In 1983, former Cat Jim Master scored 16 points to match the great Michael Jordan, who also had 16 points, to help the USA clinch the gold medal over Brazil, 87-79 at the Pan Am Games. Featuring a roster filled with future professionals, the 1983 USA Pan American team, coached by Kansas State’s Jack Hartman, was as talented a group as any assembled in the history of the Pan American Games. The United States’ solid play offensively as well as defensively carried the team to an unblemished 8-0 record and its third consecutive gold medal.
