The United States men's national basketball team won the gold medal at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The team was an entirely rebuilt squad without a single member from its 2008 Olympic gold-medal team. The 2010 team relied heavily on a small lineup to win its first World Championship since 1994. They were led by 21-year-old Kevin Durant, who was the tournament's most valuable player. The U.S. automatically qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, and overtook Argentina for the No. 1 world ranking.

Roster With none of the 2008 Olympians on the roster, the team was derisively called a "B-Team." The team featured six players 22 years old or younger and only one true center in Tyson Chandler. The team was projected to field a powerful inside-oriented team, but contractual issues with Amar'e Stoudemire and an injury to David Lee forced them to withdraw from the team on the opening day of training camp, and Brook Lopez was also unavailable due to injuries.

Preliminary round

Croatia

Slovenia

Brazil

Iran

Tunisia

Final round

Round of 16 – Angola

Quarterfinals – Russia

Semifinals – Lithuania

Final – Turkey

Statistics LegendGPGames playedGSGames startedMPGMinutes per gameFGMField goals madeFGAField goals attemptedFG%Field goal percentage3PM3-point field goals made3PA3-point field goals attempted3P%3-point field goal percentageFTMFree throws madeFTAFree throws attemptedFT%Free throw percentageRPGRebounds per gameAPGAssists per gamePPGPoints per game Player GP GS MPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% RPG APG PPG 9 9 28.2 74 133 .556 26 57 .456 31 34 .912 6.1 1.8 22.8 9 9 23.1 25 64 .391 14 44 .318 24 28 .857 1.9 3.1 9.8 9 0 19.4 29 62 .468 3 7 .429 21 25 .840 2.8 2.6 9.1 9 0 17.6 27 59 .458 19 42 .452 4 5 .800 1.6 0.6 8.6 9 9 23.0 27 59 .458 5 18 .278 6 12 .500 2.1 3.2 7.2 9 9 22.0 28 52 .538 3 4 .750 5 10 .500 7.7 0.4 7.1 9 0 13.4 22 45 .489 6 19 .316 13 18 .722 2.9 0.8 7.0 9 0 8.9 20 35 .571 4 9 .444 7 9 .778 4.9 0.8 5.7 9 9 18.9 20 34 .588 2 7 .286 9 19 .474 4.6 1.9 5.7 8 0 10.6 14 31 .452 7 19 .368 2 2 1.000 1.4 2.1 4.6 7 0 9.7 12 30 .400 3 13 .231 2 5 .500 0.9 1.0 4.1 9 0 8.4 9 14 .643 0 0 .000 5 10 .500 2.7 0.4 2.6Total 9 9 200.0 307 618 .497 92 239 .385 129 176 .733 41.7 18.2 92.8Opponents 9 9 200.0 217 569 .381 66 219 .301 114 173 .659 36.0 11.2 68.2

References General

Specific

External links USA team at FIBA.com