USA Basketball FIBA 3x3 World Championship Team For Women History (2012-2017) THIRD FIBA 3x3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN -- 2016 Guangzhou, China October 11-15, 2016 The USA women traveled to Guangzhou, China, in hopes of of play and Spain continued to hold the USA at bay, eventually securing a third-straight FIBA 3x3 World Championship gold handing the Americans a 21-16 loss. Harper and Jennings each medal October 11-15, 2016. However, despite a strong team scored five points, while Romeo added four. effort, the USA came up short in the semifinal contest, but Spain’s victory over the USA set up a three-way tie in returned to the court determined to not go home empty handed Group C, between the USA, Spain and Italy. The USA advanced and claimed the bronze medal. The USA women now own a as the No. 1 seed because FIBA’s tie-breaking format uses points 23-2 all-time record and have captured two gold and one bronze to determine the higher seeds, and the USA led with 75 points. medal in 3x3 World Championship play. Spain advanced with 71 points over Italy's 67. Twenty teams took part in the women’s touranament, which Running out to a 9-1 lead against Argentina in the was held in conjunction with the men’s 3x3 Worlds, and the quarterfinals, the USA earned a 17-5 victory behind a game-high weekend’s events also included a women’s skills contest, a nine points from Jennings. mixed shootout and men’s dunk contest. The semifinal against the Czech Republic was hotly The 2016 USA 3x3 World Championship Team included contested from the start and with 2:33 to play, the Europeans collegiate players Linnae Harper, a three-time USA Basketball were up 16-13. The U.S. regained the lead, 18-16, but after a gold medalist from Ohio State, Florida State’s Chatrice White, Czech put-back, the USA committed its seventh foul and the who teamed with Harper to help the USA claim gold at the 2015 Czechs took the lead for good, 19-18, after swishing in both FIBA U19 World Championship, and USA Basketball newcom - tries. Jennings was sent to the line for two attempts at :33, but ers Alexis Jennings from South Carolina and Washington’s was off the mark. Two seconds later, two-time Olympian and Natalie Romeo. The team earmed the right to represent the USA eventual tournament MVP Michaela Uhrová dashed the USA’s at the FIBA 3x3 World Championship after winning the 2016 gold medal hopes with a 2-pointer to seal the win, 21-18. USA Basketball 3x3 National Tournament that was played Aug. The USA was not about to go home empty handed and 27-28 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado exacted a bit of revenge against Spain in a 20-14 bronze medal Springs, Colorado. victory. The USA jumped to a 3-0 lead, but with 3:02 on the In its opener against Italy, the USA earned a 21-14 victory clock, Spain held a narrow 12-11 advantage. Romeo scored six behind nine points from Harper. of her team-high nine points in an 8-0 run to give the USA a The U.S. took advantage of its size advantage against Japan, comfortable 19-13 lead with 1:21 on the clock, and the red, and White and Jennings led the way with nine and eight points, white and blue held on for the win. respectively, in a 21-12 win. Czech Republic claimed gold with a 21-11 win over After a slow start, the USA topped Taiwan 17-8. Trailing Ukraine in the finals. 4-3 with 5:13 remaining, the USA received three 2-pointers from Harper was rewarded for her overall play by being named to Romeo during an 11-1 run to go ahead 14-5 and secure the win. the all-tournament team, along with Uhrová and Ukraine’s Against Spain, the USA women fell behind 10-3 after 2:41 Ganna Zarytska. 2016 USA WOMEN’S 3X3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM ROSTER NAME POS HGT WGT AGE SCHOOL HOMETOWN Linnae Harper G 5-8 150 21 Ohio State University Chicago, IL Alexis Jennings F 6-2 175 20 University of South Carolina Madison AL Natalie Romeo G 5-7 138 20 University of Washington Martinez, CA Chatrice White C 6-3 220 20 Florida State University Shelby, NE Athletic Trainer: Joe Fritz, Granbury, Texas 2016 USA RESULTS (5-2) 2016 USA 3x3 Team Cumulative Statistics USA 21 Italy 14 NAME GP PTS/ AVG USA 21 Japan 12 Jennings 7 46/ 6.6 USA 17 Taiwan 8 Romeo 7 31/ 4.4 Spain 21 USA 16 Harper 7 27/ 3.9 White 7 26/ 3.7 USA 17 Argentina 5 USA Totals 7 130/ 18.6 Czech Rep. 21 USA 18 Opp. Totals 7 95/ 13.6 USA 20 Spain 14 2 USA Basketball Women’s 3X3 World Championship Team History 2016 FIBA 3X3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS 1. Czech Republic (6-1) 6. Hungary (3-2) 11. Australia (3-1) 16. Andorra (1-3) 2. Ukraine (5-2) 7. Netherlands (3-2) 12. New Zealand (3-1) 17. Indonesia (0-4) 3. USA (5-2) 8. Argentina (3-2) 13. Poland (1-3) 18. Macau (0-4) 4. Spain (4-3) 9. Italy (3-1) 14. Romania (1-3) 19. Japan (0-4) 5. France (3-2) 10. China (3-1) 15. Taiwan (1-3) 20. Cook Islands (0-4) *Final standings for 5th-24th places were determined by the FIBA classification criteria 2016 FIBA 3X3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SKILLS CONTESTS MEDALISTS Skills Contest (women) Dunk Contest (men): Gold Medal: Alexandra Theodorean (HUN) Gold Medal: Dymitro Krivenko (UKR) Silver Medal: Marta Fodor (ROU) Silver Medal: Alfonzo McKinnie (USA) Bronze Medal: Georgia Agnew (NZL) Bronze Medal: Marco Favretto (ITA) Shoot-Out Final (mixed): Gold Medal: Angel Santana (ROU) Silver Medal: Paula Palomares (ESP) Bronze Medal : Natalie Romeo (USA) 2016 USA WOMEN’S 3X3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM (L-R): Natalie Romeo, Alexis Jennings, Chatrice White, Linnae Harper. USA Basketball Women’s 3X3 World Championship Team History 3 SECOND FIBA 3x3 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR WOMEN -- 2014 Moscow, Russia June 5-8, 2014 The USA women remained unbeaten in FIBA 3x3 World Waiting for the USA in the semifinals was Belgium, which Championship play after compiling a 9-0 record to win the gold the USA beat 18-14. While the Americans led from nearly start medal at the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Championship June 5-8 in to finish, the game was tied at 13-all with just over a minute to Moscow, Russia. Twenty-four women’s teams took part in the play before the USA put together a 5-1 run to close out the win. tournament, and there was a women’s skills contest as well as a “We came together,” said Mitchell. “We’ve had to play shootout and free throw competition. tough the whole time. A lot of teams played us physical, and I The 2014 USA 3x3 World Championship Team included think we stuck together through the adversity. We knew the collegiate players Cierra Burdick, Sara Hammond, Jewell Loyd tough plays were going to come, so we just stayed together and and Tiffany Mitchell. The team earmed the right to represent the kept our heads.” USA at the FIBA 3x3 World Championship after winning the In the championship game, the Americans trailed 1-0 in the 2014 USA Basketball 3x3 National Tournament that was played first minute before outscoring Russia 7-2 to lead 8-3 at 4:33 May 10-11 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado when Russia called a timeout. From there, the USA’s lead never Springs, Colorado. diminished on the way to a 15-8 win. The USA women won both their games on the first day of “It just keeps getting sweeter and sweeter,” said Burdick, compettion, including a 21-5 victory over Hungary and a 21-5 who collected her fourth international gold medal. “Every gold win over Brazil. medal has its own moments and special experiences. But it is “It’s definitely more physical than in the U.S., by far,” Loyd more intimate, I would say, with this group. There are just three said. “They kind of let you get away with a lot of pushing and on the court at a time and four of us together, one coach – we stuff. We had to adjust a little bit on offense and our mindset a little are a close-knit group. I’m just grateful the opportunity.” bit, but other than that, it’s been a pretty good competition.” In the women’s bronze medal game, Belgium defeated Day two saw the USA rack up three wins in its Group D, Czech Republic 14-12. including victories over Ukraine (21-10), Spain (16-6) and Loyd, who qualified for the finals of the skills contest with Argentina (21-11). the fastest time, finished tied for a bronze medal with Fleur The USA women beat Uruguay 19-6 to qualify amongst the Devillers (France). The skills contest gold medal went to eight teams moving on to the quarterfinals, where, matched up Valentina Baldelli (Italy) and the silver to Hind Abdelkader against France, the USA came out on top 12-9 to advance to the (Belgium). semifinal round. In the coed shootout, the top finisher was Daniel Hure “(Our games today) were pretty physical, which is how a lot (Argentina), followed by Sarah Kershaw (Switzerland) and a tie of teams have been playing us since we got here,” Mitchell said.