Three members of the USA Basketball Women’s 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Team, including Stefanie Dolson (Chicago Sky/Connecticut/ Port Jervis, N.Y.), Allisha Gray (Dallas Wings/South Carolina/Sandersville, Ga.) and Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces/Washington/Poway, Calif.), will return to the court for training camp from March 26-30 in San Antonio, Texas.
The fourth member of the team, Katie Lou Samuelson (Seattle Storm/Connecticut/ Huntington Beach, Calif.), is playing for Spanish team Perfumerias Avenida and will not attend training camp.
The USA will be led by Kara Lawson (Duke University), who is the USA Basketball 3×3 women’s coach/advisor, though coaches are not permitted during 3×3 games.
The USA Women’s 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Team will compete for the USA’s final chance at an Olympic berth at the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament May 26-30 in Austria. Featuring 20 women’s and men’s 3×3 national teams, the top three finishing women’s and men’s teams at the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament will earn a berth into the Tokyo Olympic Games.
To help the USA prepare, also attending training camp will be a USA Select Team that includes Ariel Atkins (Washington Mystics/Duncanville, Texas) and Natasha Cloud (Washington Mystics/Broomhall, Pa.).
“Our players have worked hard through the off-season to prepare for our training camps,” Lawson said. “Every time I work with them, I can see the progress, and we will need to continue that leading up to the FIBA 3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Having a high level of focus during these camps is a key ingredient for our group. I look forward to being on the floor with Kelsey, Allisha, and Stefanie and can’t wait to see what Natasha and Ariel add to the group.”
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