2015 USA Basketball Women's U16 National Team
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20152015 USA Basketball Women’sUSA Basketball Women’s U16U16 NationalNational TeamTeam 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship June 24-28 • Puebla, Mexico U.S. OlympicSchedule ScheduleTraining Center • Colorado Springs, Colorado Head Coach: StaffStaff Dori Oldaker, Mt. Lebanon High School, Pennsylvania Sunday, June 14 5-7:30 p.m. Assistant Coach: Monday, June 15 Dianne Lewis, Edison High School, Virginia 9-11:30 a.m. 5-7:30 p.m. Assistant Coach: Samantha Quigley, University of St. Francis, Illinois (NAIA) Tuesday, June 16 9-11 a.m. Team Physician: 5-7 p.m. Geoffrey Doner Wednesday, June 17 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Athletic Trainer: Angie Lawrence, University of Central Florida Thursday, June 18 9-11 a.m. Team Leaders: 5-7 p.m. Carol Callan, USA Basketball Ohemaa Nyanin, USA Basketball Friday, June 19 9-11 a.m. Press Officer: *4-6 p.m. Colorado College Jenny Johnston, USA Basketball Saturday, June 20 9-11 a.m. 4-6 p.m. Sunday, June 21 Travel to Puebla, Mexico. AthletesMediaMedia and coaches are available PolicyPolicy for interviews, including phone interviews, after each session. To schedule Puebla, Mexico an interview, please contact Jenny Johnston Monday, June 22 ([email protected]) or another member of the TBD Practice USA Basketball communications department. Video is permitted only in the final 30 minutes of each Tuesday, June 23 session, and video usage may not incorporate advertising. TBA Practice Acceptance of your media credential constitutes your agreement to abide by USA Basketball’s credential use Wednesday, June 24 conditions, policies and guidelines, and media coverage is 6 p.m. USA versus Argentina not allowed to be behind a paywall. Thursday, June 25 No video or photo images taken at USA Basketball events 2 p.m. USA versus Honduras (trials or training) may be sold or given to a third party without the express written consent of USA Basketball. Friday, June 26 8 p.m. USA versus Mexico Saturday, June 27 Semifinals Connect With Sunday, June 28 USA Basketball On: Finals Notes: • Colorado times are local, Mountain Daylight Time. • Puebla, Mexico times are local, Central Daylight Time. • Practices are closed to the public. • Watch the USA’s games live online at: fibaamericas.com • Games will be at Interamerican University (Lateral Sur de la Vía Atlixcáyotl #7007, Municipio de San Andrés Cholula, Puebla). Information TableTable ofof ContentsContentsAlexis Morris ....................................................................20 Schedule ........................................................................IFC Valencia Myers ................................................................21 Staff List ........................................................................IFC Sedona Prince ................................................................22 Media Policy ..................................................................IFC Honesty Scott-Grayson....................................................23 Roster ................................................................................2 Bexley Wallace ................................................................24 Notes ................................................................................3 Jade Williams ..................................................................25 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship Schedule ..........4 USA Basketball Board, Staff & Committees ..................8-9 Event History USA Basketball Today ................................................10-11 2013 Recap, Roster & Statistics ................................28-29 FIBA, WNBA & NCAA Rules Differences ........................12 2011 Recap, Roster & Statistics ................................30-31 2009 Recap, Roster & Statistics ................................32-33 Coaching Staff All-Time Summary Of Finishes ........................................34 Dori Oldaker ......................................................................5 All-Time Standings ..........................................................34 Dianne Lewis ....................................................................6 USA All-Time Results ......................................................34 Samantha Quigley ............................................................7 USA All-Time Coaches ....................................................35 USA All-Time Alphabetical Roster ..................................36 Players USA All-Time Roster By Affiliation ..................................37 Jayda Adams ..................................................................14 USA All-Time Single-Game Records ..............................38 Desireé Caldwell..............................................................15 USA All-Time Competition Records ................................39 Aquira DeCosta ..............................................................16 2013 Schedule & Results ................................................40 Andra Espinoza-Hunter ..................................................17 2011 Schedule & Results ................................................41 Destiny Littleton ..............................................................18 2009 Schedule & Results ................................................42 Lauryn Miller ....................................................................19 Top: Gold-medal winning 2013 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team. Below: Gold-medal winning 2011 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team. USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team 1 20152015 USA Women’sUSA Women’s U16U16 RosterRoster ALPHABETICAL NO NAME POS HGT WGT AGE YOG SCHOOL HOMETOWN 6 Jayda Adams F 5-11 145 16 2017 Mater Dei H.S. Santa Ana, CA 5 Desireé Caldwell G 5-6 130 14 2018 Johnson H.S. San Antonio, TX 10 Aquira DeCosta F 6-2 168 15 2018 St. Mary’s H.S. Stockton, CA 9 Andra Espinoza-Hunter F 5-11 150 15 2017 Blair Academy, NJ/#Connecticut Ossining, NY 7 Destiny Littleton G 5-9 170 15 2017 The Bishop’s School San Diego, CA 11 Lauryn Miller F 6-2 185 16 2017 Kirkwood H.S. Kirkwood, MO 4 Alexis Morris G 5-6 135 16 2017 Legacy Christian Academy Beaumont, TX 12 Valencia Myers C 6-3 179 15 2018 Solon H.S. Solon, OH 15 Sedona Prince C 6-7 198 15 2018 Faith Academy/#Texas Liberty Hill, TX 8 Honesty Scott-Grayson G 5-10 150 15 2018 Blair Academy Brick, NJ 14 Bexley Wallace F 6-3 170 15 2018 Pickerington Central H.S. Pickerington, OH 13 Jade Williams F 6-3 170 15 2017 Prestonwood Christian Academy The Colony, TX NUMERICAL NO NAME POS HGT WGT AGE YOG SCHOOL HOMETOWN 4 Alexis Morris G 5-6 135 16 2017 Legacy Christian Academy Beaumont, TX 5 Desireé Caldwell G 5-6 130 14 2018 Johnson H.S. San Antonio, TX 6 Jayda Adams F 5-11 145 16 2017 Mater Dei H.S. Santa Ana, CA 7 Destiny Littleton G 5-9 170 15 2017 The Bishop’s School San Diego, CA 8 Honesty Scott-Grayson G 5-10 150 15 2018 Blair Academy Brick, NJ 9 Andra Espinoza-Hunter F 5-11 150 15 2017 Blair Academy, NJ Ossining, NY 10 Aquira DeCosta F 6-2 168 15 2018 St. Mary’s H.S. Stockton, CA 11 Lauryn Miller F 6-2 185 16 2017 Kirkwood H.S. Kirkwood, MO 12 Valencia Myers C 6-3 179 15 2018 Solon H.S. Solon, OH 13 Jade Williams F 6-3 170 15 2017 Prestonwood Christian Academy The Colony, TX 14 Bexley Wallace F 6-3 170 15 2018 Pickerington Central H.S. Pickerington, OH 15 Sedona Prince C 6-7 198 15 2018 Faith Academy Liberty Hill, TX Head Coach: Dori Oldaker, Mt. Lebanon High School, Pennsylvania Assistant Coach: Dianne Lewis, Edison High School, Virginia Assistant Coach: Samantha Quigley, University of St. Francis, Illinois (NAIA) Practice Numbers & Team Physician: Geoffrey Doner, Colorado Springs, Colorado Athletic Trainer: Angie Lawrence, University of Central Florida Metric Roster NO NAME CMs KGs 4 / 153 Alexis Morris 168 61.2 *Ages are as of the last day of the competition on June 28, 2015. 5 / 154 Desireé Caldwell 168 59 #Verbally committed to the school indicated. 6 / 211 Jayda Adams 180 65.8 7 / 189 Destiny Littleton 175 77.1 8 / 220 Honesty Scott-Grayson 178 68 9 / 209 Andra Espinoza-Hunter 180 68 10 / 275 Aquira DeCosta 188 76.2 11 / 172 Lauryn Miller 188 83.9 12 / 266 Valencia Myers 191 81.2 13 / 270 Jade Williams 191 77.1 14 / 268 Bexley Wallace 191 77.1 15 / 255 Sedona Prince 201 89.8 2 USA Basketball Women’s U16 National Team How They20152015 Got Here USA Women’sUSA Women’sFIBA Americas U16 Championship U16U16semifinals willNotesNotes be played on June 27, The USA Basketball Women’s U16 The 2015 FIBA Americas U16 and the finals will be on June 28. National Team was chosen by the USA Championship will feature eight teams Basketball Women’s Developmental from North, South and Central America USA Women’s U16 History National Team Committee on May 26 and the Caribbean. The USA was The USA owns three gold medals and after four days of trials that began with drawn into preliminary round Group A, is a perfect 15-0 all-time in U16 play, 149 players on May 21 at the United along with Argentina, Honduras and including most recently in 2013, when States Olympic Training Center in Mexico. Playing in preliminary round the USA topped teams by 63.9 points Colorado Springs, Colorado. Group B will be Brazil, Canada, Cuba per game. In addition to 34 athletes who were and Venezuela. The list of players who have invited to trials by the committee, 115 The USA opens against Argentina on competed for USA U16 national teams players took part as applicant athletes. June 24, faces Honduras on June 25 includes: Cierra Burdick (2009), Kaela Jayda Adams and Lauryn Miller were and caps preliminary round play against Davis (2011), Asia