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Currie, Bales Report To Colorado Springs On Thursday For USA Basketball Training
7/27/2005 1:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Featuring some of college basketball's top returning stars, 16 finalists for the 2005 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team will convene Thursday in Colorado Springs, Colo., for team training July 28-Aug. 4. The 16 finalists are competing for a spot on the 12-member USA World University Games Team roster. The 2005 World University Games women's basketball competition is being held Aug. 10-19 in Izmir, Turkey.
The U.S. finalists gets on the court for the first time Thursday at 4:00 p.m. (MDT, all times local) at the U.S. Olympic Training Center Sports Center II. Returning to the floor twice a day July 29 - Aug. 4, the USA will practice at 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., with practices alternating between Colorado College's J. Juan Reid Gymnasium and Sports Center II. The finalists will practice at Colorado College July 29, July 31 and Aug. 2 and at Sports Center II on July 30, Aug. 1 and Aug. 3-4. After completing its last U.S. training sessions on Aug. 4, the USA official 12-member team will travel to Izmir, Turkey, on Aug. 5. The team will continue to train in Turkey Aug. 6-9 prior to the first game at the 2005 World University Games on Aug. 10.
The finalists, who were selected by the USA Basketball Women's Collegiate Committee following the May 19-21 Trials, are: Seimone Augustus (LSU / Baton Rouge, La.); Alison Bales (Duke / Dayton, Ohio); Monique Currie (Duke / Washington, D.C.); Jessica Davenport (Ohio State / Columbus, Ohio); Megan Duffy (Notre Dame / Dayton, Ohio); Candice Dupree (Temple / Tampa, Fla.); Sylvia Fowles (LSU / Miami, Fla.); Erin Grant (Texas Tech / Arlington, Texas); Brandie Hoskins (Ohio State / Dayton, Ohio); Ivory Latta (North Carolina / McConnells, S.C.); Shawntinice Polk (Arizona / Hanford, Calif.); Cappie Pondexter (Rutgers / Chicago, Ill.); Leah Rush (Oklahoma / Amarillo, Texas); Liz Shimek (Michigan State / Empire, Mich.); Brooke Smith (Stanford / San Anselmo, Calif.) and Lisa Willis (UCLA / Long Beach, Calif.).
Kathy Delaney-Smith, head coach of Harvard University (Mass.), is serving as head coach for the 2005 USA Basketball World University Games Team and collegiate head coaches Pokey Chatman of Louisiana State University and Cathy Inglese of Boston College (Mass.) are assisting Delaney-Smith.
Nine of the 16 finalists boast prior USA Basketball experience, highlighted by Pondexter's four summers. Pondexter teamed with Augustus and Polk as members of the 2003 USA World Championship For Young Women Team that finished 7-1 and captured the gold medal. Augustus started all eight games and averaged a team best 10.6 ppg., and 3.8 rpg., while shooting 59.1 percent from the field. Augustus was named the Most Valuable Player of the ?03 FIBA World Championship For Young Women and later was honored by USA Basketball as its 2003 Female Athlete of the Year. Polk accounted for 8.4 ppg. and 5.1 rpg. in 2003, while Pondexter started all eight games and recorded 5.3 ppg. and
1.0 apg.
Pondexter also played on the 2000 Junior World Championship Qualifying Team that won the gold medal with a 5-0 record. During the tournament, she posted 6.6 apg. and 2.6 apg. Currie and Pondexter were teammates on the 2001 Junior World Championship Team that finished 6-1 and won bronze. Pondexter averaged a team third best 11.0 ppg. and 2.6 rpg., while Currie averaged 3.2 ppg. and 2.2 rpg. Pondexter returned the following summer and played on the gold medal winning 2002 World Championship For Young Women Qualifying Team and averaged 8.8 ppg., 2.5 rpg. and a team leading 6.5 apg.
Bales, Fowles, Hoskins, Latta and Rush are also USA Basketball alums. In the 2002 USA Basketball Women's Youth Development Festival, Festival, Latta notched 13.4 ppg. and 3.0 apg. for the East and Rush posted 10.2 ppg. and 6.6 rpg. for the South. For the North, Hoskins averaged 7.2 ppg., 3.0 rpg. and shot 58.3 percent from the floor, while Bales tossed in 5.4 ppg. A 2003 Festival participant, Fowles posted 18 rebounds and seven points in her only game before succumbing to a back injury. Additionally, Grant Participated in the 2003 USA Women's National Team Trials.
The USA World University Games Team hopefuls earned a number of honors in 2005. Augustus received the Associated Press (A.P.), United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) and Naismith National Player of the Year awards. She also earned the State Farm Wade Trophy and the Wooden Award.
Earning A.P. All-America first team honors with Augustus were Currie and Davenport. Latta was a second team selection and Duffy, Dupree, Fowles, Pondexter and Shimek were honorable mention honorees. Augustus, Currie and Davenport also were members of the USBWA and Kodak/WBCA All-America teams.
The finalists also collected impressive conference honors in 2005. The Southeastern Conference honored Augustus as its Player of the Year, Currie earned Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year honors, Davenport was the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year and Dupree was the Atlantic 10 Conference Player of the Year.
2005 Women's World University Games Team Finalists
NAME POS HGT WGT DOB YOG COLLEGE / HOMETOWN
Seimone Augustus G 6-1 170 04/30/84 2006 LSU / Baton Rouge, LA
Alison Bales C 6-7 225 04/04/85 2007 Duke / Dayton, OH
Monique Currie G/F 6-0 170 02/25/83 2005 Duke / Washington, DC
Jessica Davenport C 6-5 191 06/24/85 2007 Ohio State / Columbus, OH
Megan Duffy G 5-7 135 07/13/84 2006 Notre Dame / Dayton, OH
Candice Dupree C 6-3 165 08/16/84 2006 Temple / Tampa, FL
Sylvia Fowles C 6-5 200 10/06/85 2008 LSU / Miami, FL
Erin Grant G 5-8 125 06/13/84 2006 Texas Tech / Arlington, TX
Brandie Hoskins G 5-9 174 05/11/85 2007 Ohio State / Dayton, OH
Ivory Latta G 5-6 130 09/25/84 2007 North Carolina / McConnells, SC
Shawntinice Polk C 6-4 235 03/27/83 2006 Arizona / Hanford, CA
Cappie Pondexter G 5-9 160 01/07/83 2006 Rutgers / Chicago, IL
Leah Rush F 6-1 175 10/25/84 2007 Oklahoma / Amarillo, TX
Liz Shimek F 6-1 210 05/25/84 2006 Michigan State / Empire, MI
Brooke Smith C 6-3 190 04/30/84 2006 Stanford / San Anselmo, CA
Lisa Willis G 5-11 170 06/13/84 2006 UCLA / Long Beach, CA
Head Coach: Kathy Delaney-Smith, Harvard University (Mass.)
Assistant Coach: Pokey Chatman, Louisiana State University
Assistant Coach: Cathy Inglese, Boston College (Mass.)
Team Physician: Gloria Beim, Crested Butte, Colo.
Athletic Trainer: Jen Jacobs, Eastern Rehabilitation Network (Conn.)
2005 USA Basketball Women's World University Games Team Training Schedule
July 28 4:00 p.m. at the U.S. Olympic Training Center, Sports Center II
July 29 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Colorado College, J. Juan Reid Gymnasium
July 30 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. at U.S. Olympic Training Center, Sports Center II
July 31 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Colorado College, J. Juan Reid Gymnasium
Aug. 1 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. at U.S. Olympic Training Center, Sports Center II
Aug. 2 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. at Colorado College, J. Juan Reid Gymnasium
Aug. 3 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. at U.S. Olympic Training Center, Sports Center II
Aug. 4 9:00-11:00 a.m. and 4:00-6:00 p.m. at U.S. Olympic Training Center, Sports Center II
* All practice sessions run approximately two hours and are subject to change.
2005 World University Games, Izmir, Turkey
Aug. 6-9 TBD Training
Aug. 10 12:45 p.m. USA vs. Czech Republic
Aug. 11 10:30 a.m. USA vs. South Africa
Aug. 12 12:45 p.m. USA vs. China
Aug. 15 12:45 p.m. USA vs. Poland
Aug. 16 TBD Quarterfinals
Aug. 17 TBD Semifinals
Aug. 19 TBD Finals
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