the first game getting their revenge. Canada jumped on France early to win 55-40 as ex-Pepperdine player Miranda Ayim had 12 points. In the loss, ex-Maryland player Diandra Tchatchouang had 12 points and 6 rebounds and WNBA player Sandrine Gruda had 10 points and 12 rebounds. China beat Serbia 85-69 as WNBA player Jelena Milovanovic had 10 points in the loss.
Boxscores:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0410/Canada-France#|tab=boxscore_statistics
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0410/China-Serbia#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Here are the matchups for the final day of the tournament:
7th Place: Serbia vs France
5th Place: China vs Canada
3rd Place: Turkey vs Australia
1st Place: Spain vs United States

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The United States had a fast start against Spain and coasted to a 77-64 win to win the gold medal and qualify for the Olympics. Maya Moore had 18 points, Lindsay Whalen had 12 points, Brittney Griner had 11 points, Tina Charles had 10 points and 8 rebounds, and Seimone Augustus had 10 points and 6 rebounds. In the loss, the WNBA duo led the way as Sancho Lyttle had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Anna Cruz had 11 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0510/Spain-USA#|tab=boxscore_statistics

The day started with the 7th place game as both teams did not take it particularly seriously as France beat Serbia 88-75. In the loss, ex-Maryland player Diandra Tchatchouang had 15 points and WNBA player Celine Dumerc had 12 points.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0510/Serbia-France#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Canada won the 5th place game 61-53 over China. In the win, ex-Utah player Kim Smith had 16 points and ex-Pepperdine player Miranda Ayim had 15 points and 9 rebounds.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0510/China-Canada#|tab=boxscore_statistics

Australia jumped out to a big lead on the hosts and won the bronze medal game 74-44. Penny Taylor had 13 points and 9 assists in the win and Nevriye Yilmaz had 13 points in the loss as the veterans put in big efforts.
Boxscore:
http://www.fiba.com/world/women/2014/0510/Turkey-Australia#|tab=boxscore_statistics