USA BASKETBALL NEWS CONTENTS USA BASKETBALL ATHLETES OF THE
YEAR ANNOUNCED World Cup MVP Kyrie Irving (pg. 8) and World Championship MVP Maya Moore (pg. 9) join USA Basketball’s Athlete of the Year legacy
USA BASKETBALL NAMES FOUR MENTORS 10
FOR COACH OF THE YEAR AWARDS USA National Team head coaches Geno Auriemma and Mike Krzyzewski, and USA U17 mentors Sue Phillips and Don Showalter earn USA Basketball Coach of the Year accolades
USA MEN ROLL TO FIBA WORLD CUP GOLD 25 Team effort leads United States to a second consecutive Wortld Cup gold medal showing
FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CLAIMED
BY USA WOMEN Veterans Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi help lead USA women to FIBA World Championship gold
U.S. CAPTURES MEN’S U17 WORLD TITLE
USA men bring home third-straight FIBA U17 World Championship
USA WOMEN PERFECT AT FIBA U19
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP U.S. women finish 7-0 to collect FIBA U17 World title for a third-consecutive time
USA MEN AND WOMEN WIN U18 TITLES
2014 USA men’s (pg. 74) and women’s (pg. 83) U18 teams capture FIBA Americas U18 Championships
USA TAKES 2014 NIKE HOOP SUMMIT
2014 USA Junior National Select Team returns U.S. to winning ways at Nike Hoop Summit
USA 3X3 WOMEN EARN GOLD MEDALS 92
AT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AND YOUTH OLYMPICS There was no stopping USA 3x3 women’s teams at the FIBA World Championship (pg. 92) and Youth Olympic Games (pg. 101)
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USA Basketball News is the official publication of USA Basketball; Jerry Colangelo, Chairman / Jim Tooley, CEO/Executive Director
EDITOR: Craig Miller, Chief Media/Communications Officer ASSISTANT EDITORS: Caroline Williams and Jenny Maag CONTRIBUTORS: Jimena Panduro, Communications Intern
PHOTOGRAPHY: Andrew D. Bernstein; Nathaniel S. Butler; Ned Dishman; Garrett W. Ellwood; FIBA; FIBA Americas;
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