2010 United States men's FIBA World Championship team

Basketball team August 2023 The United States men's national basketball team won the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The team was an entirely rebuilt squad without a single member from its 2008 Olympic gold-medal team.Stein Marc Team USA average age: 24.08 August 29, 2014 ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/11429855/usa-basketball-fields-youngest-team-nba-players-allowed-1992 https://web.archive.org/web/20140830122330/http://espn.go.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/11429855/usa-basketball-fields-youngest-team-nba-players-allowed-1992 August 30, 2014 live The 2010 team relied heavily on a small lineup to win its first World Championship since 1994.Stein Marc U.S. roster has size emphasis August 23, 2014 ESPN.com https://www.espn.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/11397145/team-usa-roster-inclusion-andre-drummond-mason-plumlee-gives-americans-size-options-fiba-world-cup-jerry-colangelo-says https://web.archive.org/web/20140829144226/http://espn.go.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/11397145/team-usa-roster-inclusion-andre-drummond-mason-plumlee-gives-americans-size-options-fiba-world-cup-jerry-colangelo-says August 29, 2014 live Team USA stops Turkey, fills gold-medal void at FIBA worlds September 13, 2010 USA Today Associated Press http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2010-09-12-fiba-worlds-championship-usa-turkey_N.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150527062846/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2010-09-12-fiba-worlds-championship-usa-turkey_N.htm May 27, 2015 live They were led by 21-year-old Kevin Durant, who was the tournament's most valuable player. The U.S. automatically qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, and overtook Argentina for the No. 1 world ranking.Thamel Peter Durant Lifts Americans Back to Top at Worlds September 12, 2010 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/sports/basketball/13fiba.html https://web.archive.org/web/20220702194417/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/sports/basketball/13fiba.html?_r=0 July 2, 2022 live Roster With none of the 2008 Olympians on the roster, the team was derisively called a "B-Team." The team featured six players 22 years old or younger and only one true center in Tyson Chandler. The team was projected to field a powerful inside-oriented team, but contractual issues with Amar'e Stoudemire and an injury to David Lee forced them to withdraw from the team on the opening day of training camp, and Brook Lopez was also unavailable due to injuries.McCallum Jack Nothing short of incredible for Team USA in Turkey September 12, 2010 SI.com https://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/09/12/usa-turkey-0 Preliminary round 2010 FIBA World Championship Group B Standings A Croatia USA vs CRO Slovenia SLO vs USA Brazil USA vs BRA Iran IRI vs USA Tunisia USA vs TUN Final round 2010 FIBA World Championship knockout stage Round of 16 – Angola USA vs AGO #eee md Quarterfinals – Russia USA vs RUS #eee md Semifinals – Lithuania USA vs LTU #eee md Final – Turkey #ffffd0 md Statistics LegendGPGames playedGSGames startedMPGMinutes per gameFGMField goals madeFGAField goals attemptedFG%Field goal percentage3PM3-point field goals made3PA3-point field goals attempted3P%3-point field goal percentageFTMFree throws madeFTAFree throws attemptedFT%Free throw percentageRPGRebounds per gameAPGAssists per gamePPGPoints per game Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG PPGKevin Durant 9 9 28.2 74 133 .556 26 57 .456 31 34 .912 6.1 1.8 22.8Chauncey Billups 9 9 23.1 25 64 .391 14 44 .318 24 28 .857 1.9 3.1 9.8Russell Westbrook 9 0 19.4 29 62 .468 3 7 .429 21 25 .840 2.8 2.6 9.1Eric Gordon 9 0 17.6 27 59 .458 19 42 .452 4 5 .800 1.6 0.6 8.6Derrick Rose 9 9 23.0 27 59 .458 5 18 .278 6 12 .500 2.1 3.2 7.2Lamar Odom 9 9 22.0 28 52 .538 3 4 .750 5 10 .500 7.7 0.4 7.1Rudy Gay 9 0 13.4 22 45 .489 6 19 .316 13 18 .722 2.9 0.8 7.0Kevin Love 9 0 8.9 20 35 .571 4 9 .444 7 9 .778 4.9 0.8 5.7Andre Iguodala 9 9 18.9 20 34 .588 2 7 .286 9 19 .474 4.6 1.9 5.7Stephen Curry 8 0 10.6 14 31 .452 7 19 .368 2 2 1.000 1.4 2.1 4.6Danny Granger 7 0 9.7 12 30 .400 3 13 .231 2 5 .500 0.9 1.0 4.1Tyson Chandler 9 0 8.4 9 14 .643 0 0 .000 5 10 .500 2.7 0.4 2.6Total 9 9 200.0 307 618 .497 92 239 .385 129 176 .733 41.7 18.2 92.8Opponents 9 9 200.0 217 569 .381 66 219 .301 114 173 .659 36.0 11.2 68.2 References General 2010 USA Men's World Championship Team Cumulative Statistics usab.com http://archive.usab.com/mens/national/2010_MWC_USA_Stats.html https://web.archive.org/web/20140920055555/http://archive.usab.com/mens/national/2010_MWC_USA_Stats.html September 20, 2014 dead September 28, 2014 Specific 30em External links USA team at FIBA.com Basketball Sports Category:2010–11 in American basketball 2010