2019 Pan Am Games (Lima, Jul 27-Aug 10)

[JGX]

I don't think the draw has been completed but the qualified teams are known. Men's side is the hosts plus the top seven from the last Americup (no Canada), women's is the hosts, the US, and the top six from Americup.

Men
Peru
United States
Argentina
Mexico
USVI
Puerto Rico
Dominican Republic

Women
Peru
United States
Canada
Argentina
Puerto Rico
Brazil
USVI
Paraguay

US women's trials roster was announced:

Expected to participate are: Bella Alarie (Princeton/Bethesda, Md.), Janelle Bailey (North Carolina/Charlotte, N.C.), Brittany Brewer (Texas Tech/Abilene, Texas), Chennedy Carter (Texas A&M/Mansfield, Texas), Te'a Cooper (TBD/Powder Springs, Ga.), Kathleen Doyle (Iowa/Lagrange Park, Ill.), Chelsea Dungee (Arkansas/Sapulpa, Okla.), Dana Evans (Louisville/Gary, Ind.), Kiah Gillespie (Florida State/Meriden, Conn.), Vivian Gray (Oklahoma State/Argyle, Texas), Tyasha Harris (South Carolina/Noblesville, Ind.), Ruthy Hebard (Oregon/Fairbanks, Alaska), Becca Hittner (Drake/Urbandale, Iowa), Joyner Holmes (Texas/Cedar Hill, Texas), Stephanie Jones (Maryland/Havre de Grace, Md.), Aari McDonald (Arizona/Fresno, Calif.), Karissa McLaughlin (Purdue/Fort Wayne, Ind.), Amber Melgoza (Washington/Santa Barbara, Calif.), Ayana Mitchell (Louisiana State/Conyers, Ga.), Beatrice Mompremier (Miami/Miami, Fla.), Nancy Mulkey (Rice/Cypress, Texas), Erica Ogwumike (Rice/Cypress, Texas), Michaela Onyenwere (UCLA/Aurora, Colo.), Eleah Parker (Pennsylvania/Charlotte, N.C.), Jaelynn Penn (Indiana/Louisville, Ky.), Destiny Pitts (Minnesota/Detroit, Mich.), Mikayla Pivec (Oregon State/Lynnwood, Wash.), Lindsey Pulliam (Northwestern/Silver Spring, Md.), Kristin Scott (Iowa State/Kasson, Minn.), Destiny Slocum (Oregon State/Meridian, Idaho), Amber Smith (Missouri/Shreveport, La.), Sug Sutton (Texas/St. Louis, Mo.), Kobi Thornton (Clemson/Shellman, Ga.), Kiana Williams (Stanford/San Antonio, Texas), Peyton Williams (Kansas State/Topeka, Kan.) and Kay Kay Wright (UCF/Orlando, Fla.).

https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2019/05/wpag-trials-roster.aspx

US Men will be represented by a Big East select team.

There's also a 3x3 tournament.

[JGX]

US women's team:

Named to the team were: Bella Alarie (Princeton/Bethesda, Md.), Brittany Brewer (Texas Tech/Abilene, Texas), Chennedy Carter (Texas A&M/Mansfield, Texas), Kathleen Doyle (Iowa/Lagrange Park, Ill.), Tyasha Harris (South Carolina/Noblesville, Ind.), Taylor Mikesell (Maryland/Massillon, Ohio), Beatrice Mompremier (Miami/Miami, Fla.), Michaela Onyenwere (UCLA/Aurora, Colo.), Mikayla Pivec (Oregon State/Lynnwood, Wash.), Lindsey Pulliam (Northwestern/Silver Spring, Md.), Kiana Williams (Stanford/San Antonio, Texas) and Peyton Williams (Kansas State/Topeka, Kan.).

https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2019/05/wpag-team-named.aspx

[JGX]

US Men will be represented by a Big East select team.

Fourteen players named for a pre-tournament tryout camp. A couple have already graduated.

Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton
Myles Cale, Seton Hall
Alpha Diallo, Providence
David Duke, Providence
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Geoffrey Groselle, Creighton
Mustapha Heron, St. John’s
Greg Malinowski, Georgetown
Luwane Pipkins, Providence
Myles Powell, Seton Hall
A.J. Reeves, Providence
Jermaine Samuels, Villanova
Nate Watson, Providence
Tyler Wideman, Butler

https://www.vuhoops.com/villanova-basketball/2019/6/18/18683759/villanova-basketball-gillespie-and-samuels-selected-for-all-big-east-team-at-pan-am-games

[carlo]

US Men final roster:

Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton
Myles Cale, Seton Hall
Alpha Diallo, Providence
David Duke, Providence
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Geoffrey Groselle, Creighton
Mustapha Heron, St. John’s
Luwane Pipkins, Providence
Myles Powell, Seton Hall
Jermaine Samuels, Villanova
Nate Watson, Providence
Tyler Wideman, Butler

https://www.teamusa.org/Lima-2019-Pan-American-Games/Meet-Team-USA/Roster#Basketball

US 3x3 Men:
Sheldon Jeter, Dominique Jones, Kareem Maddox, Jon Octeus

US 3x3 Women:
Ruthy Hebard, Sabrina Ionescu, Olivia Nelson-Ododa, Christyn Williams

https://www.usab.com/news-events/news/2019/06/3x3-pag-teams.aspx

[serbianhoops]

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STANDOUT MAKES PUERTO RICO NATIONAL TEAM

Former University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) women's basketball standout, Deanna Kuzmanic, has been named to the Puerto Rican National Team and will be competing in the 40th Pan American Games this coming August.

Kuzmanic was raised with a basketball always nearby. She grew up with her parents coaching her older sister and naturally she followed in those footsteps, joining an organized team in the first grade. Her basketball journey would grow from there, and she continued to develop as a standout on the court. She ultimately picked UAB to further her education and basketball career.

A simple Puerto Rican flag emoji in her Twitter biography would change things for the course of her basketball career. The Puerto Rican Basketball Federation contacted Kuzmanic to see if she was eligible to play for the team and upon learning that she was, the coaching staff closely followed the remainder of her basketball career as a Blazer.

After a two week tryout, she has officially been named to the roster where they will start training for the Pan American games.

Kuzmanic has been practicing with the national team since July 1st and will continue until the end of July. On August 1st the team will switch gears from practice to play as they travel to Lima, Peru for the 40th Pan American Games.

The Pan American Games will gather around 6,700 athletes who will participate in 39 sports.

"It means everything to me to be able to represent Puerto Rico, the place where my grandparents were born and raised. It has been an amazing opportunity to play with and learn from such wise and talented players, and coaches who have competed in NCAA Elite Eights, the WNBA, and the biggest international stages," said Kuzmanic.

After the Pan American Games, Kuzmanic and the Puerto Rican National Team will travel to China for a series of scrimmages. At the end of September the squad will compete in the Americup in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They must take 8th place or higher to qualify for the Olympic Qualifier tournament which is held at the end of November.

"I look forward to experiencing basketball internationally for the first time, competing in the 40th Pan American Games, and having the opportunity to qualify for the 2020 Olympics. Among it all, I want to play my role to the best of my ability to help my team succeed and make Puerto Rico proud."

Kuzmanic finished out a polished career at UAB with impressive accolades throughout the season; 128 career starts, averaging 13 points and seven rebounds per game as a senior, a winner of the 2019 Jim Castañeda Conference USA Postgraduate Scholarship Award, and graduating with a Bachelor of Science in mathematics.

Her coaches have nothing but praise for the former Blazer, "We are all so excited for Deanna and the opportunity she has to compete for the Puerto Rico National Team. Any team she plays on will be better because of her amazing work ethic and outstanding leadership abilities. We wish her the best and look forward to following her journey," said UAB head coach Randy Norton.

A welcome addition to Puerto Rico's roster.

[usagre]

Every time these games come around it makes me sad to see how far this tournament has fallen. Up until 1991 this was the most prestigious tournament for USA basketball second only to the Olympics. I remember watching the ‘83, ‘87 and ‘91 tournaments clearly and it was awesome. The Olympic team that followed the Pan Am games was usually made up with players from that team. Now this tournament is borderlines unwatchable.

[JGX]

PR roster. Benito Santiago Jr is the son of the former baseball player:

De los 12 convocados, ocho jugarán por primera vez en la Selección. Los 'novatos' son Iván Gardía (North Florida), Christian Pizarro (Indios de Mayagüez), Benito Santiago Jr. (Vaqueros de Bayamón), Justin Reyes (Indios de Mayagüez), Dereck Reese (Cariduros de Fajardo), Isaiah Manderson (Indios de Mayagüez), Christopher Brady (Fukishama, Japón) y Joseph Soto (Vaqueros de Bayamón).

Los otros cuatro con experiencia previa en la Selección son Gilberto Clavell (Santeros de Aguada), Devon Collier (Capitanes de Arecibo), Emmanuel Andújar (Santeros de Aguada), e Isaac Sosa (Atléticos de San German).

https://www.elnuevodia.com/deportes/baloncesto/nota/definidalaseleccionnacionaldebaloncestomasculinoparalima2019-2507318/

[JGX]

Dominican Republic roster:

El dirigente Néstor “Che” García informó que a Perú viajarán los armadores Adris De León, Brandone Francis y Gelvis Solano, junto a los tiradores Dagoberto Peña, Marques Townes y L.J. Figueroa.

También los aleros pequeños Juan Miguel Suero, Luis David Montero y Sadiel Rojas, en tanto que para las posiciones cuatro y cinco los quisqueyanos dependerán de Brayan Martínez, Eloy Vargas y Luis Santos.

https://www.diariolibre.com/deportes/olimpismo/seleccion-de-baloncesto-escoge-sus-12-para-los-juegos-panamericanos-OE13539025

[carlo]

US basketball teams finally winners, even if it's just the 3x3 tournament!
In the women's competition Ruthy Hebard, Sabrina Ionescu, Olivia Nelson-Ododa and Christyn Williams (all college players) went undefeated to beat Argentina 21-17 in the final. Ionescu hit three 2-pointers to finish with 7, same as Hebard, her teammate at Oregon.
The men's team was just 2-3 after the prelim round, but then managed to overcome Brazil 21-12 in Sf and Puertorico 21-19 for the title. Jonathan Octeus topped the winners scoring 8 points each game.

https://www.lima2019.pe/en/results

[JGX]

The 3x3 tournament was played indoors. I haven't compared the shooting percentages, but it seems like a higher proportion of the games ended with a team reaching 21 points than in the outdoor FIBA tournaments. The few games I saw seemed to be officiated a little tighter than normal as well. US men pulled out a good win in front of a very pro-Puerto Rico crowd--PR scored three points in a row to tie the game at 19 but Octeus hit a pair of free throws for the win.

[JGX]

Official site finally has the rosters:

Men: https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/en/...vent-men-s.htm
Women: https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/en/...nt-women-s.htm

Schedule: https://wrsd.lima2019.pe/PAG2019/en/...y-schedule.htm

[carlo]

Interesting read on Big East selection representing US and some historical highlights:

https://www.espn.com/olympics/story/_/id/27283592/no-dream-team-no-problem-big-east-steps-quest-pan-american-gold

As for the history of US lineups, it's true that they were mixed (Colleges, AAU, Army) until 1967, but the same happened with the Olympic teams until 1972. This was the common practice of the selection committees, since pros were not allowed to play in official international competitions. Besides talented but young collegians, AAU and Army contributed with experienced players. AAU/NIBL (Industrial League) and Army (that regularly played at the AAU Denver tournament) fielded athletes who had not yet (or at all) turned pro, ex collegians with excellent pedigree in some cases. At the end of 1960s however, AAU level faded substantially with the new established ABA league absorbing large part of the available players pool.

After 1987 Pan Ams US lineups were:
1991 - Colleges
1995, 1999 - CBA
2003, 2007 - Colleges
2011 - NBA D-League
2015 - Mix of colleges (7) and various pros (5).

[JGX]

USA 119 USVI 84
Puerto Rico 73 Venezuela 64
Argentina 102 Uruguay 65
Dominican Republic 65 Mexico 61

US came out shooting very hot, seven threes and 39 points in the first quarter. USVI has a few good players and a lot of international experience the past couple years, but they don't bring much energy or defense. US executed okay for a team of guys without much time together but PR and Venezuela will be much stiffer tests.

Argentina has pretty much a full team and looks like the clear favorite.

[JGX]

Puerto Rico 101 USVI 89
Argentina 102 Dominican Republic 97 (OT)
Uruguay 72 Mexico 61
USA 70 Venezuela 53

There's your illustration of how deep the US talent pool is relative other countries. Both teams missed a ton of open threes, but the US had a little more youthful energy and Myles Powell scored a hard-earned 30. US and PR play for the top spot in their group tomorrow.

DR, after a big fourth quarter comeback, was up 7 with 1:20 left in regulation and 4 with 15 seconds left, but Campazzo hit a three to send the game to OT where the Argies won it. Prior to the tying three, Argentina's previous 15 points had all come from the free throw line. Teams combined for 72 fouls, Scola and Laprovittola both fouled out in about 20 minutes of action.

[Federoy]

Puerto Rico 87, USA 84

The US blew a 16 point lead and got outscored in the 4th quarter 23-12. Even though the FT disparity was suspect, the US had umpteen chances to win this one. Hopefully Argentina will be off their game or we'll still be staring at 1983 as the last time we won gold at the Pan Am Games.