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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)


USA BASKETBALL NEWS


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; FIBA.com; Sam Forencich; Jesse D. Garrabrant; Getty Images Sport; Jenny Maag; Craig Miller; NBA Photos; Caroline Williams. Special thanks to Joe Amati and NBA Photos, FIBA and FIBA Americas Communications.


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