How does Team USA (Women 19+) look going into the AmeriCup?
The 18th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup is coming to Santiago, Chile, tipping off on June 28, with the final on July 6. Joining the host Chileans in the 10-team field are Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and the USA.
While seeing USA Basketball on the front of the jersey typically is synonymous with domination, the AmeriCup differs from other international events. Team USA sends collegiate players to face seasoned women with Olympic and World Cup experience on their resumes. Brazil won the previous edition in 2023, and is the most-successful program in AmeriCup history.
Still, the American team is a who’s who of college standouts. The U.S. roster features: Raegan Beers, Mikayla Blakes, Madison Booker, Audi Crooks, Joyce Edwards, Hannah Hidalgo, Flau’jae Johnson, Gianna Kneepkens, Olivia Miles, Kennedy Smith, Hannah Stuelke, and Grace VanSlooten.
Duke’s Kara Lawson is the head coach and will be assisted by Oklahoma’s Jennie Baranczyk and Old Dominion’s DeLisha Milton-Jones. In addition to winning the Olympic gold medal together at Beijing in 2008, Lawson mentioned that she and Milton-Jones also won the 2007 AmeriCup. That was the previous time it was held in Chile (at Valdivia), and their careers have come full circle.
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