didn’t treat everyone the same. Also, she was really youthful with her energy in practice, the locker room and on the sideline. She made us laugh and put things into a perspective that was easy for us teenagers to understand. She taught us to hold each other accountable, and although we weren’t together for that long, she taught us how to be a great team.”
In its opening game, the USA raced
past South Korea for a 131-89 on Aug. 17; followed by an 86-47 victory against Canada on Aug. 18; and a 83-43 rout of Italy on Aug. 19. After a rest day, the USA dispatched Belgium 80-50 on Aug. 21 before wrapping up preliminary round play with a 98-28 blowout of Mali on Aug. 22. The USA’s 70-point win over Mali tied for the largest margin of victory in FIBA U17 World Championship history. In the quarterfinals on Aug. 24, the
USA pulled away from Australia in the third quarter on its way to an 89-68 win, and the semifinals saw the USA use its depth to wear down Canada for an 84-59 victory. In the final contest on Aug. 26, the USA fought off a resilient Spain team for a 75-62 win and the gold medal. Among all 12 teams at the
tournament, the USA ranked No. 1 in 14 of 19 team statistical categories, including points averaged (90.8), average points allowed (55.8), field goal percent- age (44.6 percent), 3-point field goal percentage (33.7 percent), rebounding margin (+18.5), assists (17.0 apg.) and blocked shots (7.7 bpg.). As a team, the 2012 squad set U.S.
U17 single-game records for free throw percentage (1.000 percent, 14-14 FTs), 3-point field goal percentage (63.6 percent), field goals attempted (97), steals (23) and blocked shots (16). The team also set USA U17
competition marks for field goals attempted (626), 3-pointers attempted, rebounds (482), rebounding average (60.2 rpg.), blocked shots averaged (7.6 bpg.) and steals averaged (15.5 spg.). Additionally, the USA wrapped up a
4-0 exhibition record. The USA went 3-0 in a round-robin tournament in Caorle, Italy, from Aug. 9-13, beating Brazil 80-34, Australia 103-58 and Italy 86-60, as well as recording a win against a combination of Brazil’s U17 and U18 national teams on May 31 at the ESPN
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The USA beat Canada
in the quarterfinals 113-59 on July 6, defeated Spain 95-66 in the semifinal on July 7 and, in the gold medal game, faced a rematch with Australia, which it won 95-62. Okafor was joined on
the FIBA U17 World Championship All- Tournament Team by Justise Winslow (St. John’s School/Houston, Texas). Among all 12 teams at
Don Showalter earned his second FIBA U17 World Championship title in 2012 after directing the U.S. to an 8-0 record. The USA squad won its eight games by 39.9 points per game and averaged offensively a tournament high 100.0 points a game.
Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Fla. A 2008 Women’s Basketball Hall of
Fame inductee, Schneider completed her 14th season (1998-99 to present) as head coach at Monterey High School in 2011-12, leading her squad to the Texas Class 5A Region I quarterfinal.
Don Showalter Showalter led the USA to an 8-0
record and the gold medal at the FIBA U17 World Championship, bringing his overall record with USA U16 and U17 teams to a perfect 26-0. Showalter built a dominate team
despite losing to injury Jabari Parker (Simeon Career Academy/Chicago, Ill.) for three games and the inside force of Dakari Johnson (Montverde Academy, Fla./Brooklyn, N.Y.) in the fourth game. “Coach Showalter was a great coach
to play for because he was focused on us being great basketball players, a great team and great people on and off the court. He taught us so many different things,” said Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young H.S./Chicago, Ill.), who was named MVP of the tournament. The USA opened with a win over
Australia 89-67 on June 29; and followed that with a 95-57 victory against Czech Republic on June 30; and a 111-73 rout of Egypt on July 1. After a rest day, the USA blew past France 86-50 on July 3 before closing preliminary round play on the Fourth of July with a 116-47 win over China.
the tournament, the USA ranked No. 1 in 15 of 19 team statistical categories, including points averaged (100), average points allowed (60.1), field goal
percentage (50.9 percent), 3-point field goal percentage (35.7 percent), rebound- ing margin (+19.8), steals (13.6 spg.) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.3). As a team, the 2012 squad set U.S.
U17 single-game records for field goals attempted (92), field goal percentage (60.3 percent), 3-point field goal percentage (52.9 percent), free throws made (23), free throw percentage (88.5 percent) and rebounds (64). The 2012 team also set FIBA U17
competition marks for 3-point field goal percentage (35.7 percent), rebounds (438) and rebounds averaged (54.8). Additionally, the USA tallied a 2-0
exhibition record with wins over Latvia (108-72) on June 24 and Australia (89-64) on June 25 during a friendly tournament in Las Palmas, Canary Islands. In addition to leading the USA to gold
medals, Showalter has returned to the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., for four fall training camps to continue to develop the 2009-10, 2011-12 and 2013-14 USA Basketball Men's Development National Teams. One of the nation's most
accomplished high school coaches, Showalter completed his 38th year (1974 - present) as a high school head coach in 2011-12. Through the 2011-12 season, he had compiled a 562-294 record (.657 winning percentage) overall and won 16 district titles. In 2012-13, Showalter took the reigns as head coach at Iowa City High School.
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