The 2018 USA Basketball Women’s U17 World Cup Team was impressive in its first game of the FIBA U17 World Cup – earning an 86-48 victory against Italy that featured 44 points in the paint and 35 points off of 26 forced turnovers.

Quotes from USA head coach Carla Berube, Paige Bueckers, Haley Jones and Hailey Van Lith following the USA's U17 World Cup opener versus Italy.

With the U.S. Open Basketball Championships preliminary round pool play now almost complete, it's on to Saturday's bracket play.

USA Basketball’s inaugural U.S. Open Basketball Championships got underway in a big way Thursday at the Pacers Athletic Center located just outside of Indianapolis, in Westfield, Indiana.

After wrapping up an exhibition tournament title in Latvia on the evening of July 16, the USA Basketball Women’s U17 World Cup Team traveled to Minsk, Belarus, on July 17.