2014 WOMEN’S U18 CHAMPIONSHIP
“This is what I’m used to, I think it’s gold or failure. Every time I’m part of a USA Basketball team we want to win gold. If we don’t win gold, I don’t think we do our country justice.”
Dawn Staley USA Head Coach
points a game, there was no doubt that the 2014 USA U18 Women’s National Team was the class of the eight team FIBA Americas U18 Championship. USA Basketball hosted the U18
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Championship at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and the USA compiled a 5-0 mark to capture gold and claim a quali- fying spot for the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship for Women that is slated for July 18-26 in Chekhov, Russia. “This is what I’m used to, I think
it’s gold or failure,” said USA head coach Dawn Staley (University of South Carolina), someone who has made an impact in FIBA as both a legendary play- er and successful coach. “Every time I’m part of a USA Basketball team, we want to win gold. If we don’t win gold, I don’t think we do our country justice. We put our kids in the best possible position to win as far as having fun, working hard, eating good meals. I thought (USA assis- tant coaches) Jeff (Walz) and Kim (Barnes Arico) did a tremendous job at preparing our team and players to win a gold medal. So when you have all of those things working in your favor, our kids should come out and perform.” The U.S. team led the eight-team
tournament in 13 of 21 team statistical categories, including points per game (106), scoring margin (+44.8), field goal
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inning five games in as many days by an average margin of victory of 44.8
Above: The USA Women’s U18 National Team accomplished its goal of winning gold on its home court and qualifying the U.S. for the 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship. Below: FIBA Americas Secretary General Alberto García presented USA forward A’ja Wilson with the U18 Championship MVP award. Wilson averaged 19.0 ppg. and 8.4 rpg.
percentage (.574), 3-point field goal percentage (.338), rebounding margin (+28.8), blocks per game (6.0) and assists per game (25.4). The 2014 USA U18
National Team, which was selected on May 26 after six trials sessions that featured 29 hopefuls, was headlined by a trio of USA Basketball gold medalists, including Receé Caldwell (Homeschooled/San Antonio, Texas); Brianna Turner (Manvel H.S/Pearland, Texas); and A’ja Wilson (Heathwood Hall H.S./ Hopkins, S.C.). Playing on their first USA
Basketball team were: Ariel Atkins (Duncanville H.S./ Duncanville, Texas); Napheesa Collier (Incarnate Word Academy/O’Fallon, Mo.); Paris Kea (Greensboro Page H.S./ Greensboro, N.C.); Marina Mabrey (Manasquan H.S./Manasquan, N.J.); Teaira McCowan (Brenham H.S./
USA U18 Women Finish Perfect To Capture FIBA Americas Title And Qualify The U.S. For 2015 FIBA U19 World Championship
Brenham, Texas); Beatrice Mompremier (Miami H.S./Miami, Fla.); Mariya Moore (Salesian H.S./Richmond, Calif.); Jessica Shepard (Fremont H.S./Fremont,
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