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USA Basketball Men’s World Championship Team Roster Trimmed to 13.

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2010 FIBA World Championship.

The 2010 FIBA (International Basketball Federation) World Championship for Men will be held Aug. 28-Sept. 12 in Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Kayseri, Turkey. Twenty-four teams will compete in the 2010 FIBA World Championship for Men and those teams were divided into four preliminary round groups consisting of six teams each. The United States was drawn on Dec. 15 into preliminary round Group B, and is joined by Brazil, Croatia, Iran, Slovenia and Tunisia.


The U.S. will open the ‘10 Worlds on Aug. 28 against Croatia, a team it has never faced in World Championship play, but a squad the USA is 3-0 versus in Olympic action. Facing its second European team in as many days, the Americans on Aug. 29 will meet Slovenia, a team it defeated 114-95 in 2006 World Championship preliminary play in their only prior World Championship meeting. FIBA Americas Zone champion Brazil will challenge the U.S. on Aug. 29. The USA-Brazil World Championship series stands at 6-5 in favor of the United States with the two teams’ last meeting in the 1998 World Championship.

Following a day off on Aug. 31, the USA resumes play Sept. 1 against Asia Zone champ Iran, a team it has not faced previously in World Championship play, then closes out preliminary play with a contest versus Tunisia on Sept. 2, another team that the Americans have not met in World Championship action.
Held every four years and considered international basketball’s diamond event, the U.S. has had mixed results in World Championship play.

Claiming the bronze medal with an 8-1 record in 2006 when the championship was held in Japan, the U.S. last claimed gold at the 1994 World Championship in Toronto, Canada, with a team comprised of NBA stars.

All told, the USA has won 10 medals in World Championship play - three gold medals (1954, 1986 and 1994), three silver medals (1950, 1959 and 1982) and four bronze medals (1974, 1990, 1998 and 2006). USA teams have compiled an overall 105-27 win-loss record in the World Championships for a 79.5 winning percentage.

The winner of the 2010 FIBA World Championship automatically earns a berth in the 2012 London Olympics.

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Olympic GamesGeneral Information
August 21
USA World Championship Team vs. Lithuania
La Caja Magica, Madrid, Spain

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2010 USA Basketball Events Calendar
Aug. 15
1:00 p.m. (ET) USA National Team vs. France (Men)
Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.
Aug. 21 USA National Team vs. Lithuania (Men)
Madrid, Spain
Aug. 22 USA National Team vs. Spain (Men)
Madrid, Spain
Aug. 25 USA National Team vs. Greece(Men)
Athens, Greece
Aug. 28 - Sept. 12 FIBA World Championship (Men)
Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Kayseri, Turkey

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NAME POS HGT WGT DOB CURRENT TEAM / HIGH SCHOOL
Tyson Chandler C 7-1 235 10/02/82 Dallas Mavericks / Dominguez H.S. (CA)

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2010-12 USA Basketball Men's National Team Roster
(as of 8/4/2010)

NAME POS HGT WGT DOB CURRENT TEAM / COLLEGE or HIGH SCHOOL

LaMarcus Aldridge F/C 6-11 240 7/19/85 Portland Trail Blazers / Texas
Carmelo Anthony F 6-8 230 5/29/84 Denver Nuggets / Syracuse
Chauncey Billups G 6-3 202 9/25/76 Denver Nuggets / Colorado
Carlos Boozer F 6-9 266 11/20/81 Chicago Bulls / Duke
Chris Bosh F 6-10 230 3/24/84 Miami Heat / Georgia Tech
Kobe Bryant G 6-6 205 8/23/78 Los Angeles Lakers / Lower Merion H.S. (PA)
Tyson Chandler C 7-1 235 10/02/82 Dallas Mavericks / Dominguez H.S. (CA)
Stephen Curry G 6-3 185 3/14/88 Golden State Warriors / Davidson
Kevin Durant G 6-9 230 9/29/88 Oklahoma City Thunder / Texas
Tyreke Evans G 6-6 220 9/19/89 Sacramento Kings / Memphis
Rudy Gay F 6-8 230 8/17/86 Memphis Grizzlies / Connecticut
Eric Gordon G 6-3 222 12/25/88 Los Angeles Clippers / Indiana
Danny Granger F 6-8 228 4/20/83 Indiana Pacers / New Mexico
Jeff Green F 6-9 235 08/28/86 Oklahoma City Thunder / Georgetown
Dwight Howard F/C 6-11 265 12/08/85 Orlando Magic / Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
Andre Iguodala G/F 6-6 207 1/28/84 Philadelphia 76ers / Arizona
LeBron James F 6-8 250 12/30/84 Miami Heat / St. Vincent-St. Mary H.S. (OH)
Al Jefferson C 6-10 265 1/04/85 Utah Jazz / Prentiss H.S. (MS)
David Lee F/C 6-9 250 4/29/83 Golden State Warriors / Florida
Brook Lopez C 7-0 265 4/01/88 New Jersey Nets / Stanford
Robin Lopez C 7-0 255 4/01/88 Phoenix Suns / Stanford
Kevin Love F 6-10 260 9/07/88 Minnesota Timberwolves / UCLA
O.J. Mayo G 6-4 210 11/05/87 Memphis Grizzlies / USC
JaVale McGee C 7-0 252 1/19/88 Washington Wizards / Nevada
Lamar Odom F 6-10 230 11/06/79 Los Angeles Lakers / Rhode Island
Chris Paul G 6-0 175 5/06/85 New Orleans Hornets / Wake Forest
Kendrick Perkins C 6-10 280 11/10/84 Boston Celtics / Clifton J. Ozen H.S. (TX)
Tayshaun Prince F 6-9 205 2/28/80 Detroit Pistons / Kentucky
Rajon Rondo G 6-1 171 2/22/86 Boston Celtics / Kentucky
Derrick Rose G 6-3 190 10/04/88 Chicago Bulls / Memphis
Amar'e Stoudemire C 6-10 249 11/16/82 New York Knicks / Cypress Creek High School (FL)
Dwyane Wade G 6-4 220 1/17/82 Miami Heat / Marquette
Gerald Wallace F 6-7 220 7/23/82 Charlotte Bobcats / Alabama
Russell Westbrook G 6-3 187 11/12/88 Oklahoma City Thunder / UCLA
Deron Williams G 6-3 207 7/26/84 Utah Jazz / Illinois



Managing Director: Jerry Colangelo
Head Coach: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke University
Assistant Coach: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University
Assistant Coach: Mike D'Antoni, New York Knicks
Assistant Coach: Nate McMillan, Portland Trail Blazers
Assistant Coach: Jay Triano, Toronto Raptors
Team Physician: Steve Traina, Denver Nuggets
Athletic Trainer: Joe Sharpe, Oklahoma City Thunder
Athletic Trainer: Casey Smith, Dallas Mavericks

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2010 FIBA World Championship For Men -- Just The Facts

SITE: Turkey
DATES: August 28-September 12, 2010
EVENT WEB SITE:http://turkey2010.fiba.com/
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP GAME SCHEDULE: 2010 Schedule
SITES OF COMPETITION: Ankara, Istanbul, Izmir and Kayseri, Turkey
NUMBER OF TEAMS COMPETITION: 24
PRELIMINARY ROUND GROUPS:
GROUP A (Kayseri): Argentina, Serbia, Australia, Germany, Angola, Jordan
GROUP B (Istanbul): USA, Slovenia, Brazil, Croatia, Iran, Tunisia
GROUP C (Ankara): Greece, Turkey, Puerto Rico, Russia, China, Ivory Coast
GROUP D (Izmir): Spain, France, Canada, Lithuania, New Zealand, Lebanon
COMPETITION DATES: Preliminary Round Play: Aug. 28-Sept. 2; Eight-Finals: Sept. 4-5; Quarterfinals: Sept. 7-8; Semifinals: Sept. 9-10: Finals: Sept. 11-12.
GOLD MEDAL GAME: Sunday, Sept. 12 in Istanbul, Turkey

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COUNTRIES QUALIFYING FOR THE
2010 FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR MEN

1. TURKEY (Host Country)
2. USA (2008 Olympic Champion)
3. ANGOLA (Africa Zone Qualifier #1)
4. COTE D'IVOIRE (Africa Zone Qualifier #2)
5. TUNISIA (Africa Zone Qualifier #3)
6. BRAZIL (Americas Zone Qualifier #1)
7. PUERTO RICO (Americas Zone Qualifier #2)
8. ARGENTINA (Americas Zone Qualifier #3)
9. CANADA (Americas Zone Qualifier #4)
10. IRAN (Asia Zone Qualifier #1)
11. CHINA (Asia Zone Qualifier #2)
12. JORDAN (Asia Zone Qualifier #3)
13. SPAIN (European Zone Qualifier #1)
14. SERBIA (European Zone Qualifier #2)
15. GREECE (European Zone Qualifier #3)
16. SLOVENIA (European Zone Qualifier #4)
17. FRANCE (European Zone Qualifier #5)
18. CROATIA (European Zone Qualifier #6)
19. NEW ZEALAND (Oceania Zone Qualifier #1)
20. AUSTRALIA (Oceania Zone Qualifier #2)
21. GERMANY (FIBA Wild Card)
22. LEBANON (FIBA Wild Card)
23. LITHUANIA (FIBA Wild Card)
24. RUSSIA (FIBA Wild Card)

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COUNTRIES
ZONE QUALIFYING TOURNAMENTS FOR 2010 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

2009 FIBA Africa Zone World Championship Qualifying Tournament:August 5-15, 2009, Libya.
Angola defeated Cote d'Ivoire 82-72 to win the gold medal, Tunisia defeated Cameroon 83-68 to win the bronze medal and earn the third and final World Championship qualifying berth for FIBA Africa.

2009 FIBA Americas Zone World Championship Qualifying Tournament: August 26- September 6, 2009, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Brazil defeated Puerto Rico 61-60 in the gold medal game, Argentina defeated Canada 88-73 in the bronze medal game, all four teams earned the FIBA Americas qualfiying berths.

2009 FIBA Asia Zone World Championship Qualifying Tournament:August 6-16, 2009, China.
Iran defeated China 70-52 in the gold medal game, Jordan defeated Lebanon 80-66 to win the Bronze medal game and capture the third and final World Championship qualifying berth for FIBA Asia.


2009 FIBA European Zone World Championship Qualifying Tournament: September 7-20, 2009, Poland.
Spain disposed of Serbia 85-63 to win the EuroBasket gold medal. Greece slipped past Slovenia 57-56 in the bronze medal contest. France earned a fifth place finish by defeating Croatia 69-62, and Russia pounded Turkey 89-66 to claim seventh place.

2009 FIBA Oceania Zone World Championship Qualifying Tournament: August 23 and 25, 2009.
Australia won the first game against New Zealand 84-77, New Zealand captured the Oceania title (determined by point differential in the two games) after defeating Australia 100-78 in game two. New Zealand and Australia earned the two qualifying berths for FIBA Oceania.

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Men's World Championship Games All-Time Results & Standings

Men's FIBA World Championships Summary of Finishes



Gold Silver Bronze
Yugoslavia* 5 3 2
United States 3 3 4
Soviet Union 3 3 2
Brazil 2 2 2
Argentina 1 1 0
Spain 1 0 0
Russia 0 2 0
Greece 0 1 0
Chile 0 0 2
Croatia 0 0 1
Germany 0 0 1
Philippines 0 0 1

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Gold Silver Bronze
Yugoslavia* 5 3 2
*In 1998 Yugoslavia included only Montenegro and Serbia



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Men's World Championships Year-by-Year Final Standings

1950 1954 1959 1963 1967 1970 1974 1978
1. ARG USA BRA BRA URS YUG URS YUG
2. USA BRA USA YUG YUG BRA YUG URS
3. CHI PHI CHI URS BRA URS USA BRA
4. BRA FRA FOR USA USA ITA CUB ITA
5. EGY FOR PUR FRA POL USA ESP USA
6. FRA URU URS PUR ARG CZK BRA CAN
7. PER CAN BUL ITA URU URU PUR AUS
8. ECU ISR PHI ARG MEX CUB CAN PHI
9. ESP PAR URU MEX ITA PAN MEX CZK
10. YUG CHI ARG URU PER CAN CZK PUR
11. YUG EGY CAN JPN KOR ARG CHN
12. PER CAN PER PUR AUS AUS DOM
13. MEX JPN PAR EGY PHI KOR
14. CAF SEN





1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006
1. URS USA YUG USA YUG YUG ESP
2. USA URS URS RUS RUS ARG GRE
3. YUG YUG USA CRO USA GER USA
4. ESP BRA PUR GRE GRE NZL ARG
5. AUS ESP BRA AUS ESP ESP FRA
6. CAN ITA GRE PUR ITA USA TUR
7. COL ISR AUS CAN LIT PUR LTU
8. BRA CAN ARG CHN ARG BRA GER
9. PAN CHN ITA ARG AUS TUR ANG#
10. CZK GRE ESP ESP BRA RUS AUS#
11. URU CUB VEN BRA PUR ANG CHN#
12. CHN ARG CAN GER CAN CHN ITA#
13. CIV AUS* ANG KOR NGR CAN NZL#
14. ANG* CHN EGY JPN VEN NIG#
15. CIV* KOR CUB SEN ALG SER#
16. FRA* EGY ANG KOR LIB SLO#
17. FRG* BRA^
KOR* JPN^
MAS* LIB^
NED* PUR^
. NZL* PAN^
URU* QAT^
PAN* SEN^
PUR* VEN^


*Teams did not qualify for final rounds and were not ranked.
#Teams finished tied for ninth.
^Teams finished tied for 17th.
@Teams finished tied for 21st.

LEGEND: ALG-Algeria; ANG-Angola; ARG-Argentina; AUS-Australia; BRA-Brazil; BUL-Bulgaria; CAF-Central Africa Republic; CAN-Canada; CHI-Chile; CHN-China; CIV-Ivory Coast; COL-Colombia; CRO-Crotatia; CUB-Cuba; CZK-Czechoslovakia; DOM-Dominican Republic; ECU-Ecuador; EGY-Egypt; ESP-Spain; FOR-Formosa; FRA-France; FRG-Federal Republic of Germany; GER-Germany; GRE-Greece; ISR-Israel; ITA-Italy; JPN-Japan; KOR-South Korea; LIB-Lebanon; LTU-Lithuania; MAS-Malaysia; MEX-Mexico; NED-Netherlands; NGR-Nigeria; NZL-New Zealand; PAN-Panama; PAR-Paraguay; PER-Peru; PHI-Philippines; POL-Poland; PUR-Puerto Rico; QAT-Qatar; RUS-Russia; SEN-Senegal; SCG-Serbia & Montenegro; SLO-Slovenia; TUR-Turkey; URS-Soviet Union; URU-Uruguay; USA-United States of America; VEN-Venezuela; YUG-Yugoslavia.

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USA Men's All-time World Championships Results
(Won 105, Lost 27)
Algeria (1-0)
100- 60 2002

Argentina (7-3)
96- 81 2006
80- 87 2002
87- 74 1998
104-100 1990
70- 74 1986
109- 86 1974
76- 66 1967
81- 51 1963
87- 73 1959
50- 64 1950

Australia (7-0)
113- 73 2006
96- 78 1998
130- 74 1994
79- 78 1990
110- 86 1982
77- 75 1978
99- 62 1970

Brazil (6-5)
83- 59 1998
105- 82 1994
96- 80 1986
90- 92 1978
103- 83 1974
65- 69 1970
71- 80 1967
81- 85 1963
67- 81 1959
62- 41 1954
45- 42 1950

Bulgaria (1-0)
63- 58 1959

Canada (7-0)
77- 65 1986
71- 69 1982
96- 94 1978
96- 90 1978
115- 94 1974
84- 50 1954
59- 37 1954

Chile (3-0)
64- 55 1959
44- 29 1950
37- 33 1950

China (5-0)
121- 90 2006
84- 65 2002
132- 77 1994
107- 81 1986
96- 73 1982

Colombia (1-0)
100- 83 1982

Cuba (2-0)
83- 70 1974
74- 53 1970

Czechoslovakia
(3-0)
96- 79 1978
88- 60 1970
99- 86 1970

Dominican Republic (1-0)
104- 65 1978

Egypt (1-0)
34- 32 1950

Fed. Rep. of Germany (1-0)
81-68 1986

Formosa (3-0)
85- 69 1959
81- 73 1959
72- 28 1954

France (3-0)
81- 61 1963
70- 49 1954
48- 33 1950

Germany (2-0)
85- 65 2006
104- 87 2002

Greece (3-1)
95-101 2006
84- 61 1998
97- 58 1994
103- 95* 1990

Israel (1-0)
74- 30 1954

Italy (6-2)
94- 85 2006
80- 77 1998
86- 64 1986
80- 81 1978
64- 66 1970
67- 56 1967
101- 73 1963
87- 77 1963

Ivory Coast (1-0)
99- 63 1986

Lithuania (0-1)
82- 84 1998

Mexico (2-0)
75- 65 1967
88- 74 1963

New Zealand (1-0)
110- 62 2002

Panama (1-0)
100- 79 1982

Peru (1-0)
73- 49 1954

Philippines (3-0)
100- 70 1978
135- 85 1974
56- 43 1954

Poland (1-0)
91- 61 1967

Puerto Rico (8-1)
111-100 2006
84- 74 2002
134- 83 1994
107-105* 1990
79- 81 1990
73- 72 1986
94- 76 1974
88- 64 1963
54- 53 1959

Russia (3-1)
106- 82 2002
64- 66 1998
137- 91 1994
111- 94 1994

Senegal (1-0)
103- 58 2006

Slovenia (1-0)
114- 95 2006

South Korea (2-0)
88- 62 1998
146- 67 1990

Soviet Union (4-5)
87- 85 1986
94- 95 1982
99- 93 1982
76- 97 1978
94-105 1974
75- 72 1970
59- 58 1967
74- 75 1963
37- 62 1959

Spain (4-2)
76- 81 2002
75- 73 1998
115-100 1994
95- 85 1990
99- 109 1982
114- 71 1974

United Arab Republic (1-0)
103- 58 1959

Uruguay (3-0)
76- 39 1970
88- 53 1967
64- 59 1954

Yugoslavia (4-6)
78- 81 2002
91- 99 1990
69- 60 1986
88- 81 1982
93- 100 1978
91- 88 1974
63- 70 1970
72- 73 1967
76- 71 1967
73- 75 1963

*Overtime

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Len Elmore, Bob Gardner Appointed To USA Basketball Board.

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USA Roster Cuts.

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After NY fiasco, Olympic memories, some sympathy for Zeke?

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Getting Better All The Time.

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Tyson Chandler (Dallas Mavericks)
"Have you been out in Madrid yet?
I went out walking, did a little shopping, found a restaurant not far from the hotel. We just go out among the people yesterday."

What did you eat?
"It was Italian food, it was really good."

On the sights:
"You definitely notice a lot of statues, the architecture, I’m just enjoying it. Yesterday was the first time we had a chance to get out of the hotel. I really enjoyed it."