The USA Basketball women’s senior national team will hold a training camp at Duke University Dec. 12-14. Ten of the 18 players invited will be making their senior national team debut next month.
Duke coach Kara Lawson, who was named Team USA coach in September, will lead the training camp.
Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese are among the newcomers on the list. JuJu Watkins is also invited to the camp, although she is still recovering from an ACL tear in her right knee sustained during the NCAA Tournament last March. Lauren Betts, Cameron Brink, Veronica Burton, Sonia Citron, Kiki Iriafen and Rickea Jackson will also be first-timers.
Aliyah Boston, Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Brittney Griner, Dearica Hamby, Brionna Jones, Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, who all have prior senior team experience, have also been invited.
USA women’s national team managing director Sue Bird will use the camp as an evaluation opportunity. She will name a team for the 2026 FIBA World Cup in September 2026. In addition to Lawson, WNBA coaches Natalie Nakase, Nate Tibbetts and Stephanie White will serve as court coaches.
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