Boyle Named A Court Coach For World University Games
COLORADO SPRINGS GÇô Collegiate head coaches Tad
Boyle of the University of Colorado, Jim Kessler of Grace College
(NAIA) and Matt Matheny from Elon University were announced Tuesday
as court coaches for the 2013 USA Basketball MenGÇÖs World University
Games training camp.
The USA Basketball MenGÇÖs Junior National Team committee made the
coaching selections.
The three court coaches will assist the 2013 USA Basketball MenGÇÖs
World University Games coaching staff during the June 24-July 1
training camp at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado
Springs, Colo.
The USA men at the 2013 World University Games, which will be
played July 6-17 in Kazan, Russia, will be led by Davidson
CollegeGÇÖs Bob McKillop, and assistant coaches John Beilein of
Michigan and the University of South CarolinaGÇÖs Frank Martin.
Organized by the International University Sports Federation (FISU),
the World University Games is a multi-sport competition open to men
and women who are between the ages of 17 and 24 (born between
January 1, 1989 and December 31, 1995), and are or have been within
the past year, a student at a college or university.
In 2012-13, his third season as ColoradoGÇÖs head coach, Boyle led
the Buffs to 21-12 record, a third straight postseason tournament
(a program first), a second-consecutive NCAA Tournament invite, and
a third season of 20-plus wins (a program first).
In his three seasons at CU, Boyle has compiled a 69-38 record
(.645 winning percentage). Prior to his 2010 arrival in Boulder, he
was the head coach at the University of Northern Colorado for four
seasons, leading the Bears in his final season (2009-10) to a 25-8
record and a second-place finish in the Big Sky
Conference.
GÇ£ItGÇÖs an honor and a privilege to be involved with an organization
like USA Basketball and what it means to our country, so IGÇÖm
honored that they asked me to be a part of it in a small way,GÇ¥ said
Boyle.
In 36-years at the helm of GraceGÇÖs basketball program, Kessler has
proven to be one of the top coaches in the nation, producing 679
career wins. Having enjoyed 15 20-win seasons and three 30-win
seasons during his time at Grace, most recently Kessler led the
Lancers to a 24-10 record and a trip to the 2013 NAIA Division II
National Championship semifinals.
GÇ£IGÇÖm highly honored to have the opportunity to contribute to USA
Basketball,GÇ¥ Kessler said. GÇ£ItGÇÖs an honor for the NAIA to be
included at this level. I think USA Basketball is recognizing there
are a lot of good coaches at this level.GÇ¥
Matheny guided the Elon Phoenix to a 21-12 record in 2012-13, the
programGÇÖs best season ever at the NCAA Division I level. Voted the
2013 Southern Conference Coach of the Year by the media, he led
Elon to the Southern Conference North Division title in 2013, the
programGÇÖs first division crown since 2006. Matheny also helped Elon
to its first postseason appearance at the Division I level as the
team earned an invitation to the 2013 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
(CIT).
A 1992 Davidson graduate, Matheny spent 10 seasons (1993-2003) as
an assistant coach for head coach McKillopGÇÖs Wildcats before being
promoted to the associate head coach in 2003. After spending
another six campaigns (2003-09) in that role, Matheny was involved
in more victories than any other assistant coach in DavidsonGÇÖs
history.
"I am thrilled and very honored to be associated with USA
Basketball,GÇ¥ Matheny said. GÇ£Many of the things that I have learned
in coaching I have learned from Bob McKillop. The opportunity to
spend more time with him is an incredible opportunity for further
development in this profession.GÇ¥
In addition to chair and NCAA representative Jim Boeheim (head
coach, Syracuse University), the 2013-16 USA MenGÇÖs Junior National
Team Committee includes NCAA appointees McKillop, Matt Painter
(head coach, Purdue University) and Lorenzo Romar (head coach,
University of Washington), as well as athlete representative Curtis
Sumpter, a member of the 2011 USA Pan American Games Team and the
2004 USA U20 National Team.
World University Games
The United States
has claimed 19 medals in the World University Games since beginning
play in 1965, and has captured a record 13 golds, three silvers and
three bronze medals in the 20 WUGs in which a USA Basketball menGÇÖs
squad has competed. The USA owns a stellar 138-9 won-loss record in
World University Games play. The United States captured six of the
first seven gold medals awarded in World University Games
basketball competition and strung together six consecutive gold
medals from 1989 through 1999. In 2001 the USA fell to host China,
which featured half of its 2000 Olympic team, including Yao Ming,
Menk Batere and Wang ZhiZhi, by a single point in the semifinal and
finished with the bronze. The USA again captured the gold medal in
2005 and most recently, finished in fifth place with a 7-1 record
after falling to Lithuania 76-74 in the 2011 quarterfinals.
Eighteen players who have represented the USA in the World
University Games have gone on to compete in the Olympic Games,
including Ray Allen (1995), Stacey Augmon (1989), Charles Barkley
(1983), Larry Bird (1977), Bill Bradley (1965), Quinn Buckner
(1973), Tom Burleson (1973), Ken Davis (1970), Tim Duncan (1995),
Phil Hubbard (1977), Allen Iverson (1995), Mitch Kupchak (1973),
Karl Malone (1983), Michael Redd (1999), Mitch Richmond (1987),
Michael Silliman (1967), Steve Smith (1989) and Jo Jo White
(1967).
USA Basketball
Based in Colorado Springs,
Colo., 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 U.S.
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 competitions, as well as for some
national competitions.
During the 2009-12 quadrennium, 1273 men and women players and 235
coaches participated in USA Basketball, including the USA
Basketball 3x3 FIBAGÇêchampionships, USA Basketball trials and USA
teams.
USA Basketball men's and women's teams between 2009-12 compiled an
impressive 264-35 win-loss record in FIBA and FIBA Americas
competitions, the Pan American Games, the World University Games,
the Nike Hoop Summit and in exhibition games. USA teams are the
current men's and women's champions in the Olympics; men's and
women's FIBA World Championships; womenGÇÖs FIBAGÇêU19 World Champions;
men's and women's FIBA U17 World Champions; and the men's and
women's U18 and U16 FIBA Americas Championships.
USA Basketball also currently ranks No. 1 in all five of FIBA's
world ranking categories, including combined, men's, women's, boys
and girls.
For further information about USA Basketball, go to the official
Web site of USA Basketball at usabasketball.com and
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twitter.com/usabasketball and
www.youtube.com/therealusabasketball.
2013 USA Basketball MenGÇÖs
World University Games Team Training Camp Schedule:
Monday, June
24
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Training Session
1
Tuesday, June
25
9:30 a.m.-12:00
p.m.
Training Session
2
4:30-7:00
p.m.
Training Session
3
Wednesday, June
26
9:30 a.m.-12:00
p.m.
Training Session
4
4:30-7:00
p.m.
Training Session
5
- All sessions will take place in Sports Center II at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo.
- Times listed are local, Mountain Daylight Time.