It’s an Olympic year – again! The 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are set to take place July 23-Aug. 8, 2021. With 2020 in the rearview, USA Basketball looks onward and upward in what it hopes to be a healthy, golden year for basketball. Here are marquee events on the USA Basketball 2021 calendar and notables to keep your eyes on: 

Rhyne Howard was named MVP at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship and to the all-tournament team at the 2019 FIBA U19 World Cup.

The dynamic duo of Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart were the one-two punch that helped lead the Seattle Storm to a fourth WNBA title – all four of which featured Bird.

Since the first women’s FIBA U19 World Cup in 1985, five U.S. athletes have been named MVP and nine have listed on the all-tournament team.

Before she graduated from high school in 2020, Hailey Van Lith won four gold medals with USA Basketball.

Paige Bueckers has won four gold medals, played for five USA Basketball national teams and was the 2019 USA Basketball Female Athlete of the Year.

Check out the top U.S. performances since the first FIBA U19 World Cup for Women was held in 1985.

There are 18 athletes in the 2020 WNBA Draft pool with USA Basketball experience. Get the scoop on all 18 here!