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USA Basketball?s U19 Team Earns Honor
12/10/2015 2:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The 2015 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship Team that Duke sophomore Azurá Stevens helped lead to a gold medal over the summer in Russia was named co-recipient of the 2015 USA Basketball Team of the Year Award as announced Thursday.
The squad received the award along with the 2015 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team that also won a gold medal in Greece.
“These two USA U19 teams represented the United States with tremendous sportsmanship and teamwork on their way to gold medals, ” said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO/Executive Director. “The FIBA U19 World Championships are extremely competitive tournaments that feature the best talent from around the world, including young professional players. The USA U19 teams played truly impressive basketball, and we are proud to celebrate their golden achievements.”
Averaging 18.16 years of age, the 2015 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship Team's margin of victory was 32.1 points per game as it collected seven wins and the USA's sixth-straight women's U19 gold medal from July 18-26 in Chekhov, Russia.
Stevens, who hails from Raleigh, N.C., started all eight games for the team and averaged 11.1 points and 5.1 rebounds. She tallied 18 points in the gold medal game against Russia.
In the preliminary round of the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women, the USA beat Spain 72-57, China 88-62 and Egypt 104-41. The USA downed Argentina 89-39 in the round of 16, Canada 93-45 in the quarterfinals, Spain 80-65 in the semifinals and host Russia 78-70 in a hard-fought gold medal game.
U.S. forward A'ja Wilson (South Carolina/Hopkins, S.C.), who was named MVP of the tournament, scored a USA U19 women's single-game record 30 points against Russia in the final and averaged a USA U19 women's record 18.3 ppg. She set a U.S. women's U19 single-game record for field goals attempted (21) and tied the mark for field goals made (11) against Russia, and she became just the fourth USA athlete to participate in and claim two U19 gold medals after also winning gold at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship.
The U.S. women led the 16-team field in points per game (86.3), scoring margin (+32.1), field goal percentage (.439), rebounding margin (+21.6) and assists (20.1).
The team tied the USA women's U19 single-game record with nine blocked shots against Egypt on July 21.
The USA U19 women's team also featured: Kristine Anigwe (California/Phoenix, Ariz.); Lauren Cox (Flower Mound H.S./Flower Mound, Texas); Crystal Dangerfield (Blackman H.S./Murfreesboro, Tenn.); Mariya Moore (Louisville/Richmond, Calif.); Gabbi Ortiz (Oklahoma/Racine, Wis.); Ali Patberg (Notre Dame/Columbus, Ind.); Destiny Slocum (Mountain View H.S./Meridian, Idaho); Stevens (Duke/Raleigh, N.C.); Shakayla Thomas (Florida State/Sulacauga, Ala.); Chatrice White (Illinois/Shelby, Neb.); and assistant coaches Kim Barnes Arico (Michigan) and Jeff Walz (Louisville).
Prior to the U19 worlds, the USA tallied a 3-0 exhibition record in the Spain U19 International Tournament in Murcia, Spain, including an 85-82 win over Australia on July 12, a 95-40 win over Canada on July 13 and a 75-51 victory against host Spain on July 14.
This year marks the 20th time USA Basketball has presented its Team of the Year award, which first was earned in 1996 by the historic USA Women's Olympic/National Team.
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The squad received the award along with the 2015 USA Basketball Men's U19 World Championship Team that also won a gold medal in Greece.
“These two USA U19 teams represented the United States with tremendous sportsmanship and teamwork on their way to gold medals, ” said Jim Tooley, USA Basketball CEO/Executive Director. “The FIBA U19 World Championships are extremely competitive tournaments that feature the best talent from around the world, including young professional players. The USA U19 teams played truly impressive basketball, and we are proud to celebrate their golden achievements.”
Averaging 18.16 years of age, the 2015 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Championship Team's margin of victory was 32.1 points per game as it collected seven wins and the USA's sixth-straight women's U19 gold medal from July 18-26 in Chekhov, Russia.
Stevens, who hails from Raleigh, N.C., started all eight games for the team and averaged 11.1 points and 5.1 rebounds. She tallied 18 points in the gold medal game against Russia.
In the preliminary round of the FIBA U19 World Championship for Women, the USA beat Spain 72-57, China 88-62 and Egypt 104-41. The USA downed Argentina 89-39 in the round of 16, Canada 93-45 in the quarterfinals, Spain 80-65 in the semifinals and host Russia 78-70 in a hard-fought gold medal game.
U.S. forward A'ja Wilson (South Carolina/Hopkins, S.C.), who was named MVP of the tournament, scored a USA U19 women's single-game record 30 points against Russia in the final and averaged a USA U19 women's record 18.3 ppg. She set a U.S. women's U19 single-game record for field goals attempted (21) and tied the mark for field goals made (11) against Russia, and she became just the fourth USA athlete to participate in and claim two U19 gold medals after also winning gold at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship.
The U.S. women led the 16-team field in points per game (86.3), scoring margin (+32.1), field goal percentage (.439), rebounding margin (+21.6) and assists (20.1).
The team tied the USA women's U19 single-game record with nine blocked shots against Egypt on July 21.
The USA U19 women's team also featured: Kristine Anigwe (California/Phoenix, Ariz.); Lauren Cox (Flower Mound H.S./Flower Mound, Texas); Crystal Dangerfield (Blackman H.S./Murfreesboro, Tenn.); Mariya Moore (Louisville/Richmond, Calif.); Gabbi Ortiz (Oklahoma/Racine, Wis.); Ali Patberg (Notre Dame/Columbus, Ind.); Destiny Slocum (Mountain View H.S./Meridian, Idaho); Stevens (Duke/Raleigh, N.C.); Shakayla Thomas (Florida State/Sulacauga, Ala.); Chatrice White (Illinois/Shelby, Neb.); and assistant coaches Kim Barnes Arico (Michigan) and Jeff Walz (Louisville).
Prior to the U19 worlds, the USA tallied a 3-0 exhibition record in the Spain U19 International Tournament in Murcia, Spain, including an 85-82 win over Australia on July 12, a 95-40 win over Canada on July 13 and a 75-51 victory against host Spain on July 14.
This year marks the 20th time USA Basketball has presented its Team of the Year award, which first was earned in 1996 by the historic USA Women's Olympic/National Team.
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