USA Basketball Names Gold Medal U16 Coaches Sue Phillips And Don Showalter 2013 Co-Developmental Coaches Of The Year
gold medal finishes at the 2013 FIBA Americas U16 Championships for men and women, USA Basketball announced on Jan. 6 Sue Phillips (Archbishop Mitty H.S., Calif.), head coach of the USA U16 women, and Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S., Iowa), head mentor for the USA U16 men, co- recipients of the 2013 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year award. “I am excited and humbled to
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receive such an honor, and I would like to thank the USA Basketball Board of Directors,” Phillips said. “While this award is directed my way, this honor is a reflection of many people, and I am thankful to my assistant coaches, USA Basketball’s support staff and, most importantly, the players. “I also am honored to share this
award with Don, who is a tremendous coach and leader,” Phillips added.
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USA junior national team in 2013, and an unprecedented fifth-consecutive honor for Showalter, who has led USA men’s developmental teams to five-straight gold medals and a 31-0 record since 2009.
“I think each award takes
Coach Of The Year Award Recipients Coach
2013 Sue Phillips, Archbishop Mitty H.S. (CA) Don Showalter, Iowa City H.S. (IA)
2012 Jill Rankin Schneider, Monterey H.S. (TX) Don Showalter, Iowa City H.S. (IA)
2011 Jill Rankin Schneider, Monterey H.S. (TX) Don Showalter, Mid-Prairie H.S. (IA)
2010 Barbara Nelson, Wingate University Don Showalter, Mid-Prairie H.S. (IA)
2009 Don Showalter, Mid-Prairie H.S. (IA) 2008 Carol Owens, Northern Illinois University 2007 Doug Bruno, DePaul University Joanne P. McCallie, Duke University
2006 Doug Bruno, DePaul University Lorenzo Romar, University of Washington
2005 Kathy Delany-Smith, Harvard University Jay Wright, Villanova University
2004 Kelvin Sampson, University of Oklahoma 2003 Jim Foster, The Ohio State University 2002 Marsha Sharp, Texas Tech University 2001 Debbie Ryan, University of Virginia 2000 Geno Auriemma, University of Connecticut 1999 Oliver Purnell, University of Dayton 1998 Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University 1997 Rene Portland, Penn State University 1996 Mike Montgomery, Stanford University
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on significance as I understand how much work goes into winning a gold medal – from the coaches, players, USA Basketball staff, doctors and trainers,” Showalter said. “I am honored to work with outstanding individuals who helped make this award possible but, ultimately, the players deserve the credit for their hard work and for buying into the USA Basketball way of play- ing. Eric Flannery and L.J. Goolsby are tremen- dous to work with as part of our coaching staff, and we would not have the great suc- cess without their input.
“It is also an honor to share
this award with another great coach in Sue Phillips,” Showalter continued. “I have had the privilege of knowing Coach Phillips, and she represents USA Basketball in an outstanding way.”
The USA Basketball Board of
Directors is responsible for select- ing USA Basketball’s annual coach, player and team of the year awards.
“USA Basketball is fortunate
to have such dedicated coaches as Sue and Don at the helm of our youngest national teams,” said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO/Executive Director. “They each bring a wealth of talent and
Sue Phillips directed the USA Women’s U16 National Team to the FIBA Americas U16 Championship, and her team won its five games by an average margin of 63.8 points per game.
experience to the table, and I know that all of the players became better, on the court and off.”
The USA Basketball Development
Coach of the Year award was established in 1996 to recognize a USA Basketball head coach who, during the year of the award, made significant impact on the success of individual athlete and team performance at the developmental level. Phillips and Showalter list among
an impressive group of past winners that includes: Geno Auriemma (2000), Jim Boeheim (1998), Doug Bruno (2006, 2007), Kathy Delaney-Smith (2005), Jim Foster (2003), Joanne P. McCallie (2007), Jill Rankin Schneider (2011, 2012), Marsha Sharp (2002) and Jay Wright (2005).
Sue Phillips Under Phillips’ guidance, the USA
Women’s U16 National Team beat its 11
Jenny Maag / USA Basketball
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