Indiana head coach Teri Moren captured her fourth gold medal with USA Basketball as she led the U19 National Team to an 88-76 win over Australia in the championship game at the FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup Sunday night.
The U19 team went 3-0 in group play with wins over Korea (134-53), Hungary (79-49) and Israel (114-48).
USA pushed through the quarterfinals in a 70-65 win over France while taking down Spain 70-68 in the semifinals.
In the win, Moren joins an esteemed list of USA coaches to win a U18 and U19 competition in back-to-back summers (2024, 2025). The list includes Joni Taylor (2022, 2023), Jeff Walz (2018, 2019), Dawn Staley (2014, 2015), Katie Meier (2012, 2013), Jennifer Rizzotti (2010, 2011), Carol Owens (2008, 2009) and Doug Bruno (2006, 2007).
Moren also captured gold as an assistant coach at the 2023 FIBA U19 Women’s World Cup and 2022 FIBA U18 Women’s Americas Championship.
In her 11th season as the head coach of the Hoosiers, the Indiana native is the program’s all-time winningest coach while leading them to seven NCAA Tournament appearances, two Sweet 16’s, an Elite Eight appearance, and 10 consecutive 20-win seasons.
Playing for Moren’s U19 squad was IU forward Zania Socka-Nguemen.
A transfer for the Hoosiers during the offseason, she earned her first gold medal in her first appearance with USA Basketball. The Silver Springs, Md. native saw action in all seven games for Team USA, averaging 7.5 minutes per game and 3.1 points per game.
Socka-Nguemen has three years of eligibility remaining after spending her freshman season at UCLA. A 6-3 forward hails who hails from Silver Springs, Maryland, she was a McDonalds All-American in 2024.
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