NEW YORK — Three former UConn women’s basketball stars will participate in a mini-training camp in anticipation of the upcoming Olympic qualifiers next month.
Five-time Olympic champion Diana Taurasi will be joined by fellow Olympic champions and former Huskies Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. next month for a three-day training camp.
Also representing Connecticut at the training camp is Sun forward Alyssa Thomas. If she is chosen to represent Team USA in France this summer, it will be her first Olympic games in red, white, and blue. Thomas played for Team USA at the 2022 USA Women’s World Cup.
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Joining them are former Olympians Brittney Griner, Ariel Atkins, Allisha Gray, Chelsea Gray, Jewell Loyd, Kelsey Plum, A'ja Wilson, and Jackie Young.
Other players at camp include Kahleah Copper, Sabrina Ionescu, Betnijah Laney, Aliyah Boston, Rhyne Howard, and Arike Ogunbowale.
The American women are in pursuit of an eighth consecutive Olympic gold medal. They have already qualified for the Paris Olympics by winning the World Cup in 2022.
“With less than 200 days until the 2024 Olympic Summer Games, we are excited to bring together a group of athletes who aspire to represent the United States not only in Antwerp, but ultimately Paris,” said U.S. national team chair Jennifer Rizzotti. “Not only will the training camp be tremendously valuable but the qualifying tournament in Belgium will offer a meaningful opportunity to compete against world-class talent as we get one step closer to selecting the 2024 USA Women’s National Team.”
Team USA will face Belgium, Nigeria, and Senegal at the FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgium from Feb. 8-11.
The top two teams other than the Americans will qualify for the Paris Games. There are three other qualifying tournaments in Brazil, China, and Hungary being played at the same time to help round out the 12-team Olympic field. France has also already qualified as the host nation.
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