medals in official international competitions in 2013, while tallying an over win-loss record of 27-2 and capturing three gold medals in official 3x3 competi- tions in 2013, USA Basketball teams in 2014 will face another extremely competitive slate of international competitions in 2014.
A The spotlight in 2014 will
shine fully on FIBA’s Basketball World Cup for Men and the FIBA World Championship for Women. As the defending men’s and women’s world champs, both USA squads will need to play at their best in order to repeat.
Also highlighting the 2014
schedule will be the men’s and women’s FIBA U17 World Championships, and the FIBA Americas U18 Championships. Additionally, USA Basketball will again field a USA Men’s Junior National Select Team, a team comprised of top high school seniors, for the 17th annual Nike Hoop Summit. With 3x3 basketball now
June TBA June TBA June 5-7
fter compiling a 44-3 win-loss record and winning five gold
Challenges Abound For USA Basketball Teams In 2014 2014 USA Basketball Event Calendar
April 12 May 9-11 May 22-26 May 24-26 May 30-June 1
Nike Hoop Summit (Men) Portland, Oregon
USA Basketball 3x3 National Championship Tournament (Men & Women) Colorado Springs, Colorado
USA U17 World Championship Team Trials (Women) Colorado Springs, Colorado
USA U18 National Team Trials (Women) Colorado Springs, Colorado
USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Championship Tourn. (Men & Women) Colorado Springs, Colorado
USA U18 National Team Training Camp (Men) TBA
FIBA Americas U18 Championship (Men) TBA
FIBA 3x3 World Championship (Men & Women) Moscow, Russia
June 28-July 6 FIBA U17 World Championship (Women) Bratislava, Slovakia
July 24-August 2 USA U17 World Championship Training Camp (Men) Colorado Springs, Colorado
August TBA FIBA Americas U18 Championship (Women) TBA
August 8-16
FIBA U17 World Championship (Men) Dubai, United Arab Emirates
August 16-28 Youth Olympic Games (3x3 U18 Men & Women) Nanjing, China
fully entrenched in the interna- tional basketball schedule, USA 3x3 teams will participate in several major events in 2014. In addition to FIBA holding the 3x3 World Championship for men and women June 5-7 in Moscow, Russia, the Youth Olympic Games will be held August 16-28 in Nanjing, China, and the basketball competition will consist of 3x3 teams comprised by players who are 16-18 years old (born between Jan. 1, 1996 and Dec. 31, 1997).
FIBA Men’s World Cup A 12-member USA World Cup
Team will be selected by Jerry Colangelo, Managing Director of the USA Basketball Men's National Team, and the USA Basketball Men’s National
USA Basketball News
Aug. 30-Sept. 14 FIBA World Cup (Men) Barcelona, Bilbao, Granada, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid, and Seville, Spain
Sept 27-Oct. 5 October 4-5
FIBA World Championship (Women) Ankara and Istanbul, Turkey
USA Developmental National Team Mini-Camp (Men) Colorado Springs, Colorado
Team coaching staff. Held every four years, FIBA
changed the event name in 2014 from World Championship to the FIBA Basketball World Cup. First contested in 1950, the U.S. has rolled up an impres- sive 114-27 record and captured four gold medals, three silver medals and four bronze medals. The 2014 World Cup will feature 24
teams. In addition to the host country Spain, and the United States, which qualified by winning the 2012 Olympics,
also qualified for the ‘14 World Cup are Angola, Argentina, Australia, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Iran, Lithuania, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Senegal, Serbia, Slovenia, South Korea and Ukraine. The final four spots will be selected by FIBA as wildcards for 2014 World Cup. The draw to determine the prelimi-
nary round groupings will be held Feb. 3, 2014, in Spain. The 24 teams will be divided into four preliminary round
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