Schneider and Showalter also shared USA Basketball's Developmental Coach of the Year award in 2011.

Following perfect records and gold medals at the 2012 FIBA U17 World Championships for men and women, USA Basketball today announced Jill Rankin Schneider (Monterey H.S., Texas), head coach of the USA U17 women, and Don Showalter (Iowa City H.S., Iowa), head mentor for the USA U17 men, co-recipients of the 2012 USA Basketball Developmental Coach of the Year award.

This is a second-straight award for Scheinder, who also shared the recognition with Showalter in 2011, and an unprecedented fourth-consecutive honor for Showalter, who has led USA men’s developmental teams to four straight gold medals and a 26-0 record since 2009.

“This is very humbling when you look at the coaches that have won this award in the past,” Showalter said. “This award is all about the players I have had an opportunity to coach and a great coaching staff. We all worked together to win the World Championship and bring home the gold medal.

“This award was extremely special as our team had to overcome some injuries to key players, foul trouble in the medal games and some difficult travel experiences,” Showalter continued. “But those things also brought the team together and allowed us to trust each other both on and off the court. This team was just a fun group to be with for the several weeks we were together.”

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