Iowa Hawkeyes guard Caitlin Clark (22) reacts in the course of the third quarter in opposition to the West Virginia Mountaineers of the NCAA second spherical sport at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment. Obligatory Credit score: Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports activities/File Picture
USA Basketball introduced the 14 gamers invited to coaching camp for the ladies’s nationwide crew on Thursday and it included one school participant — Iowa star Caitlin Clark.
The coaching camp is ready for April 3-5 in Cleveland, and Clark’s participation is contingent on how the Hawkeyes progress by means of the NCAA Event. Iowa will play Colorado in a Candy 16 sport on Saturday with hopes of ultimately advancing to its second straight Closing 4.
This yr’s Closing 4 begins April 5 in Cleveland.
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Clark, 22, has received three gold medals on USA Basketball junior nationwide groups. She is anticipated to be the No. 1 choose within the WNBA Draft in April.
The ladies’s nationwide crew this yr will signify the US within the Paris Olympics because the People try to win their eighth consecutive gold medal.
Additionally picked to participate within the coaching camp are 9 Olympians: Ariel Atkins, Chelsea Grey, Brittney Griner, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Breanna Stewart, Diana Taurasi, A’ja Wilson and Jackie Younger.
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Taurasi is a five-time gold medalist.
Shakira Austin, Aliyah Boston, Rhyne Howard and Sabrina Ionescu are the opposite invitees.
Workforce USA will play its first sport within the Paris Olympics on July 29 in opposition to Japan. –Discipline Degree Media
