Yesterday, USA Basketball announced the final roster for the upcoming FIBA women’s basketball World Cup, with five former UConn stars making the cut. Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, Breanna Stewart, Tina Charles and Morgan Tuck will all represent the United States.
This is Bird’s fifth selection to a World Cup roster, which is the most in USA Basketball history. Taurasi will be playing in her fourth, and Charles will be making her third appearance. Stewart and Tuck will be making their first World Cup appearances.
Current UConn star Napheesa Collier was the only college player selected to travel to France with the 15-player roster for exhibition games, but she did not make the final cut.