The field is set for the men’s basketball tournament in Paris 2024. From powerhouse Team USA to the first-time potential Cinderella South Sudan, 12 countries will fight for the most coveted gold medal in international hoops. Here are the rosters for …
The field is set for the men’s basketball tournament in Paris 2024. From powerhouse Team USA to the first-time potential Cinderella South Sudan, 12 countries will fight for the most coveted gold medal in international hoops. Here are the rosters for every team in the Olympics.
Maybe they shouldn’t call these exhibition matches “friendlies” any more.
With Germany and France taking the court against each other on July 6, things got pretty heated between Evan Fournier and Dennis Schröder — two long-time NBA players who both know they’d never get away with these antics in the Association.
After Schröder confronted Fournier on the baseline, Fournier responded by putting both of his hands around the guard’s neck before both teams came flying in to break up the scuffle.
You don’t really expect to see two veterans going at each other like this, but the two seemed to make up after Fournier was (rightfully) ejected.
FOURNIER CHOKES SCHRODER! Dennis Schroder put his hands on Evan Fournier’s shoulder/neck area, then Fournier doubled down & choked him back! 😳
The veteran players hugged & talked it out, after, but Fournier was ejected!
Florida women’s basketball’s highest-ranked signee in program history just won a gold medal at the FIBA 18U Americup in Colombia.
Kelly Rae Finley and the Florida women’s basketball team are preparing to welcome the seventh-ranked recruit in the nation, [autotag]Alivia McGill[/autotag], to campus, but the soon-to-be Gator had to stop and win a gold medal before starting her career in Orange and Blue.
McGill was named to the USA junior national team in May and has been in Colorado Springs practicing with the team ahead of the FIBA Women’s U18 AmeriCup in Colombia. McGill and Co. won an 11th-straight gold medal for the U.S. at the event, defeating Canada, 80-69, on Sunday.
Coming off the bench, McGill found two teammates for assists in the victory. Her best showing came in the quarterfinals against the Dominican Republic. She scored eight points on 4-of-5 shooting and had four assists and three rebounds. She also scored eight against Brazil during group play.
— Gators Women’s Basketball (@GatorsWBK) June 24, 2024
The Americans dominated group play, beating Brazil, Mexico and Puerto Rico by a combined 221 points, including an 80-point and 95-point win. Bracket play saw continued American dominance as the U.S. demolished the Dominican Republic, 125-27, in the quarterfinals and beat Argentina, 109-32, in the semis.
Canada was the only team that put up a real fight, even though the U.S. won, 80-69. The Canadians were the only team to outscore the Americans in a quarter, taking the second by six points.
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[autotag]Micah Shrewsberry[/autotag] has a long way to go before making Notre Dame into a national championship contender. For now though, he’ll settle for being an assistant coach on a gold-medal national team.
The U.S. U18 squad, for which Shrewsberry is an assistant coach, won the gold in the FIBA Men’s U18 AmeriCup with a 110-70 victory over Argentina. This is the 11th time in 13 editions of the event that the U.S. has been the last team standing.
It’s hard to tell exactly how this experience will impact Shrewsberry moving forward or whether he’ll implement anything from this team when it comes to the Irish. All we know is this will look good on his resume moving forward, and maybe that will implore some recruits to give a serious look at the program.
Congratulations to Shrewsberry and the entire team on capturing gold. Here’s hoping they enjoyed every bit of their experience.
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Former Wisconsin basketball star selected to FIBA Basketball Hall of Fame
Former Wisconsin men’s basketball standout Kirk Penney will be inducted 2024 FIBA Hall of Fame Class, according to a release on Tuesday.
Now serving as a special assistant to head coach Greg Gard on the Badgers staff, Penney is slated to join eight other 2024 inductees at an enshrinement ceremony in September in Singapore.
Penney represented New Zealand at a pair of Olympic Games and four FIBA Basketball World Cups. He becomes the second New Zealand native to enter the FIBA Hall of Fame alongside 2017 inductee and infamous coach Pero Cameron.
“Being selected to the FIBA Hall of Fame is an incredible honor for me,” Penney said to uwbadgers.com. “More than anything, it is a testament to all the hard work done by a great group of people over 15 years. Traveling across the globe together representing New Zealand and battling the best. It was always the honor of a lifetime, so this Hall of Fame induction is uniquely special.
Congratulations to Kirk Penney on being named an inductee for the @FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2024!
Penney was a two-time Big Ten champion at Wisconsin and the first Badger to pocket consecutive first-team All-Big Ten honors (2002-03) in over 50 years.
He also played in the NBA with the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Clippers in 2003 and 2005, respectively.
Joni Taylor to be named USA Basketball’s 2023 5-on-5 Junior National Team Coach of the Year
Texas A&M head Women’s basketball coach Joni Taylor had a strong summer campaign as the head coach of the USA basketball U19 team that took home the 2023 FIBA World Cup while in Spain.
Her efforts in leading the young group of women to that gold medal resulted in USA Basketball naming her USA Basketball’s 2023 5-on-5 Junior National Team Coach of the Year. USA Basketball CEO Jim Tooley explained why they believe Coach Taylor earned the honor:
“Joni led an inspiring USA Women’s U19 National Team to the gold medal in Madrid by defeating host country Spain in the gold medal game…..The game went down to the wire in front of a raucous crowd but Coach Taylor’s team showed poise to secure the victory. We are grateful for Joni’s commitment to USA Basketball over the years. She is very deserving of this honor.”
Congratulations to Coach Taylor. We are already seeing the dividends of her hard work, as her team is just a few wins away from matching her season total from a year ago. We are excited to have her in Aggieland and to watch this team grow as the season progresses.
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Theis’ fellow FIBA champ wants his teammate to see the floor this season.
When former Boston Celtics big man Daniel Theis won the 2023 FIBA World Cup with the German National Team, Orlando Magic small forward Franz Wagner was right there with him in Germany’s frontcourt. There was no closer vantage point to be had in the historic victory for the German national basketball program in its history, and Theis was no small part of that achievement.
Averaging 11 points, and 5 rebounds per game for Germany while shooting 59% from the floor overall in World Cup play this summer, the lack of floor time for the Salzgitter native with a developing Indiana Pacers roster after such a showing on the international stage confounded Theis, who let it be known to MassLive following a DNP-CD when the Pacers played Boston early in the season that he wanted to get on the floor and to have a role wherever he might end up.
Now with Theis potentially on the radar of the Los Angeles Clippers to the chagrin of Celtics fans who have been hoping for a buyout, Wagner had some words about his teammate from this summer.
Jordi Fernandez, Canada’s FIBA coach, on Dillon Brooks: “He is a superb professional. Inside the locker room, he connects with his teammates, everyone respects him.”
In the NBA, the career of veteran forward Dillon Brooks has become known at least in part for antics, such as the feud with LeBron James in last season’s playoffs. But in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, where Brooks was a standout for third-place Canada, the value of Brooks’ defense and on-court play far exceeded any drawbacks.
For the Houston Rockets, who signed Brooks in July, the hope is that FIBA level of play carries over into the 2023-24 NBA season.
In an interview with Toni Canyameras from Mundo Deportivo, Jordi Fernandez — head coach of Canada’s men’s basketball national team — raved about Brooks’ contributions.
(He’s) excellent. He is nothing more than a normal person who comes in and is very professional. He takes good care of himself (and does) all the work to be 100% ready to play. His work in the gym, the things he does on his own — he is a superb professional.
Inside the locker room, he connects with his teammates, everyone respects him. He is like the rest of the group, he is nothing out of this world. He is one of the best competitors I have ever seen, and on the entire court, not only defensively, where he has superpowers, but he’s shown offensively that he can not only score but also be efficient with the quality of the shots.
“He came with the spirit of working and doing what was necessary for the team and the national team, (he came in) to have a good time and enjoy the experience,” Fernandez said of Brooks.
“In the end, he’s been improving as a player,” Fernandez concluded. “I have only very positive words for him at all levels: offensively, defensively, as a player, worker, teammate. I’ve tried to get to know him and establish a good relationship. This is a very beautiful and coachable group, and when you establish this connection and relationships, there are positive moments.”
Next up for Brooks is training camp with the 2023-24 Rockets, which begins in Houston during the first week of October.
The U.S. National Team team finished without a medal in the 2023 FIBA World Cup, a disappointment to many analysts and fans of the sport.
The increasing competitiveness of international basketball teams has gone a long way toward leveling the playing field and highlighted the need for Team USA to adapt to the different playing style dictated by FIBA rules.
The possibility of assembling a star-studded team for the 2024 Paris Olympics, including All-NBA Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and league elder statesmen LeBron James and Steph Curry, has been the immediate response from the U.S. Will it be enough?
To talk it over on a recent episode of the CLNS Media “Showtime with Coop” podcast, eponymous host Michael Cooper talked over the state of Team USA in FIBA play with cohost Nick Gelso.
Check out the clip embedded above to hear whether Coop thinks Tatum and a star-studded A-Team of US players will be enough to get the Gold in Paris, as well as a robust discussion on the new load management rules.
Will a new infusion of star power be enough to get the US back on top and holding Gold on the podium? Or will Team USA need to start crafting a program better suited to playing and coaching FIBA basketball?
Can LeBron James, Jayson Tatum and the NBA A-team save Team USA from itself?
Team USA’s performance in the 2023 FIBA World Cup and its struggles against teams with lesser-known players triggered a call from James to Tatum and a number of other elite American NBA players to remedy the situation in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Will an infusion of star power be enough to get the U.S. back on top and holding gold on the podium? Or will Team USA need to start crafting a program better suited to playing and coaching FIBA basketball?
The hosts of the CLNS Media “A-List” podcast sat down and worked their way through the Team USA FIBA flub, asking the above questions.
Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear their thoughts on the future of Team USA.
