Apr 14, 2021
STANFORD, Calif. - Fresh off a spectacular sophomore season, Haley Jones has been selected to participate in team trials for USA Basketball Women s AmeriCup. She, along with 19 other top collegiate players, will compete for a spot from April 18-21, 2021 on the campus of the University of South Carolina.
Invitations to the trials were issued by the USA Basketball Women s Junior National Team Committee and USA Women s Senior National Team Committee.
Jones has previously won a gold medal with USA Basketball, taking first place at the 2018 FIBA U17 World Cup in Belarus.
Ten nations from North, South and Central America and the Caribbean will take part in the 2021 AmeriCup, held June 11-19 in Puerto Rico. The top four finishing teams will advance to compete in one of four 2022 FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournaments in hopes of earning one of the 12 spots in the 2022 FIBA World Cup field. Australia, host of the 2022 World Cup, and the 2020 Olympic champion, earn automati
USA Basketball Shares Team Members Favorite Olympics Memories
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Whether you are an athlete or not, the Olympics have provided fans and participants alike with a plethora of memorable moments.
April 14 marks 100 days out from the opening of the Tokyo Olympics and USAB.com reached out to current and past USA Basketball athletes, coaches and staff for some of their most memorable Olympic memories.
Here is a look at their most memorable moments from the Olympics:
Mike Krzyzewski, 2008, 2012 and 2016 U.S. Olympic Team head coach and 1992 U.S. Olympic Team assistant coach
It was an honor to coach the United States National team for 11 years, so many memories. I want to tell you about two of them, one on the court and one off the court. The one on the court occurred during the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the gold medal game. Timeout, fourth quarter, just over 8 minutes to go, two-point lead and Spain was making a run on us. It’s the most pressure I have ever felt in my
Ten Gold Medalists Headline 2021 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team Trials Invitees
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Twenty of the nation’s top collegiate athletes, including 10 who have captured a combined 21 gold medals competing on past USA Basketball teams, have accepted invitations to attend the April 18-21, 2021 USA Basketball Women’s AmeriCup Team trials.
Invitations to the trials, which will be held at the University of South Carolina, were issued by the USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Committee and USA Women’s Senior National Team Committee.
Due to COVID-19 precautions, no media or guests will be allowed to view trials sessions. USA Basketball will provide media with images and b-roll for non-commercial, editorial use on a daily basis.
Marjanovic, Harris star in new Goldfish crackers commercial Apr 11, 2021 Dwain Price
Dallas Mavericks center Boban Marjanovic and Philadelphia 76ers forward Tobias Harris are back together again. Back with their fun-loving shenanigans.
One of the NBA’s best bromances, Marjanovic and Harris recently got together and filmed a Goldfish crackers commercial that’s making the rounds on TV.
The commercial starts with Marjanovic sitting in a chair on the left side of the screen and Harris sitting on a couch on the right side. Harris has one of his hands deep in a bag of crackers and is rattling the bag very loud and then pulls out a bunch of crackers.