USA Basketball at the 2007 FIBA Americas, the Olympic Qualifying Tournament

This page includes information about the performance of the United States National Basketball Team.

Here you have information about the USA Basketball team performance in the 2007 Las Vegas FIBA Americas Tournament that qualifies two national teams for the 2008 Olympic Games.

This tournament, where the United States had no big opposition, marked the official debut of Kobe Bryant. Despite the immense collection of talent in the roster, Bryant, the NBA scoring leader, is signaled as the player with the ability and experience to lead US Basketball to the top of the international world in 2008.

USA Basketball 2007 FIBA Americas Roster
#	P	Name	Height	DOB	Current Club
4	Guard	Chauncey Billups	6'3" / 191 cm	25/Sep/1976	Detroit Pistons
5	Guard	Jason Kidd	6'4" / 194 cm	23/Mar/1973	New Jersey Nets
6	Forward	Lebron James	6'8" / 203 cm	30/Dec/1984	Cleveland Cavaliers
7	Guard	Deron Williams	6'3" / 191 cm	26/Jun/1984	Utah Jazz
8	Guard	Michael Redd	6'6" / 199 cm	24/Aug/1979	Milwaukee Bucks
9	Forward	Tayshaun Prince	6'9" / 206 cm	28/Feb/1980	Detroit Pistons
10	Guard	Kobe Bryant	6'6" / 199 cm	23/Aug/1978	Los Angeles Lakers
11	Forw./Center	Dwight Howard	6'11" / 211 cm	08/Dec/1985	Orlando Magic
12	Center	Amare Stoudemire	6'10" / 208 cm	16/Nov/1982	Phoenix Suns
13	Guard	Mike Miller	6'8" / 203 cm	19/Feb/1980	Memphis Grizzlies
14	Center	Tyson Chandler	7'1" / 216 cm	02/Nov/1982	New Orleans Hornets
15	Forward	Carmelo Anthony	6'8" / 203 cm	29/May/1984	Denver Nuggets

Head coach: Mike Krzyzewski
Assistant Coaches: Jim Boeheim, Mike D'antoni, Nate McMillan

Preliminary Round Results and Leaders:
Date	Game			Score	Points	Rebounds	Assists
8/22	USA	vs	Venezuela	112 - 69	17 - Anthony / Redd	8 - Howard	5 - Bryant
8/23	USA	vs	Virgin Islands	123 - 59	22 - Anthony / Redd	12 - Prince	5 - Kidd / James
8/25	USA	vs	Canada	113 - 63	25 - Anthony	8 - James	6 - Williams
8/26	USA	vs	Brazil	113 - 76	21 - Anthony / James	10 - Rebounds	5 - Kidd / James / Williams

Preliminary Round: Group B Standings
#	Team	Won	Lost	Pts
1.	United States of America	4	0	8
2.	Brazil	3	1	7
3.	Canada	2	2	6
4.	Venezuela	1	3	5
5.	Virgin Islands	0	4	4

Quarter Final Round Results:
Date	Game			Score	Points	Rebounds	Assists
8/27	USA	vs	Mexico	127 - 100	28 - Anthony	8 - Billups	7 - Kidd
8/28	USA	vs	Puerto Rico	117 - 78	21 - James	8 - Stoudemire / Chandler	7 - Williams
8/29	USA	vs	Uruguay	118 - 79	26 - James	7 - Stoudemire	6 - Williams
8/30	USA	vs	Argentina	91 - 76	27 - Bryant	9 - Howard	7 - Kidd

Quarter Final Round: Standings
#	Team	Won	Lost	Pts
1.	United States of America	7	0	14
2.	Argentina	6	1	13
3.	Brazil	4	3	11
4.	Puerto Rico	3	4	10
5.	Canada	3	4	10
6.	Uruguay	2	5	9
7.	Mexico	2	5	9
8.	Venezuela	1	6	8

Semifinals Result:
Date	Game			Score	Points	Rebounds	Assists
9/1	USA	vs	Puerto Rico	135 - 91	27 - Anthony	6 - Howard	9 - James

Final Game Result:
Date	Game			Score	Points	Rebounds	Assists
9/2	USA	vs	Argentina	118 - 81	31 - James	8 - Anthony	8 - Bryant

Final Standings
#	National Team
1.	United States of America
2.	Argentina
3.	Puerto Rico
4.	Brazil

* USA and Argentina qualified for the 2008 Olympic Games.