PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Napheesa Collier and Katie Lou Samuelson were two of 10 UConn standouts named to the 2017-20 USA Basketball Women’s National Team pool, while former USF All-American Courtney Williams rounds out the 11-player American Athletic Conference affiliate roster.
Headlined by 13 Olympic and/or FIBA World Cup gold medalists, the 29 player roster was selected by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team player Selection Committee and the 2018 USA World Cup Team is expected to be selected from this roster.
The 29 members of the 2017-20 USA National Team roster announced today include: Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx); Sue Bird (Seattle Storm); Tina Charles (New York Liberty); Napheesa Collier (UConn); Elena Delle Donne (Washington Mystics); Sylar Diggins-Smith (Dallas Wings); Stefanie Dolson (Chicago Sky); Asia Durr (Louisville); Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx); Brittney Griner (Phoenix Mercury); Tiffany Hayes (Atlanta Dream); Jantel Lavender (Los Angeles Sparks); Jewell Loyd (Seattle Storm); Kayla McBride (Las Vegas Aces); Angel McCoughtry (Atlanta Dream); Kelsey Mitchell (Ohio State); Maya Moore (Minnesota Lynx); Chiney Ogwumike (Connecticut Sun); Nneka Ogwumike (Los Angeles Sparks); Kelsey Plum (Las Vegas Aces); Katie Lou Samuelson (UConn); Odyssey Sims (Los Angeles Sparks); Breanna Stewart (Seattle Storm); Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury); Morgan Tuck (Connecticut Sun); Lindsay Whalen (Minnesota Lynx); Courtney Williams (Connecticut Suns); and A’ja Wilson (South Carolina).