2010 United States men's FIBA World Championship team
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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.{{cite news|last=Stein |first=Marc |title=Team USA average age: 24.08 |date=August 29, 2014 |work=ESPN.com |url=https://www.espn.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/11429855/usa-basketball-fields-youngest-team-nba-players-allowed-1992 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140830122330/http://espn.go.com/olympics/basketball/story/_/id/11429855/usa-basketball-fields-youngest-team-nba-players-allowed-1992 |archive-date=August 30, 2014 |url-status=live }} The 2010 team relied heavily on a small lineup to win its first World Championship since 1994.{{cite news|last=Stein |first=Marc |title=U.S. roster has size emphasis |date=August 23, 2014 |work=ESPN.com |url=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 |archive-url=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 |archive-date=August 29, 2014 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|title=Team USA stops Turkey, fills gold-medal void at FIBA worlds |date=September 13, 2010 |newspaper=USA Today |agency=Associated Press |url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2010-09-12-fiba-worlds-championship-usa-turkey_N.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527062846/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/basketball/2010-09-12-fiba-worlds-championship-usa-turkey_N.htm |archivedate=May 27, 2015 |url-status=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.{{cite news|last=Thamel |first=Peter |title=Durant Lifts Americans Back to Top at Worlds |date=September 12, 2010 |newspaper=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/sports/basketball/13fiba.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702194417/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/13/sports/basketball/13fiba.html?_r=0 |archivedate=July 2, 2022 |url-status=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.{{cite news|last=McCallum|first=Jack|title=Nothing short of incredible for Team USA in Turkey|date=September 12, 2010|work=SI.com|url=https://www.si.com/more-sports/2010/09/12/usa-turkey-0}}
{{2010 United States men's FIBA World Championship team roster}}
Preliminary round
{{Further|2010 FIBA World Championship Group B}}
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=Croatia=
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=Slovenia=
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=Brazil=
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=Iran=
{{:2010 FIBA World Championship Group B|transcludesection=IRI vs USA}}
=Tunisia=
{{:2010 FIBA World Championship Group B|transcludesection=USA vs TUN}}
Final round
{{Further|2010 FIBA World Championship knockout stage}}
=Round of 16 – Angola=
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=Quarterfinals – Russia=
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=Semifinals – Lithuania=
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=Final – Turkey=
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Statistics
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|width="150px"|Games played |width="30px" style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|GS |width="150px"|Games started |width="30px" style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|MPG |width="150px"|Minutes per game |
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|FGM
|Field goals made |style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|FGA |Field goals attempted |style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|FG% |Field goal percentage |
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|3PM
|3-point field goals made |style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|3PA |3-point field goals attempted |style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|3P% |3-point field goal percentage |
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|FTM
|Free throws made |style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|FTA |Free throws attempted |style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|FT% |Free throw percentage |
| style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|RPG
|Rebounds per game |style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|APG |Assists per game |style="text-align:center; background-color:#F2F2F2; border:1px solid black"|PPG |Points per game |
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!scope="col" width="25px"| GP !scope="col" width="25px"| GS !scope="col" width="25px"| MPG !scope="col" width="25px"| FGM !scope="col" width="25px"| FGA !scope="col" width="25px"| FG% !scope="col" width="25px"| 3PM !scope="col" width="25px"| 3PA !scope="col" width="25px"| 3P% !scope="col" width="25px"| FTM !scope="col" width="25px"| FTA !scope="col" width="25px"| FT% !scope="col" width="25px"| RPG !scope="col" width="25px"| APG !scope="col" width="25px"| PPG | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{sortname|Kevin|Durant}} | 9 | 9 | 28.2 | 74 | 133 | .556 | 26 | 57 | .456 | 31 | 34 | .912 | 6.1 | 1.8 | 22.8 |
| {{sortname|Chauncey|Billups}} | 9 | 9 | 23.1 | 25 | 64 | .391 | 14 | 44 | .318 | 24 | 28 | .857 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 9.8 |
| {{sortname|Russell|Westbrook}} | 9 | 0 | 19.4 | 29 | 62 | .468 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 21 | 25 | .840 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 9.1 |
| {{sortname|Eric|Gordon}} | 9 | 0 | 17.6 | 27 | 59 | .458 | 19 | 42 | .452 | 4 | 5 | .800 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 8.6 |
| {{sortname|Derrick|Rose}} | 9 | 9 | 23.0 | 27 | 59 | .458 | 5 | 18 | .278 | 6 | 12 | .500 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 7.2 |
| {{sortname|Lamar|Odom}} | 9 | 9 | 22.0 | 28 | 52 | .538 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 7.1 |
| {{sortname|Rudy|Gay}} | 9 | 0 | 13.4 | 22 | 45 | .489 | 6 | 19 | .316 | 13 | 18 | .722 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 7.0 |
| {{sortname|Kevin|Love}} | 9 | 0 | 8.9 | 20 | 35 | .571 | 4 | 9 | .444 | 7 | 9 | .778 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 5.7 |
| {{sortname|Andre|Iguodala}} | 9 | 9 | 18.9 | 20 | 34 | .588 | 2 | 7 | .286 | 9 | 19 | .474 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 5.7 |
| {{sortname|Stephen|Curry}} | 8 | 0 | 10.6 | 14 | 31 | .452 | 7 | 19 | .368 | 2 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 |
| {{sortname|Danny|Granger}} | 7 | 0 | 9.7 | 12 | 30 | .400 | 3 | 13 | .231 | 2 | 5 | .500 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| {{sortname|Tyson|Chandler}} | 9 | 0 | 8.4 | 9 | 14 | .643 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 5 | 10 | .500 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 2.6 |
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!Total | 9 | 9 | 200.0 | 307 | 618 | .497 | 92 | 239 | .385 | 129 | 176 | .733 | 41.7 | 18.2 | 92.8 |
| Opponents || 9 || 9 || 200.0 || 217 || 569 || .381 || 66 || 219 || .301 || 114 || 173 || .659 || 36.0 || 11.2 || 68.2 |
References
;General
- {{cite web |title=2010 USA Men's World Championship Team Cumulative Statistics |work=usab.com |url=http://archive.usab.com/mens/national/2010_MWC_USA_Stats.html |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140920055555/http://archive.usab.com/mens/national/2010_MWC_USA_Stats.html |archivedate=September 20, 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=September 28, 2014 }}
;Specific
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20140918123655/http://www.turkey2010.fiba.com/pages/eng/fe/10/fwcm/team/p/eid/4728/rid/sid/4728/tid/379/profile.html USA team] at FIBA.com
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