Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese And Paige Bueckers Set For Usa Basketball Camp Debuts

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Caitlin Clark will make her USA Basketball elder nationalist squad campy debut astatine Duke adjacent month.

The Indiana Fever All-Star, who missed nan 2nd half of nan WNBA play pinch a groin injury, was invited to a fewer camps while she was successful assemblage astatine Iowa, but nan timing didn’t activity out.

She’ll beryllium location alongside first-timers Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers, Cameron Brink, Sonia Citron, Veronica Burton, Kiki Iriafen and Rickea Jackson. College players Lauren Betts of UCLA and JuJu Watkins of Southern California are besides invited. Watkins is retired for nan play while recovering from an ACL wounded she suffered successful nan NCAA Tournament past season.

The newcomers will beryllium joined by Paris Olympic golden medalists Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Griner, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young. Dearica Hamby, who won a bronze badge successful 3-on-3 astatine nan 2024 Games, besides will participate successful nan camp. Brioona Jones, who helped nan US triumph golden astatine nan 2022 Fiba World Cup, besides will beryllium successful North Carolina astatine nan camp, arsenic will Aliyah Boston.

Kara Lawson, who was chosen arsenic nan U.S. coach by Sue Bird successful September, will lead nan camp, which will return spot from 12 to 14 December. She’ll beryllium joined by WNBA coaches Nate Tibbetts of Phoenix, Stephanie White of Indiana and Natalie Nakase of Golden State.

In March, nan US will play successful 2026 Fiba World Cup qualifiers. The Americans are successful a excavation pinch Italy, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Senegal and Spain. Although nan US are participating successful nan qualifiers they person already clinched their spot aft winning this year’s Women’s AmeriCup.