Court Coaches Announced for 2021 USA Women s U19 World Cup Team Trials
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May 12, 2021
Trials to select the 2021 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Cup Team will feature two court coaches on hand to help the USA U19 coaching staff, including
Katrina Merriweather (University of Memphis) and
Teri Moren (Indiana University). Both coaches will be participating with USA Basketball for the first time, and selections were made by the USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Committee.
Trials to select the 12-member team will be held May 14-16 at Metro State University in Denver.
The court coaches will assist the USA U19 coaching staff, including head coach
CLEMSON, S.C. – Clemson guard Gabby Elliott has accepted an invitation to participate in the 2021 USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team Trials.
A total of 27 players will be at the trials, which will be held May 14-16 at Metro State University in Denver, Colo., where the 12-member team will be chosen. Featuring U19 teams from 16 nations, the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup is scheduled to be held Aug. 7-15 in Debrecen, Hungary. In addition to the USA and host Hungary, teams that will take part in this summer’s U19 World Cup include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Italy, Japan, Mali, Russia, South Korea and Spain.
Mario Bravante May 5, 2021
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Arkansas signee Jersey Wolfenbarger will be one of 27 players vying for a spot on Team USA for the U19 World Cup, USA Basketball announced today. Invitations were issued by the USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Selection Committee. Trials to select finalists for the 12-member team, which will be coached by Cori Close, Aaron Johnston and Joni Taylor, will be held May 14-16 at Metro State University in Denver. The selection committee will be led by Jennifer Rizzotti, the president of the Connecticut Sun. She will be aided by Temple University head coach Tonya Cardoza, Duke University head coach Kara Lawson, and North Carolina State University head coach Wes Moore.
Lexi Donarski invited to 2021 U-19 World Cup team trials
May 5, 2021 3:54 PM Ken Kosirowski
Aquinas alum and Iowa State guard Lexi Donarski has received an invitation to the 2021 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Cup Team trials, per an official announcement.
The USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Selection Committee sent invitations to 27 athletes across the country. Donarski and the others will compete for one of 12 roster spots for Team USA in the 2021 FIBA U19 World Cup in Hungary this August.
The team trials will be May 14-16 at Metro State University in Denver.
Donarski was named the Big 12 Freshman of the Year after averaging 13 points a game for the Cyclones. She shot over 40 percent from the field and over 41 percent from three-point range.
Cori Close Returns to USA Basketball to Lead 2021 USA Women’s U19 World Cup Team
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UCLA head coach
Cori Close, who was an assistant coach for a pair of gold-medal winning USA Basketball teams, has been selected to serve as the 2021 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Cup Team head coach. College head coaches
Aaron Johnston from South Dakota State University and
Joni Taylor from the University of Georgia, both of whom will coach internationally for the first time with USA Basketball, round out the coaching staff as 2021 USA U19 assistant coaches. Trials to select the 12-member team will be held May 14-16 at Metro State University in Denver, and trials invitees will be announced at a later date.