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The final deficit of 37 points and the 129 points scored, were the largest in a World Cup final since the USA's 137–91 victory over Russia at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. The Americans also became the third team, after Brazil and Yugoslavia , to successfully defend the world title, and tied the Yugoslavs for having the most championships ...
The United States men's national basketball team won the gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup held in Spain. Prior to 2014, the event was known as the FIBA World Championship. The 24-team tournament was held from August 30 to September 14, and the victory automatically qualified the U.S. into the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. [1]
The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship. [1] The tournament was held from 30 August to 14 September 2014. Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle.
The 2014 World Cup in Brazil has begun. Check HuffPost's World Cup dashboard throughout the tournament for standings, schedules, and detailed summaries of each match.
A late comeback by the United States wasn't enough to overcome a big third quarter by Germany as the Americans lost in the FIBA World Cup semifinal, 113-111.
This would be the third game between the United States and Mexico in the World Cup; the United States won the first two games in 1963 and 1967. The most recent competitive game between the two was an American victory at the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship. Team USA rolled past Mexico in the first game of the final round.
The FIBA World Cup will be played Aug. 25 through Sept. 10 in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Mikal Bridges and Bobby Portis have also pledged to play for ...
The United States defeated Serbia in the World Cup Final by 37 points and clinched a berth for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Multiple withdrawals (largely triggered by a freak injury to Paul George in a pre-2014 World Cup scrimmage) left the 2016 US team with just two players with prior Olympic experience (Durant and Anthony). The Americans seemed ...