USAA U19 Women Take Russia 75-56

The USA U19 women continue to improve each game and are hoping to continue that run against Japan later today. "Stanford's Nneka Ogwumike has been remarkably consistent..." writes Jake Curtis of the Examiner. The team is being covered from coast to coast, check out John Altavilla's piece in the Hartford Courant.

USA U19 Squad Rolls To Third Victory

• USA won U19 game without key starter
• Stanford player leads USA against Canada
• USA advancing at U19 Worlds

Men's Senior National Team Mini-Camp To Start Next Week

Many of the top rising NBA players have accepted invitations to participate in USA Basketball's mini-camp in Las Vegas, which begins on July 22nd. There is a good chance that some of them will represent the U.S. in the 2012 Olympics, writes Steve Carp.
http://www.lvrj.com/sports/49081296.html

Dixon's Success In World Championship Very Special

Jamie Dixon, who is the head coach at the University of Pittsburgh, and who also led the USA to their first gold medal in the Men's U19 World Championship since 1991, savored the gold medal he won on Sunday. For Dixon, it was even more special considering he got his start in coaching while playing professionally in New Zealand.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/2591993/US-coach-savours-win-in-NZ

U.S. Captures Gold With Team Effort

Winning the gold medal in the Men's U19 World Championship is a much bigger accomplishment than many realize, writes Andy Katz.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4323444&name=katz_andy

USA Men End 18 Year FIBA U19 Drought, Win Gold

Paced by yet another balanced offensive effort, the USA Men's U19 World Championship Team ended an 18 year drought for the Americans in the competition. It was also the first FIBA World Championship at any level for the U.S. since 2001, writes Mike DeCourcy.
http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2009-07-12/us-men-capture-fiba-u-19-championship?FORM=ZZNR4

USA Women Defeat Russia, Bring Home Gold

The Women's World University Games team finished off their perfect run, going 7-0 in the tournament and winning gold by beating Russia 83-64 on Saturday. Tina Charles led the U.S. with 28 points and 18 rebounds.
http://www.courant.com/sports/college/husky/women/hc-us-gold-medal-womens-world-university-games,0,4818578.story

U19 Men To Play For Gold

After giving away a 13 point lead, the USA Men's U19 World Championship team rallied to defeat Croatia 81-77 and advance to the gold medal game, where they will face Greece.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/2585970/USA-hold-off-Croatia-to-play-for-gold

Miller Offers Versatility to Men's U19 Team

Darius Miller is bringing defense and versatility to the Men's U19 World Championship team, and is creating matchup problems for opponents, writes Larry Vaught.
http://www.amnews.com/public_html/?module=displaystory&story_id=51355&format=html

Men's U19 Team Rips Canada, Advances To Semifinals

The USA Men's U19 World Championship team hit 14-of-26 3-point shots on the night, and limited Canada to just 34 percent shooting overall in crusing to a 93-73 victory, placing them in the semifinal game against Croatia.
http://blogs.indystar.com/butler/2009/07/haywards_breakout_game.html

Hummel's Diary of the World University Games

Robbie Hummel, who will be a junior this fall at Purdue University, is keeping a diary of his experiences from training in Colorado Springs, and competing in the World University Games in Serbia. You can check out his first three entries below:
http://www.post-trib.com/sports/1638915,bkc-hummel-0625.article

http://www.post-trib.com/sports/1649244,bkc-hummel-0702.article

http://www.post-trib.com/sports/1660218,bko-hummel-0710.article

Men's WUG Team Blows By Bulgaria, Into Semifinals

The Men's World University Games Team used 16-of-29 shooting from 3-point range to coast by Bulgaria 96-66. They will face Russia in the semifinals on Friday.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=4317501

Women's WUG Team Advances To Gold Medal Game

With an 81-66 defeat of Australia, the Women's World University Games Team has advanced to the gold medal game, where they will meet the winner of Russia vs. the Czech Republic.
http://www.examiner.com/x-9324-Stanford-Cardinal-Basketball-Examiner~y2009m7d9-USA-Basketball-advances-to-gold-medal-game-in-University-Games

Houts Playing Key Role For Women's WUG Team

Ashley Houts, who will be a senior at the University of Georgia this fall, has been instrumental in the Women's World University Games Team success in Serbia.
http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2009/07/09/Sports/Houts.Leads.Usa.In.World.University.Games-3750980.shtml

Men's WUG Team Hangs On To Defeat Serbia 68-66

The USA Men's World University Games Team slipped past tournament host Serbia 68-66 in front of 14,000 fans cheering wildly for the host team. The win indicates that the US has passed their first true test, writes Andy Katz
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4313348&name=katz_andy

USA Women's U19 World Championship Team Finalized

Among the 12 members who were named to the Women's U19 World Championship Team on July 7th was Skylar Diggins, who is an incoming freshman at Notre Dame.
http://www.nilesstar.com/articles/2009/07/08/sports/ndsports5.txt

US Holds off Lithuanina; Advances To Quarterfinals

The USA Men's U19 World Championship Team held off Lithuania 76-69, improving to 6-0 and advancing to the quarterfinals, where they will face Canada.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=4312910

Thompkins Leads Men's U19 Team To Win Over Greece

Howard Thompkins scored 22 points as the Men's U19 World Championship Team stayed undefeated, improving to 4-0 in the 2009 U19 World Championship.
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=4308319

Experienced Carol Owens Leads Women's U19 World Championship Team

Owens, who is the head coach at Northern Illinois University, is coaching for the third straight summer for USA Basketball. After going to Slovakia in 2007 and Argentina in 2008, Owens will head the Women's U19 World Championship Team that will compete for a gold in Thailand, held July 23-August 2.
http://www.daily-chronicle.com/articles/2009/07/01/34828326/index.xml

Don Showalter Earns National Coach of the Year Award

Showalter, who guided the Men's U16 Developmental National Team to the gold medal in the first ever Under-16 FIBA Americas Championship for Men, was name National Coach of the Year by the National High School Coaches Association.
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20339016&BRD=1140&PAG=461&dept_id=151345&rfi=6

USA Opens Men's U19 World Championship With Win

The Men's U19 World Championship Team opened play in Auckland, New Zealand, and cruised to a 106-55 win over Iran.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gjaINvpEpqvzzUx63IJGTvMj-dxgD9969CU00

Klay Thompson Brings Outside Shooting To Men's U19 Team

Klay Thompson, who in 2008-09 completed his first season of college basketball at Washington State, provides the Men's U19 World Championship Team with a steady outside shooter. Luke Winn of SI.com sat down with Klay in Colorado Springs before the teams departure to New Zealand to talk all things basketball.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/luke_winn/07/01/klay.thompson/?eref=sircrc