Women’s Basketball Stars Join the U.S. National Team Camp
Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese, and JuJu Watkins, along with other promising women’s basketball players, will make their debut at the U.S. national basketball team camp next month. The event will take place at Duke University from December 12th to 14th.
This camp will bring together a group of 18 participants, including prominent figures and gold medalists in Olympic Games and World Cups.
- Chelsea Gray
- Brittney Griner
- Kelsey Plum
- Jackie Young
- Kahleah Copper
- Dearica Hamby
Brionna Jones, a member of the 2022 World Cup team, will also be present, as will Aliyah Boston, the first pick of the 2023 WNBA draft.
Cameron Brink, Lauren Betts, Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen, Rickea Jackson, and Veronica Burton complete the list of players who will make their debut at the national team camp.
Clark, Bueckers, Watkins, Brink, Betts, Boston, and Citron have won gold medals with USA Basketball in youth competitions, while Betts, Boston, Reese, Burton, and Jackson were part of the U.S. team in the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup. Iriafen will make her debut with USA Basketball.
Watkins, the USC star and National Player of the Year last season, will not participate on the court due to her recovery from an injury, but will have the opportunity to integrate into the women’s national team program during the camp.
This camp will serve as an evaluation opportunity for the new general manager of the U.S. women’s national team, Sue Bird, who will need to select the team for the 2026 FIBA World Cup in September 2026, where the U.S. will seek its fifth consecutive gold.
The camp will be led by the new national team head coach, Kara Lawson, currently a coach at Duke, with WNBA coaches Natalie Nakase, Nate Tibbetts, and Stephanie White as court coaches.
