A6 The BulleTin • Tuesday, decemBer 21, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
TUESDAY
BASKETBALL
men’s college, Florida a&m at arizona state
men’s college, Fort Wayne at michigan
Women’s college, stanford at south carolina
men’s college, uT-martin at Ohio state
men’s college, Fresno state at utah
men’s college, elon at arkansas
men’s college, Xavier at Villanova
nBa, Washington Wizards at Brooklyn nets
nBa, Portland Trail Blazers at
new Orleans Pelicans
Women’s college, Oregon at northwestern
men’s college, Kansas at colorado
men’s college, usc vs Oklahoma state
men’s college, Pepperdine at Oregon
men’s college, connecticut at marquette
nBa, Phoenix suns at los angeles lakers
men’s college, nicholls state at Oregon state
Time
2 p.m.
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FOOTBALL
men’s college, Famous idaho Potato Bowl —
Kent state vs Wyoming
12:30 p.m.
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nFl, seattle at l.a. rams
4 p.m.
FOX
men’s college, Tropical smoothie café Frisco Bowl — Texas-san antonio
vs san diego state
4:30 p.m.
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TENNIS
Tennis, session 1 round robin
10 a.m.
Tennis
Tennis, session 2 round robin
4:30 a.m.
Tennis
WEDNESDAY
BASKETBALL
men’s college, diamond head classic —
liberty vs northern iowa
men’s college, Quinnipiac at Penn state
men’s college, louisville at Kentucky
men’s college, Pacific at california
men’s college, murray state at auburn
men’s college, Georgetown at Providence
men’s college, northern Kentucky at indiana
men’s college, arizona at Tennessee
men’s college, Kennesaw state at nebraska
men’s college, Boise state at Washington state
men’s college, lipscomb at lsu
Women’s college, notre dame at dePaul
men’s college, illinois vs missouri
men’s college, Virginia Tech at duke
high school Basketball, Teams TBa
men’s college, diamond head classic —
Byu vs south Florida
men’s college,
cal Poly-san luis Obispo at ucla
men’s college, Vanderbilt at hawaii
FOOTBALL
men’s college,
lockheed martin armed Forces Bowl —
missouri vs army
HOCKEY
nhl, edmonton Oilers at los angeles Kings
TENNIS
session 3 round robin
noon
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Prep sports
TUESDAY
Boys basketball: Bend vs. Sandy, 6 p.m.; Redmond
at Hillsboro, 7:15 p.m.; Ridgeview vs. South Albany,
6:30 p.m.; La Pine vs. Taft, 6 p.m.
Girls basketball: Redmond vs. Hillsboro, 6:30 p.m.;
Ridgeview vs. TBD at Corvallis High; La Pine vs. Taft, 4
p.m.
Wrestling: Pacific Coast Championships, Mountain
View vs. South Salem at Mountain View High.
WEDNESDAY
Boys basketball: Ridgeview vs. Henley, 6:30 p.m.;
Culver vs. Taft, 3 p.m.
Girls basketball: Ridgeview vs. TBD, at Corvallis
High; Culver vs. Taft, 1 p.m.
Wrestling: Madras, Sisters at Rollin Schimmel Me-
morial Wrestling Tournament at Pendleton High.
FOOTBALL
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
New England
9 5 0 .643
Buffalo
8 6 0 .571
Miami
7 7 0 .500
e-N.Y. Jets
3 11 0 .214
South
W L T Pct
Tennessee
9 5 0 .643
Indianapolis
8 6 0 .571
e-Houston
3 11 0 .214
e-Jacksonville
2 12 0 .143
North
W L T Pct
Baltimore
8 6 0 .571
Cincinnati
8 6 0 .571
Pittsburgh
7 6 1 .536
Cleveland
7 7 0 .500
West
W L T Pct
Kansas City
10 4 0 .714
L.A. Chargers
8 6 0 .571
Denver
7 7 0 .500
Las Vegas
7 7 0 .500
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct
Dallas
10 4 0 .714
Phila.
6 7 0 .462
Washington
6 7 0 .462
N.Y. Giants
4 10 0 .286
South
W L T Pct
Tampa Bay
10 4 0 .714
New Orleans
7 7 0 .500
Atlanta
6 8 0 .429
Carolina
5 9 0 .357
North
W L T Pct
y-Green Bay
11 3 0 .786
Minnesota
6 7 0 .462
Chicago
4 9 0 .308
e-Detroit
2 11 1 .179
West
W L T Pct
Arizona
10 4 0 .714
L.A. Rams
9 4 0 .692
San Francisco
8 6 0 .571
Seattle
5 8 0 .385
e-Eliminated from playoffs
y-clinched division
Sunday’s Late Games
New Orleans 9, Tampa Bay 0
Monday’s Games
Las Vegas 16, Cleveland 14
Minnesota at Chicago, late
Tuesday’s Games
Seattle at L.A. Rams, 4 p.m.
Washington at Phila., 4 p.m.
PF
367
394
285
250
PF
337
398
207
196
PF
334
369
291
292
PF
385
379
285
299
PA
227
243
312
428
PA
309
300
372
370
PA
315
303
335
305
PA
296
370
243
374
PF
401
337
266
238
PF
410
313
258
271
PF
359
344
231
243
PF
378
366
360
272
PA
293
291
324
331
PA
306
285
384
313
PA
302
333
332
366
PA
284
293
314
262
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Listings are the most accurate available.
SPORTS BRIEFING
FOOTBALL
Oregon not expecting more opt-outs before Alamo
Bowl — Oregon’s roster for the Alamo Bowl is likely set, al-
beit without four starters and a fifth player on the two-deep.
All-American edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux, starting X re-
ceiver Devon Williams and starting field cornerback Mykael
Wright have all declared for the NFL Draft and opted out of
playing in the bowl game. Starting boundary cornerback DJ
James and backup defensive tackle Jayson Jones entered the
transfer portal. Offensive lineman Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu
will remain in the draft but play for the No. 14 Ducks (10-3)
against No. 16 Oklahoma (10-2) on Dec. 29 (6:15 p.m., ESPN)
in San Antonio. Interim Oregon head coach Bryan McClendon
said additional opt-outs aren’t expected before the bowl game.
BASEBALL
MLB sued by 4 ex-affiliates over minor league cuts —
Four minor league teams that lost their big league affiliations
before the 2021 season have filed an antitrust lawsuit against
Major League Baseball, using a law firm that has represented
players’ unions. Parent companies of the Staten Island Yan-
kees, Tri-City Valley Cats, Norwich Sea Unicorns and Sa-
lem-Keizer Volcanoes filed suit Monday in U.S. District Court
in Manhattan, accusing the baseball commissioner’s office of
violating the Sherman Antitrust Act. MLB ended the Profes-
sional Baseball Agreement that governed the relationship be-
tween the majors and minors in late 2020, after minor league
seasons were canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.
HOCKEY
NHL shutting down from Wednesday to Saturday — A
person with direct knowledge of discussions said the NHL is
beginning a leaguewide shutdown Wednesday amid an in-
crease of positive COVID-19 test results among players across
the league. Beginning the annual holiday break two days early
means five additional games will be postponed, bringing the
total this season to 49. Two games slated for Tuesday are still
set to go on as scheduled. The league and NHL Players’ Associ-
ation on Sunday said in a joint statement they were attempting
to avoid a leaguewide shutdown and were making decisions on
a team-by-team basis. The latest shift gives all 32 teams an ex-
tended break before players, coaches and staff can gather again
Sunday to skate and undergo coronavirus testing.
—Bulletin wire reports
MEGABUCKS
The numbers drawn monday night are:
10 15 16 22 36 42
Oregon
Lottery
results
ON DECK
The estimated jackpot is now $7.3 million.
as listed at www.oregonlottery.org and individual lottery websites
BOWL SCHEDULE
MONDAY
Myrtle Beach Bowl
Conway, S.C.
Tulsa 30, Old Dominion 17
TUESDAY
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise, Idaho
Kent State (7-6) vs. Wyoming (6-6), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Frisco Bowl
Frisco, Texas
No. 24 UTSA (12-1) vs. San Diego St. (11-2), 4:30 p.m.
(ESPN)
WEDNESDAY
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas
Missouri (6-6) vs. Army (8-3), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
THURSDAY
Frisco Football Classic
Frisco, Texas
Miami (Ohio) (7-5) vs. North Texas (6-6), 12:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Gasparilla Bowl
Tampa, Fla.
UCF (8-4) vs. Florida (6-6), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
FRIDAY
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu
Memphis (6-6) vs. Hawaii (6-7), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
SATURDAY
Camellia Bowl
Montgomery, Ala.
Ball St. (6-6) vs. Georgia St. (7-5), 11:30 a.m. (ESPN)
BASKETBALL
NBA
NBA Conference Glance
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Brooklyn
21
9
.700
Chicago
19
10
.655
Cleveland
19
12
.613
Milwaukee
19
13
.594
Miami
18
13
.581
Washington
16
15
.516
Phila.
16
15
.516
Charlotte
16
16
.500
Boston
15
16
.484
Atlanta
14
15
.483
Toronto
14
15
.483
New York
13
17
.433
Indiana
13
18
.419
Orlando
6
25
.194
Detroit
5
24
.172
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Pct
Phoenix
24
5
.828
Golden State
24
6
.800
Utah
20
9
.690
Memphis
19
13
.594
L.A. Clippers
16
14
.533
Denver
15
14
.517
L.A. Lakers
16
15
.516
Minnesota
15
15
.500
Dallas
14
15
.483
Sacramento
13
18
.419
Portland
13
18
.419
San Antonio
11
18
.379
Oklahoma City
10
19
.345
Houston
10
21
.323
New Orleans
10
21
.323
Sunday’s Late Games
Phoenix 137, Charlotte 106
Chicago 115, L.A. Lakers 110
Minnesota 111, Dallas 105
New Orleans at Phila., ppd
Cleveland at Atlanta, ppd
Denver at Brooklyn, ppd
Monday’s Games
Phila. 108, Boston 103
Chicago 133, Houston 118
Oklahoma City 102, Memphis 99
Orlando at Toronto, ppd
Charlotte at Utah, late
Sacramento at Golden State, late
San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, late
Tuesday’s Games
Detroit at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Indiana at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Washington at Brooklyn, ppd
Portland at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Minnesota at Dallas, 5:30 p.m.
Phoenix at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m.
GB
—
1½
2½
3
3½
5½
5½
6
6½
6½
6½
8
8½
15½
15½
GB
—
½
4
6½
8½
9
9
9½
10
12
12
13
14
15
15
Men’s college
PACIFIC-12 CONFERENCE
Conference All Games
W L
Pct W
L
Pct
Southern Cal
2 0 1.000 12
0 1.000
UCLA
2 0 1.000
9
1 .900
Arizona
1 0 1.000 11
0 1.000
Colorado
1 1 .500
9
3 .750
Washington St. 1 1 .500
8
4 .667
Utah
1 1 .500
7
4 .636
Stanford
1 1 .500
6
4 .600
California
1 1 .500
7
5 .583
Arizona St.
1 1 .500
5
7 .417
Oregon
0 2 .000
6
6 .500
Washington
0 1 .000
5
5 .500
Oregon St.
0 2 .000
1 10 .091
Tuesday’s Games
Florida A&M at Arizona St., 2 p.m.
Fresno St. at Utah, 4 p.m.
Kansas at Colorado, 6 p.m.
Pepperdine at Oregon, 6 p.m.
Utah Valley St. at Washington, 6 p.m.
Nicholls at Oregon St., 8 p.m.
The AP Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college bas-
ketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records
through Dec. 19, total points based on 25 points for a
first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote
and previous ranking
Record
Pts
Prv
1. Baylor (60)
10-0
1524
1
2. Duke
10-1
1445
2
3. Purdue
10-1
1360
3
4. Gonzaga
9-2
1313
5
5. UCLA
9-1
1294
4
6. Arizona (1)
11-0
1230
8
7. Kansas
9-1
1210
7
8. Southern Cal
12-0
937
10
9. Iowa St.
11-0
926
11
10. Alabama
9-2
897
6
11. Michigan St.
9-2
822
12
12. Auburn
10-1
782
13
13. Houston
10-2
780
14
14. Ohio St.
8-2
744
15
15. Seton Hall
9-2
693
16
16. Texas
8-2
569
17
17. LSU
11-0
542
19
18. Xavier
11-1
469
22
19. Tennessee
8-2
447
18
20. Kentucky
8-2
428
21
21. Colorado St.
10-0
328
23
22. Providence
11-1
266
-
23. Villanova
7-4
222
9
24. Wisconsin
9-2
182
-
25. Texas Tech
8-2
86
25
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma 65, West Virginia 57,
UConn 55, Illinois 49, Loyola Chicago 42, Michigan 9,
Arkansas 9, BYU 8, North Carolina 7, San Francisco 6,
Wake Forest 5, Virginia Tech 4, Oklahoma St. 4, Iowa 3,
Minnesota 3, Creighton 2, Memphis 1.
Women’s college
PACIFIC-12 CONFERENCE
Monday’s Games
Colorado 80, San Francisco 56
Washington 58, Nevada 42
Tuesday’s Games
UC Irvine at Arizona St., 11 a.m.
Saint Mary’s (CA) at California, 1 p.m.
No. 3 Stanford at No. 1 South Carolina, 4 p.m.
Utah at Oklahoma, 4 p.m.
Oregon at Northwestern, 6 p.m.
Southern Cal at Long Beach St., 6 p.m.
Cal St. Bakersfield at UCLA, ccd.
Sunday’s Late Box Score
Oregon St. 70, N. Iowa 59
N. IOWA (7-4)
Boffeli 3-6 2-4 8, Gunnels 2-6 2-2 6, Finley 4-12 2-2 11,
Kroeger 0-3 0-0 0, Rucker 7-15 1-2 17, Barney 1-4 1-2 4,
McCullough 0-2 0-0 0, Morgan 0-0 0-0 0, Green 0-3 2-2
2, Laube 1-3 0-0 3, McDermott 3-7 1-1 8, Team 0-0 0-0
0, Totals 21-61 11-15 59
OREGON ST. (7-3)
Corosdale 3-8 1-1 8, Jones 7-11 0-2 14, Adams 2-4 0-0
4, Kampschroeder 5-6 0-0 13, Von Oelhoffen 5-15 2-2
14, Brown 4-9 0-0 8, Mack 2-6 2-2 6, Mitrovic 0-1 0-0 0,
Codding 0-2 0-0 0, Mannen 1-1 0-0 3, Marotte 0-0 0-0 0,
Team 0-0 0-0 0, Totals 29-63 5-7 70
N. Iowa
13 11 14 21 — 59
Oregon St.
20 18 11 21 — 70
3-Point Goals—N. Iowa 6-23 (Boffeli 0-1, Finley 1-4,
Kroeger 0-2, Rucker 2-3, Barney 1-3, McCullough 0-1,
Green 0-2, Laube 1-3, McDermott 1-4), Oregon St.
7-21 (Corosdale 1-2, Kampschroeder 3-4, Von Oelhof-
fen 2-9, Brown 0-1, Mack 0-2, Codding 0-2, Mannen
1-1). Assists—N. Iowa 7 (Rucker 3), Oregon St. 18
(Von Oelhoffen 6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—N.
Iowa 33 (Gunnels 3-9), Oregon St. 42 (Team 2-6). Total
Fouls—N. Iowa 10, Oregon St. 12. Technical Fouls—
None. A—415.
The AP Top Twenty Five
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s col-
lege basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses,
records through Dec. 19, total points based on 25 points
for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place
vote and previous ranking
Record
Pts
Prv
1. South Carolina (29)
11-0
725
1
2. Stanford
8-2
678
3
3. Louisville
10-1
643
6
4. Arizona
10-0
642
4
5. NC State
11-2
616
2
6. Maryland
9-3
517
9
7. Tennessee
9-1
504
7
8. Indiana
9-2
500
10
9. Michigan
11-1
498
13
10. Baylor
9-2
487
5
11. UConn
6-3
457
7
12. Texas
8-1
435
11
13. Georgia
10-1
381
17
13. Iowa St.
11-1
381
12
15. Iowa
6-2
273
14
16. Duke
9-1
270
15
17. Georgia Tech
9-2
225
18
18. South Florida
8-3
219
16
19. BYU
9-1
152
20
20. Notre Dame
10-2
137
21
21. LSU
9-1
130
22
22. Kentucky
7-3
127
19
23. Texas A&M
9-2
82
23
24. Ohio St.
8-2
68
24
25. North Carolina
10-0
66
25
Others receiving votes: Colorado 52, Oklahoma 45, De-
Paul 43, Florida Gulf Coast 42, Nebraska 30.
HOCKEY
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic
GP W L OT Pts
Tampa Bay
29 19 6 4 42
Toronto
30 20 8 2 42
Florida
29 18 7 4 40
Detroit
31 15 13 3 33
Boston
26 14 10 2 30
Buffalo
30 10 15 5 25
Ottawa
28 9 17 2 20
Montreal
31 7 21 3 17
Metropolitan GP W L OT Pts
Carolina
29 21 7 1 43
Washington
31 18 6 7 43
N.Y. Rangers
30 19 7 4 42
Pittsburgh
30 17 8 5 39
Columbus
28 14 13 1 29
Philadelphia
29 12 12 5 29
New Jersey
30 10 15 5 25
N.Y. Islanders 26 8 12 6 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central
GP W L OT Pts
Minnesota
30 19 9 2 40
Nashville
30 19 10 1 39
St. Louis
31 17 9 5 39
Colorado
27 17 8 2 36
Winnipeg
30 14 11 5 33
Dallas
29 15 12 2 32
Chicago
30 11 15 4 26
GF
94
98
104
88
71
82
79
67
GF
95
108
86
91
91
77
82
57
GA
77
76
87
104
69
104
101
109
GA
62
81
77
76
95
95
105
77
GF
112
89
106
115
90
82
72
GA
92
79
85
91
87
85
97
Arizona
29 6 21 2 14 56 109
Pacific
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Vegas
31 20 11 0 40 111 94
Anaheim
32 17 9 6 40 103 89
Calgary
28 15 7 6 36 87 62
Edmonton
29 18 11 0 36 101 90
Los Angeles 30 14 11 5 33 80 79
San Jose
30 15 14 1 31 78 85
Vancouver
31 14 15 2 30 81 90
Seattle
30 10 17 3 23 84 108
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per
conference advance to playoffs.
Sunday’s Games
Pittsburgh 3, New Jersey 2
Los Angeles 3, Washington 2
Boston at Ottawa, ppd
Nashville at Carolina, ppd
Toronto at Seattle, ppd
Arizona at Vancouver, ppd
Monday’s Games
Dallas 7, Minnesota 4
Columbus at Buffalo, ppd
Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, ppd
Colorado at Detroit, ppd
Anaheim at Edmonton, ppd
Tuesday’s Games
Carolina at Boston, ppd
New Jersey at Pittsburgh, ppd
St. Louis at Ottawa, ppd
Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at Nashville, ppd
Florida at Chicago, ppd
Anaheim at Calgary, ppd
Arizona at Seattle, ppd
Tampa Bay at Vegas, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at San Jose, ppd
DEALS
Transactions
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
American League
BOSTON RED SOX — Named Peter Fatse hitting coach,
Luis Ortiz assistant hitting coach, interpreter, Ben Rosen-
thal assistant hitting coach, Ramon Vazquez first base
coach, Andy Fox major league field coordinator and Mike
Brenly major league staff assistant.
National League
CINCINNATI REDS — Agreed to terms with 1B Jake Bau-
ers on a minor league contract.
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Named Ryan Christenson bench
coach, Ruben Niebla pitching coach, Michael Brdar hit-
ting coach, Matt Williams third base coach, David Macias
first base coach, Francisco Cervelli catching coach, Her-
berto Andrade bullpen catcher and Bryan Price senior
advisor to the major league coaching staff.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
BOSTON CELTICS — Signed G C.J. Miles to a 10-day
contract.
CHICAGO BULLS — Signed F Alfonzo McKinnie to a
second 10-day contract.
DALLAS MAVERICKS — Signed G Theo Pinson to a 10-
day contract.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Placed OLB Justin Houston,
WR Sammy Watkins, CB Jimmy Smith on the reserve/
COVID-19 list. Activated OLB Pernell McPhee from in-
jured reserve. Promoted DB Mazzi Wilkins from the prac-
tice squad to the active roster.
BUFFALO BILLS — Placed DE A.J. Epenesa and OL Jon
Feliciano on the reserve/COVID-19 list. Placed OT Bobby
Hart and DE Mike Love on the practice squad reserve/
COVID-19 list. Promoted OL Jacob Capra from the prac-
tice squad to the active roster.
CHICAGO BEARS — Activated RT Germain Ifedi from
injured reserve. Promoted WRs Nsimba Webster, Dazz
Newsome, DBs Thomas Graham Jr., Dee Virgin, Michael
Joseph, BoPete Keyes, LB Charles Showden and DE La-
Cale London from the practice squad to the active roster.
CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed P Drue Chrisman to
the practice squad. Released CB Holton Hill from the
practice squad.
DALLAS COWBOYS — Waived DE/LB Azur Kamara. Re-
leased WR Osirus Mitchell from the practice squad.
DETROIT LIONS — Signed RB Craig Reynolds to the
active roster. Activated CB Mark Gilbert and RB Jamaal
Williams from the reserve/COVID-19 list. Placed QB
Jared Goff, WR Quintez Cephus and T Matt Nelson on
the reserve/COVID-19 list. Placed LB Alex Anzalone on
injured reserve.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed LB Peter Kalambayi to
the practice squad.
HOUSTON TEXANS — Placed DLs Jacob Martin, Derek
Rivers and Maliek Collins on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
LOS ANGELES RAMS — Activated OL Bobby Evans, LB
Troy Reeder, CB Jalen Ramsey, DBs Grant Haley, Robert
Rochell and OT Tremayne Anchrum off the reserve/
COVID-19 list. Designated RB Jake Funk to return from
injured reserve to practice. Promoted WR Landen Akers,
DBs Kareen Orr, Damarious Randall from the practice
squad to the active roster.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Placed CB D.J. Reed, RT Brandon
Shell, RB Travis Homer, DE Kerry Hyder Jr., G Pier-Ol-
ivier Lestage and CB Mike Jackson on the reserve/
Covid-19 list.
TENNESSEE TITANS — Designated WR A.J. Brown and DB
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USA BASKETBALL
Kerr tapped as next Olympic men’s coach
BY TIM REYNOLDS
aP Basketball Writer
Steve Kerr saw everything
that Gregg Popovich went
through as coach of the U.S.
men’s national team, saw ex-
actly how difficult it was last
summer for the Americans to
emerge from the Tokyo Olym-
pics with another gold medal.
And when he walked off the
floor for the last time in To-
kyo, he was drained.
“It wasn’t easy,” Kerr said.
It wasn’t, and it was just fur-
ther proof that the days of U.S.
cakewalks to gold are over. He
decided to take the job any-
way.
Kerr was formally an-
nounced as the next coach of
the U.S. men’s team on Mon-
day in San Francisco, a not-
very-well-kept secret in recent
weeks that the Golden State
coach would be taking over
for Popovich and leading the
Americans — if they qual-
ify — into the 2023 Basket-
ball World Cup and the 2024
Paris Olympics. Kerr’s assis-
tant coaches will be Miami
Heat coach Erik Spoelstra,
Phoenix Suns coach Monty
Williams and Gonzaga coach
Mark Few.
Williams has been an as-
sistant before, under former
U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski.
Spoelstra and Few were in-
volved in coaching the U.S.
select team, which was assem-
bled to practice against the
Olympic team, this past sum-
mer.
“Coaching the USA
men’s national team
comes with great re-
sponsibility — one
that calls for a group
effort with a team
of coaches commit-
Kerr
ted to the team, to
the goal and to each
other — and I couldn’t ask for
a finer group of high charac-
ter individuals to help me lead
our national team,” Kerr said.
“Our goal, of course, is to win
and make our country proud.
We will work hard to do so.”
Kerr would be the 16th dif-
ferent coach to take the U.S.
men into an Olympics. Of the
previous 15, 13 have emerged
with gold. His hiring for the
job represents the first major
decision by Grant Hill in his
role as managing director of
the men’s national team, the
position he’s taking after Jerry
Colangelo helped the Ameri-
cans win the last four Olympic
gold medals in that role.
Kerr has three NBA titles
as coach of the Warriors, won
five more as a player, was part
of the staff that won gold at
the Tokyo Games and won a
senior-level gold medal for
USA Basketball as a player in
the 1986 World Cup.
“His basketball acumen, his
ability to connect with peo-
ple, I think his under-
standing and respect
of the international
game, along with
some other factors,
certainly played a role
in this process,” Hill
said in an interview
with The Associated
Press about the selec-
tion process. “As I talked to
people and went through con-
sideration, he was the perfect
fit. His wealth of experiences,
including that on the interna-
tional stage, I think really dif-
ferentiated him.”
There are plenty of parallels
between Popovich and Kerr,
plenty of ties that bind. They
are close friends, Kerr played
for Popovich in San Anto-
nio — and both are taking the
Olympic job after missing out
on Olympic bids as players.
Popovich tried to make the
1972 U.S. Olympic team; Kerr
was a finalist for the 1988
Olympic team.
“I just did whatever he
told me,” Popovich said with
a smile earlier this month,
when discussing what it was
like to have Kerr on his Olym-
pic staff.
The Americans are cur-
rently in the process of qual-
ifying for the 2023 World
Cup — which will end in the
Philippines, the homeland of
Spoelstra’s mother. A strong
finish at the World Cup would
be the easiest way to qualify
for the Paris Olympics; sim-
ply being the reigning gold
medalist and world’s No.
1-ranked program doesn’t get
the Americans into the games
by default.
Hill said he and Kerr have
already had conversations
about how to approach the
next 2 1/2 years in terms of
building a roster, putting their
own touches on the program
and still maintaining the best
of what has delivered results
for the U.S. in the past.
“I don’t think you want to
totally depart from what’s
worked,” Hill said. “But I also
think there’s an opportunity
to press the reset button on
some things and look for op-
portunities to improve the ex-
perience and ultimately, the
goal for everyone involved.
Look at this staff and they’ve
all been a part of USA Bas-
ketball. Monty Williams was
with Coach K’s last quad. Erik
Spoelstra and Mark Few were
part of this past select team.
So, it’s something that can be
looked upon as a continua-
tion.”