Women's National Team February Minicamp Athletes Announced
Fifteen athletes, including 11 who have claimed a combined 26 Olympic (5-on-5 and 3x3) and Women’s World Cup (5-on-5) gold medals, are expected to participate in a USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp from Feb. 6-9 in Minneapolis. Camp will be held at The Courts, home of the WNBA’s Minnesota Lynx and NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves.
Olympic and World Cup gold medalists expected to attend are Ariel Atkins (Washington Mystics); Napheesa Collier (Minnesota Lynx); Kahleah Copper (Chicago Sky); Elena Delle Donne (Washington Mystics); Allisha Gray (Atlanta Dream); Sabrina Ionescu (New York Liberty); Betnijah Laney (New York Liberty); Angel McCoughtry (free agent); Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces); Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury); and Jackie Young (Las Vegas Aces).
Also expected to attend are USA Basketball alumni Natasha Howard (Dallas Wings); Marina Mabrey (Dallas Wings); Arike Ogunbowale (Dallas Wings); and Brianna Turner (Phoenix Mercury).
Sessions will be led by 2021-24 USA Women’s National Team head coach Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) and court coaches Curt Miller (Los Angeles Sparks), Mike Thibault (Washington Mystics) and James Wade (Chicago Sky).
Training camp comes several months after the United States won its fourth consecutive FIBA Women’s World Cup gold medal last fall. This event will be used as evaluation for the USA Women’s National Team athlete pool as the U.S. looks toward the 2024 Paris Olympics next summer.
Coaches and athletes were invited to camp by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Committee.
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2023 USA BASKETBALL WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM FEBRUARY MINICAMP |
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NAME |
POS |
HGT |
WGT |
AGE* |
CURRENT TEAM^ |
COLLEGE |
HOMETOWN |
|
Ariel Atkins |
G |
5-8 |
167 |
26 |
Washington Mystics |
Texas |
Duncanville, TX |
| Napheesa Collier
|
G/F |
6-1 |
183 |
26 |
Minnesota Lynx |
Connecticut |
O’Fallon, MO |
|
Kahleah Copper |
F/G |
6-1 |
155 |
27 |
Chicago Sky |
Rutgers |
Philadelphia, PA |
|
Elena Delle Donne |
F/G |
6-5 |
187 |
33 |
Washington Mystics |
Delaware |
Wilmington, DE |
| Allisha Gray | G | 6-0 | 167 | 28 | Atlanta Dream | South Carolina | Sandersville, GA |
| Natasha Howard |
F | 6-2 | 165 | 31 | Dallas Wings | Florida State | Toledo, OH |
|
Sabrina Ionescu |
G |
5-11 |
165 |
24 |
New York Liberty |
Oregon |
Walnut Creek, CA |
|
Betnijah Laney |
G/F |
6-0 |
166 |
29 |
New York Liberty |
Rutgers |
Clayton, DE |
| Marina Mabrey | G | 5-11 | 170 | 26 | Dallas Wings | Notre Dame | Belmar, NJ |
| Angel McCoughtry |
F/G | 6-1 | 173 | 36 | Free Agent | Louisville | Baltimore, MD |
| Arike Ogunbowale |
G | 5-8 | 165 | 25 | Dallas Wings | Notre Dame | Milwaukee, WI |
| Kelsey Plum | G | 5-8 | 145 | 27 | Las Vegas Ace | Washington | Poway, CA |
| Diana Taurasi |
G | 6-0 | 163 | 40 | Phoenix Mercury | Connecticut |
Chino, CA |
|
Brianna Turner |
F |
6-3 |
170 |
26 |
Phoenix Mercury |
Notre Dame |
Pearland, TX |
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Jackie Young |
G |
6-0 |
165 |
25 |
Las Vegas Aces |
Notre Dame |
Princeton, IN |
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COACHING STAFF |
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TITLE |
NAME |
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HEAD COACH |
Cheryl Reeve (Minnesota Lynx) |
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COURT COACHES |
Curt Miller (Connecticut Sun) Katie Smith (Minnesota Lynx) James Wade (Chicago Sky) |
*Ages as of 1/30/23
^WNBA free agency signing period begins 2/1/23
