Taylor Leads USA to Gold at 2023 FIBA World Cup
Jul 23, 2023 | Women's Basketball
MADRID, Spain – Texas A&M women's basketball head coach Joni Taylor led the USA U19 FIBA World Cup Team to gold on Sunday after defeating host-country Spain in the gold-medal game, 69-66.
Taylor captured her fourth gold medal with USA Basketball with the victory, having won gold as a head coach for the 2022 U18 FIBA Americas team and an assistant with the 2022 Women's National Team and 2021 U19 World Cup roster.
Team USA went 7-0 at the FIBA World Cup and defeated teams by an average margin of 42.6 points per game, with four victories coming by 50-or-more points. None of Taylor and USA's opponents surpassed the 70-point mark throughout the tournament.
Aggie players Janiah Barker (USA – 2023 AmeriCup) and Tineya Hylton (Canada – 2023 GOLBL Jam) also represented their home countries this summer and garnered silver medals with their respective squads.
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Taylor captured her fourth gold medal with USA Basketball with the victory, having won gold as a head coach for the 2022 U18 FIBA Americas team and an assistant with the 2022 Women's National Team and 2021 U19 World Cup roster.
Team USA went 7-0 at the FIBA World Cup and defeated teams by an average margin of 42.6 points per game, with four victories coming by 50-or-more points. None of Taylor and USA's opponents surpassed the 70-point mark throughout the tournament.
Aggie players Janiah Barker (USA – 2023 AmeriCup) and Tineya Hylton (Canada – 2023 GOLBL Jam) also represented their home countries this summer and garnered silver medals with their respective squads.
Follow the Aggies
Visit for more information on Texas A&M women's basketball. Fans can keep up to date with the A&M women's basketball team on Facebook, Instagram, and on Twitter by following @AggieWBB.