Earning her first USA Basketball gold medal at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, Olympic and World Championship gold medalist Tina Charles was the 2009 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year. (Credit: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

Winning gold medals at the 2012 FIBA 3x3 World Championship, 2011 World University Games, 2009 FIBA U19 World Championship, 2008 FIBA Americas U18 Championship and 2007 USA Basketball Youth Development Festival, Skylar Diggins is hoping to add to her gold-medal haul in the future. (Credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images)

Elena Delle Donne led the 2011 USA World University Games Team to gold and is currently a member of the 2014-16 USA National Team. (Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images)

After getting cut from her first two USA Basketball team trials, two-time Olympic gold medalist Seimone Augustus went on to earn MVP honors at the 2003 FIBA U21 World Championship in her first international appearance. (Credit: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

A member of the 2014-16 USA National Team, Briann January participated in the 2013 USA National Team mini-camp in Las Vegas. (Credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images)

Five-time USA Basketball gold medalist Maya Moore captured her first at the 2006 FIBA Americas U18 Championship, was still in college when she won gold at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and went on to strike gold at the 2012 Olympics. (Credit: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

Tamika Catchings first donned a USA Basketball uniform in 1997 when she was 17 and still in high school. Since then, Catchings has captured numerous gold medals, including three Olympic and two World Championship golds. (Credit: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

A 2009 World University Games gold medalist, Danielle Robinson competed for the USA National Team for the first time in 2011. (Credit: USA Basketball)

Three-time Olympic and two-time FIBA World Championship gold medalist Sue Bird will be in the hunt for more gold this fall at the 2014 FIBA World Championship. (Credit: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

Glory Johnson won gold at the 2011 World University Games and is now a member of the 2014-16 USA National Team. (Credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images)

Brittney Griner averaged 12.8 ppg. and 7.0 rpg. while in college as a member of the 2011 USA National Team’s European Tour squad. (Credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images)

A 2008 U18 and 2009 U19 gold medalist, Nneka Ogwumike teamed up with her sister to win gold at the 2011 World University Games. (Credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images)

Chiney Ogwumike has won three gold medals in international play, including gold at the inaugural FIBA 3x3 World Championship in 2012. (Credit: Steven Weidley)

While playing for Dawn Staley in college, Candice Dupree won gold at the 2005 World University Games. She returned to win gold in 2010 as a member of the USA World Championship Team and is in the mix for Istanbul this year. (Credit: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty Images)

Before Katie Douglas was a member of the 2007-08 USA National Team, she won the 1999 World University Games silver medal. (Credit: USA Basketball)

Olympic and FIBA World Championship gold medalist Angel McCoughtry got her USA Basketball start with a gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games. (Credit: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

Two-time Olympic gold medalist Candace Parker is hoping to claim her first FIBA World Championship gold medal this year in Istanbul. (Credit: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Lindsay Whalen won gold medals at the 2002 FIBA Americas U20 Championship and 2003 FIBA U21 World Championship. (Credit: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)

Shoni Shimmel shone as a member of the 2013 USA World University Games team that captured gold in Kazan, Russia. (Credit: USA Basketball)

Diana Taurasi is a three-time USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year, joining legendary athletes Teresa Edwards (4) and Lisa Leslie (3) as the only athletes to earn the honor three or more times. (Credit: Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images)