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03/28 13:00 CDT Caitlin Clark invited to play with US national team during
training camp at Final Four in Cleveland
Caitlin Clark invited to play with US national team during training camp at
Final Four in Cleveland
By DOUG FEINBERG
AP Basketball Writer
Caitlin Clark has been invited to participate in the USA Basketball national
team training camp during the Final Four in Cleveland, contingent on Iowa's
season being over.
The NCAA's Division I all-time scoring leader has earned three gold medals with
USA Basketball junior teams, most recently as a member of the 2021 under-19
squad.
Clark, the likely No. 1 draft pick in the WNBA Draft on April 15 by the Indiana
Fever, has been a ratings boon for college basketball. Nearly 5 million people
watched the Hawkeyes second-round game against West Virginia on Saturday.
Five-time Olympic champion Diana Taurasi is one of nine former Olympians who
will participate in the camp training camp from April 3-5. The others are Ariel
Atkins, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Griner, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, Breanna
Stewart, A'ja Wilson and Jackie Young.
Former WNBA Rookie of the Year winners Aliyah Boston and Rhyne Howard also will
participate, along with Sabrina Ionescu and Shakira Austin.
The U.S. went 3-0 last month in a FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in
Belgium. The Americans beat the host nation 81-79 on a last-second shot by
Stewart. They went on to beat Nigeria and Senegal.
The Americans have won the gold in every Olympics since the 1996 Atlanta Games.
They will face Belgium again in pool play at the Olympics. The Americans also
will play Japan in a rematch from the gold-medal game of the Tokyo Olympics, as
well as Germany.
The U.S. is expected to name its roster later this spring.
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