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JOHNSTON NAMED TO U19 WORLD CUP STAFF
5/3/2021 12:44:00 PM | Women's Basketball
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – South Dakota State women's basketball head coach Aaron Johnston has been selected to serve as an assistant coach for the 2021 USA Basketball Women's U19 World Cup Team.
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Johnston joins Joni Taylor from the University of Georgia in assisting head coach Cori Close from UCLA. The coaching staff was chosen by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Selection Committee. Trials to select the 12-member team will be held May 14-16 at Metro State University in Denver.
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"Working with USA Basketball is a tremendous privilege, and I am honored to serve as an assistant coach on the U19 team," said Johnston. "Cori and Joni are elite coaches and leaders. I look forward to learning from them and supporting the athletes as we all pursue excellence on the court."
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Featuring U19 teams from 16 nations, the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup is scheduled to be held Aug. 7-15 in Debrecen, Hungary. In addition to the USA and host Hungary, teams that will take part in this summer's U19 World Cup include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Mali, Russia, South Korea and Spain.
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"I think we put together a really dynamic staff," said Jennifer Rizzotti, chair of the selection committee and Connecticut Sun president. "We have three of the best coaches in the country. Even more importantly, they complement each other really well. With Cori leading the way, as a committee we feel confident about their opportunity to bring home a gold medal from the U19 World Cup. It's a really hard competition to win. I think they're very hungry after missing out on the U18 competition last summer and we feel very confident as a committee that they're going to get the job done."
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FIBA held the draw to determine preliminary round groups for the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup on April 28, and the USA was drawn into Group A, alongside Australia, Egypt and Italy for the Aug. 7-10 preliminary round. The USA will open play against Italy on Aug. 7, followed by Australia on Aug. 8 and cap preliminary play against Egypt on Aug. 10. Times will be announced by FIBA at a later date.
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Reigning FIBA U19 World Cup gold medalist, USA women's teams have won eight gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal while compiling an 86-13 overall record in U19 World Cup play since the event was launched in 1985. Even more impressive, the USA has posted a 62-3 record and won seven of the past eight U19 golds since 2005.
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Johnston joins Joni Taylor from the University of Georgia in assisting head coach Cori Close from UCLA. The coaching staff was chosen by the USA Basketball Women's Junior National Team Selection Committee. Trials to select the 12-member team will be held May 14-16 at Metro State University in Denver.
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"Working with USA Basketball is a tremendous privilege, and I am honored to serve as an assistant coach on the U19 team," said Johnston. "Cori and Joni are elite coaches and leaders. I look forward to learning from them and supporting the athletes as we all pursue excellence on the court."
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Featuring U19 teams from 16 nations, the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup is scheduled to be held Aug. 7-15 in Debrecen, Hungary. In addition to the USA and host Hungary, teams that will take part in this summer's U19 World Cup include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Mali, Russia, South Korea and Spain.
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"I think we put together a really dynamic staff," said Jennifer Rizzotti, chair of the selection committee and Connecticut Sun president. "We have three of the best coaches in the country. Even more importantly, they complement each other really well. With Cori leading the way, as a committee we feel confident about their opportunity to bring home a gold medal from the U19 World Cup. It's a really hard competition to win. I think they're very hungry after missing out on the U18 competition last summer and we feel very confident as a committee that they're going to get the job done."
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FIBA held the draw to determine preliminary round groups for the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup on April 28, and the USA was drawn into Group A, alongside Australia, Egypt and Italy for the Aug. 7-10 preliminary round. The USA will open play against Italy on Aug. 7, followed by Australia on Aug. 8 and cap preliminary play against Egypt on Aug. 10. Times will be announced by FIBA at a later date.
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Reigning FIBA U19 World Cup gold medalist, USA women's teams have won eight gold medals, one silver medal and one bronze medal while compiling an 86-13 overall record in U19 World Cup play since the event was launched in 1985. Even more impressive, the USA has posted a 62-3 record and won seven of the past eight U19 golds since 2005.
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