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.

“Once again, I am very flattered and humbled by the award because I know and appreciate how very talented my players and staff were and how hard they, as well as the entire USA Basketball staff, worked to make our success a reality,” Schneider said. “The fact that we were playing for a World Championship and we were able to go undefeated in winning the gold medal was an amazing experience in itself. The chemistry that we had made an already incredible experience all the better. I'm thankful to have had the opportunity to be a part of it all.”

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