2013 MEN’S U16 CHAMPIONSHIP
USA U18 Men Roll To Perfect 5-0 Mark To Capture Gold And Qualify U.S. For 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship
FIBA Americas U16 Championship rolling to a 5-0 mark and the gold medal in Maldonado, Uruguay. In winning its five games in as
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many days, the U.S. averaged 106.8 points a game and won by an average margin of 53.4 points a contest. After paring the 30 members of the
2013-14 USA Basketball Men’s Developmental National Team to 16 finalists on June 1, the final 12-member 2013 USA U16 National Team was named on June 4. Named to the 2013 U.S. U16 squad
were: Thomas Bryant (Bishop Kearney H.S /Rochester, N.Y.); Terrance Ferguson (Prime Prep Academy/ Flower Mound, Texas); Daniel Giddens (Wheeler H.S./ Mableton, Ga.); Harry Giles (Wesleyan Christian Academy/ Winston-Salem, N.C.); Josh Jackson (Consortium College Prep/ Southfield, Mich.); V.J. King (St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S./ Akron, Ohio); Malik Newman (Callaway H.S./ Jackson, Miss.); Ivan Rabb (Bishop O’Dowd H.S./Oakland, Calif.); Devearl Ramsey (Sierra Canyon H.S./ Los Angeles, Calif.); Diamond Stone (Dominican H.S./ Milwaukee, Wis.); Jayson Tatum Chaminade College Prep/St. Louis, Mo.); and Seventh Woods (Hammond School/ Columbia, S.C.). Once again the U.S. squad was
under the hand of USA Basketball veter- an head coach Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S., Iowa). Assisting Showalter were
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he U.S. Men’s U16 National Team continued the USA’s winning ways at the 2013
“Our U16 team was as good defensively as any team I have
coached. They bought in to our pressing full court system and fast break, up tempo offense to win the gold medal.”
USA Head Coach Don Showalter
“It was a great honor. I didn't really
think I was going to get it, but when they called my name it was all a blessing,” said Newman. “I’m just glad my team- mates believe in me and the coaches did also, and I’m just glad I had a great tournament with the USA team.” Three-time defending gold medalist at the biennial event that was launched in 2009, the U.S. now owns an unblemished 15-0 all-time record at the FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
USA 130, Mexico 31 Running out to
Top: Malik Newman collected FIBA Americas U16 Championship MVP honors after helping lead the USA squad to gold. Above: For the third time in as many FIBA Americas U16 Championships the U.S. rolled to a perfect 5-0 record and the gold medal.
Eric Flannery (St. Edward H.S., Ohio) and L.J. Goolsby (KC Run DMC, Kan.). Newman, who averaged a U.S. best
16.2 points a game, while adding 2.6 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.8 steals a game, shot 35.7 percent (10-28 3pt FGs) from beyond the 3-point arc, was tagged Most Valuable Player of the FIBA Americas U16 Championship.
a 10-0 lead to start the game, the USA left no doubt early that it was the dominate side and cruised to an even- tual 130-31 victory over Mexico.
En route to the win, the U.S. set or
tied three FIBA Americas U16 Championship and four USA U16 team records, including tying the most points scored mark. Leading the way was Stone with 20
points and eight rebounds; Newman, who hit 4-of-7 from 3-point, finished with 19 points; Rabb scored 14 and
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