COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Headlined by 13 Olympic and/or FIBA World Cup gold medalists, 29 athletes today were named to the 2017-20 USA Basketball Women's National Team pool, from which the 2018 USA World Cup Team is expected to be selected. The 2017-20 USA National Team pool was selected by the USA Basketball Women's National Team Player Selection Committee.
The 29 members of the 2017-20 USA National Team roster announced today include three former and current SEC student-athletes: former LSU standouts Seimone Augustus (Minnesota Lynx) and Sylvia Fowles (Minnesota Lynx and current South Carolina Gamecock, A'ja Wilson. Additionally, in continuing its preparations for the 2018 FIBA World Cup of Basketball and future USA Basketball Women's National Team events, available members of the USA pool will participate in a minicamp Feb.