USA Basketballthe American Basketball Federation, announced the 14 players who will prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at at the training campus at Cleveland, Ohiothis coming April, a team that seems invincible for all their opponents based on the quality of the players called up, the best in the world, the great stars of the WNBA (Breanna Stewart, Brittney Griner, Diana Taurasi, Sabrina Ionescu, A’Ja Wilson…) who will join Caitlin Clarka prodigy from the University of Iowa and a great attraction this season in world women’s basketball.
On the list are most of the stars who led the United States to win the gold in the 2022 World Cupbetween them A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Chelsea Gray, Jewell Loyd y Kelsey Plum. The inclusion of the Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark, 22-year-old point guardwas the biggest surprise, although his participation on campus is not assured, since it will coincide with the dates of the 2024 NCAA Tournament Final Fourso Clark could still be competing for the collegiate national title.
Caitling Clark, the world basketball prodigy, celebrating a basket with the US team at the U19 World Cup.
Although he has yet to play a single minute in professional basketball, It is logical that USA Basketball has included his name among those who will attend the Olympic event. His media impact is brutal, and so is his mastery of the game. The point guard is the best player in college basketball, lleading Division I in points (31.8) and assists (8.8). He has also represented the United States at youth level, winning two golds in the Under-19 World Cup.
In the last 32 years their balance is terrifying: 117-2
The US team achieved the gold in the 2022 World Cupa streak that culminated in a 22-point victory over China in the end. Wilson He was brilliant throughout the tournament, averaging 17.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.3 blocks on his way to winning the MVP.
United States, after winning the 2022 World Cup.
It was the last gold of one of the selections (counting all sports in men’s and women’s categories) most dominant of this 21st century. Not in vain, since they fell in the semifinals of the Barcelona 92 Olympic Games, The Americans have a terrifying record: 117 wins and only two lossesthose who suffered in semi-finals of the 1994 World Cup and the 2006 World Cup. Eight years have passed since his last defeat, in which He has won all 60 games he has played.conquering the gold in six of the last seven world championships and in the last eight Olympic Games.
Brittney Griner returns after her hell in a Russian prison
The United States will also have the competition in Paris Brittney Grinera Top player who could not compete in the 2022 World Cup, because She was imprisoned in Russia accused of drug trafficking. The star of the Phoenix Mercury hasn’t missed a beat in her first year in the WNBA, averaging 17.5 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in 31 games.
United States preselection and Olympic golds
- Diana Taurasi (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020)
- Ariel Atkins (2020)
- Chelsea Gray (2020)
- Brittney Griner (2016, 2020)
- Jewell Loyd (2020)
- Kelsey Plum (2020, 3×3)
- Breanna Stewart (2016, 2020)
- A’ja Wilson (2020)
- Jackie Young (2020, 3×3)
- Shakira Austin
- Sabrina Ionescu
- Aliyah Boston
- Rhyne Howard
- Caitlin Clark
When the players who are ready to make their Olympic debut join (Kelsey Plum, Jackie Young, Aliyah Boston, Shakira Austin, Sabrina Ionescu y Rhyne Howard), the trainer Cheryl Reeve will be in charge of one of the best women’s basketball teams in history. The gold in the Games already has an owner. It would be one of the greatest feats in the history of sports if a rival were able to take it away from him..
2024-03-29 09:56:04
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