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2014 MEN’S WORLD CUP


“We improved every game ... I think you could look at our games and we had a different star each


game ... It was not like there was one star. They were a championship


team. Team-wise this is a heck of a team. This was a really good team.”


Mike Krzyzewski USA Head Coach


States had to overcome several signifi- cant obstacles. But in the end, the USA bested all comers and compiled a 9-0 record to claim the World Cup gold medal and earn the United States its first back-to-back World titles. Even before the 2014 USA Men’s


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National Team training camp got underway in Las Vegas, USA National Team managing director Jerry Colangelo and head coach Mike Krzyzewski had to adjust on the fly as several players expected to be part of the team withdrew. When the initial USA training camp


opened on July 28, 19 players took the court hoping to earn a coveted roster spot for the World Cup. A major setback occurred when Paul


George (Indiana Pacers) suffered a bro- ken leg in the USA Basketball Showcase on Aug. 1. Then, before reassembling in Chicago to continue training, 2012 Olympic gold medalist and 2010 World Championship MVP Kevin Durant with- drew.


Sixteen players, including the


addition of Rudy Gay (Sacramento Kings) got it going again in Chicago. “I said previously, if we were to


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he road to the 2014 FIBA World Cup gold medal was no easy journey, as the United


USA Defends World Title U.S. Men Dominate FIBA World Cup Field To Claim Second Straight World Crown


The USA won its nine World Cup games in impressive fashion and its +33.0 points per game margin of victory was the largest margin by a U.S. men’s team in a FIBA World Cup or Olympic Games since the 1994 World Championship.


have won this year with all of the adversity that we went through this would be the sweetest of all of the championships, and I feel that way,” said Colangelo after seeing the U.S. win the World Cup in a strong showing. “The amazing thing about all that


has happened is that we have used so many different players to win these championships, which is a testament to the game in our country and the depth of talent that we have, and to our staff and


the leadership of Coach K and our assistant coaches. I couldn't be more proud of our team.” Ultimately, selected for the 2014


USA World Cup Team were: DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento Kings); Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors); Anthony Davis (New Orleans Pelicans); DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors); Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons); Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets); Gay; James Harden (Houston Rockets); Kyrie Irving


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