Sue Phillips has been at the helm of some celebrated teams in her tenure with USA Basketball, but the 2013 Women’s U16 Junior National Team that won the FIBA Americas U16 Championship ranks among the best. This year marks the 10-year anniversary of that championship tournament run, that team and gold medal was Phillips’s first of many with USA Basketball.

In a year where the USA Basketball Men’s National Team competes in the final Men’s World Cup Qualifying window in February and the subsequent 2023 FIBA World Cup in late August into September, Sean Ford knows the U.S. has to live up to its gold standard of excellence.

Ahead of what promises to be a busy 2023, the word on Briana Weiss’ mind is joy.

The Utah teen is emerging as junior national team standout in hoops and volleyball.

Briana Weiss, assistant director for the USA Basketball Women’s National Team program since May 2019, has been promoted to USA Basketball Women’s National Team director .

The 2021 USA U16 men took down Argentina 90-75 in the gold medal game of the 2021 FIBA Americas U16 Championship.

MVP JuJu Watkins scored a USA U16 women's single-game record 28 points in the win.

The 2021 USA U16 men advanced to the gold medal game after defeating Canada 99-81 in FIBA Americas U16 Championship semifinals.