Arike Ogunbowale remembers her experience at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games 3x3 tournament.

FIBA has released the #1 player per country and gender for the end of 2015 and the beginning of 2016 and it includes USA Basketball's own 3-time medalist for 3x3, Arike Ogunbowale!

Check out some of the nation's top men's and women's 3x3 players -- several of whom are currently playing at major NCAA Div. I programs -- as they compete in the 2013 and 2014 USA Basketball U18 3x3 National Tournaments.

USA Basketball attracts some of the top talent in the country, but great players learn quickly that winning basketball is a team effort.

Katie Lou Samuelson has enjoyed quite an illustrious basketball career, and the Huntington Beach, California, native hasn't even graduated high school yet. Samuelson, a senior at Mater Dei High School, has already won four gold medals with USA Basketball, including two in 2014 -- first as a member of the 2014 U17 World Championship Team and then with the 3x3 team that took gold at the Youth Olympic Games. Samuelson, who is committed to play for the University of Connecticut next fall, talks about her USA Basketball experience and what drives her to succeed.

"Great players don't take plays off," says Wheeler H.S. (Georgia) standout Jaylen Brown, who helped USA Basketball to gold at the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship and will play in the 2015 Nike Hoop Summit on April 11. Brown talks about the importance of staying positive -- and he even has a Latin phrase to remind him.

What's the common thread among USA Basketball players? A tireless work ethic. Current players Jaylen Brown, De'Janae Boykin and Luke Kennard, along with head coach Billy Donovan, talk about what it takes to reach the next level.

After helping USA Basketball win the 2014 Nike Hoop Summit and capture the gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Americas U18 Championship Justise Winslow is currently playing his freshman season at Duke University (where he is teaming up with former USA Basketball teammates Tyus Jones and Jahlil Okafor). Even for an elite player such as Winslow, success is never guaranteed. Winslow first tried out at USA Basketball for the U16 team a few years ago, but he didn't make that squad. The experience, he says, made him work even harder. Here's what he had to say about his basketball journey and what he's learned.