Bueckers, Clark, Reese to make U.S. senior debut at World Cup
Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese are among five players who will make their U.S. senior national team competitive debuts in the FIBA Women's World Cup qualifying tournament next month.
The Dallas Wings' Bueckers and Indiana Fever's Clark are the past two WNBA Rookie of the Year award winners. Reese, of the Chicago Sky, was part of the 2024 draft class along with Clark. Two 2025 WNBA rookies along with Beuckers, the Washington Mystics' Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen, also will be on the squad, which was announced Wednesday by USA Basketball.
The qualifying tournament will be in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from March 11-17. It's a chance to prepare for the World Cup, for which the United States has already qualified after winning the 2025 AmeriCup competition last summer. The FIBA World Cup will be in Berlin from Sept. 4-13. The United States has won that event 11 times, including the past four in a row.......
The World Cup qualifying tournament roster is rounded out by players who medaled in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young all won gold on the United States' 5-on-5 team. Copper played last season for the Phoenix
Mercury, Plum for the Los Angeles Sparks and Gray and Young for the 2025 WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces.
FULL ROSTER:
- Aliyah Boston
- Paige Bueckers
- Sonia Citron
- Caitlin Clark
- Kaleah Copper
- Chelsea Gray
- Dearica Hamby
- Rhyne Howard
- Kiki Iriafen
- Kelsey Plum
- Angel Reese
- Jackie Young
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