USA Basketball
Based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA Basketball is a nonprofit organization and the national governing body for men's and women's basketball in the United States. As the recognized governing body for basketball in the United States by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), USA Basketball is responsible for the selection, training and fielding of USA teams that compete in FIBA sponsored international basketball competitions, as well as for some national competitions, and for the development of youth basketball initiatives that address player development, coach education and safety. Serving since January 2001 as CEO is Jim Tooley, who has been with USA Basketball since 1993. From 2013 through 2016, 2,211 men and women players and 250 coaches participated in USA Basketball, including USA Basketball men’s and women’s five-on-five and 3x3 teams, USA Basketball trials and USA team training camps. USA Basketball men’s and women’s teams between 2013-17 compiled a spectacular 157-4 win-loss record in FIBA and FIBA Americas competitions. Additionally, USA 3x3 teams posted an 89-17 win-loss record in official FIBA and FIBA Americas 3x3 competitions. USA Basketball ranks No. 1 in all five of FIBA's world ranking categories, including combined, men's, women's, boys and girls. The USA Basketball Youth Development division is tasked with the development of youth basketball initiatives that address player development, coach education and safety, while promoting, growing, and elevating the game. USA Basketball is committed to providing youth throughout the country safe, fun and developmentally appropriate environments in which they can enjoy the game. Current USA Basketball youth initiatives include coach licensing and education; organization accreditation; coach academies; regional camps; youth clinics; open court programs; Women in the Game conferences; and the U.S. Open Basketball Championships.www.usab.com
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Oct 31, 2026
Marty PlumHOST
She's had two runners-up, three other Final Four appearances on top of that.
Marty PlumHOST
She is 45-0 as an international coach, as a head coach of international basketball for USA Basketball, including the 2020 Olympic gold medal, played in Tokyo in 2021, technically 2021, but the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, and just an outstanding, outstanding point guard.
Marty PlumHOST
Dawn Staley was absolutely awesome.
Marty PlumHOST
What makes her great? It is without a doubt her personality, her ability to connect with people.
Ben CriddleHOST
Patrick Mutombo is going to be joining us, assistant coach for the BYU men's basketball team.
Ben CriddleHOST
Why did he come to BYU after so many years in the NBA and USA basketball? How is this BYU basketball team built to maybe win and win in the Big 12? All that and more coming up next.
Ben CriddleHOST
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Ben CriddleHOST
Patrick Mutombo is going to be joining us, assistant coach for the BYU men's basketball team.
Ben CriddleHOST
Why did he come to BYU after so many years in the NBA and USA basketball? How is this BYU basketball team built? to maybe win and win in the Big 12.
Ben CriddleHOST
All that and more coming up next.
Ben CriddleHOST
This is Cougar Sports 103.9, 98.3, ESPN The Fan.
John WatsonPANELIST
Yeah.
John WatsonPANELIST
And, you know, that goes back to the database, that goes back to USA Basketball, that goes back into just how deep these layers go with this operation.
John WatsonPANELIST
And it's really fun.
John WatsonPANELIST
And I mean, I think a lot of our subscribers, a lot of the people who follow our podcast, I mean, I think they...
Anthony KristensenGUEST
I think those will be cinema.
Anthony KristensenGUEST
Those two are like good friends from their time at USA Basketball and that as well.
Jack KnowltonHOST
Nice.
Anthony KristensenGUEST
I talked to Jason Crowe a little bit about that at SEC Media Days, and we got to talk to Jordan a little bit about it as well.
Matt JonesHOST
Matt Jones, today your name is Grant Hill.
Matt JonesHOST
Do you want to know why? Because you are the GM of USA Basketball, and you're in charge of putting together the 2028 Olympic team starting five.
Matt JonesHOST
We're going to assume that there are four spots that are locked up.
Matt JonesHOST
Anthony Edwards, Jason Tatum, Jalen Brunson, Cade Cunningham.
Myron MedcalfHOST
What about Cooper Flagg? I'm taking Cooper Flagg over Halliburton in this scenario because of who else is on this team.
Myron MedcalfHOST
Cooper Flagg plays a different role than the four guys you've gotten.
Myron MedcalfHOST
He's also more you need to build up part of what they do in USA basketball is try to build up future teams.
Myron MedcalfHOST
So I want to get Cooper Flagg some run.
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I might be missaying his name.
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So you have the stats there, and what I really like is with USA Basketball, though, he bought into being a role-playing four.
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He provided energy, offensive rebounding, cutting, defensive versatility, and playmaking within their full-court pressure, even though he was surprisingly reluctant to shoot at times.
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So he recently measured in at 6'6 with a 6'10 wingspan.
Kim MulkeyGUEST
This will be her fourth year at LSU, Bossier City Parkway High School product, and she's on a lot of preseason All-American lists, and she's going to be a top draft pick.
Kim MulkeyGUEST
um so she's one of our captains and let's talk about malaysia full wally she's going into her second season with us and um quick as lightning so those those two people know about talk about she should also probably be a top draft pick but i think it depends on what kind of year she has uh jada williams be our point guard she is a young lady that played on a lot of Summer teams with Mikayla with USA Basketball.
Kim MulkeyGUEST
She was a McDonald's All-American.
Kim MulkeyGUEST
She'll be a crowd favorite because she just has that bubbly personality.
Hugh StraineGUEST
Yeah, I mean, it's interesting, and I think it kind of shows the kind of different ways that Asa Montgomery can impact winning and how he can thrive in different roles, which I think you can say a lot about guys on this year's Duke team.
Hugh StraineGUEST
Again, with USA Basketball at the FIBA U-17 World Cup, he was more of a complementary sort of role player.
Hugh StraineGUEST
He averaged less than 20 minutes across the seven games, averaged about nine points, about four rebounds over a steal a game, but thrived as a rebounder moving off the basketball as opposed to kind of a leadership role, which he has played on the EYCL circuit.
Hugh StraineGUEST
So he's a guy who's, again, proven to be taking kind of a role-player role or a big-time role.
Jamie ShawHOST
He played this summer with the AOT program.
Jamie ShawHOST
He won a gold medal this summer with the USA Basketball U-17s team.
Jamie ShawHOST
He has taken a massive step step uh kind of from the end of last high school season up until now when it comes to the trajectory of what he's projecting as in the high school realm or in college and moving forward in his basketball career joe it came on quick for asa montgomery the recruitment the notoriety and all that type of stuff and duke was able to get it done how did this recruitment happen
Joe TiptonHOST
Yeah, it all happened – I wouldn't say suddenly is the wrong word.
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