After a successful pair of exhibition games in November of 2023 following a training camp in Atlanta, the USA Basketball Women’s Olympic Team is poised to assemble a stacked roster ahead of the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
The USA Basketball National Team Committee will have its hands full trying to decide what athletes will be part of the 2024 Olympic roster. In the coming weeks, 18 players will attend an additional training camp in New York. A final roster of 12 players will represent the United States at the 2024 FIBA Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament on February 8-11 in Belgium.
When the Paris Olympics arrive in July, USA Basketball will be playing for a chance to win its eighth consecutive gold medal.
The February 2024 🇺🇸 #USABWNT training camp roster is here!
18 athletes, including 11 Olympians, return to the national team for a three day camp in Brooklyn, NY. pic.twitter.com/elvlGuP5Fc
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) January 22, 2024
With so many phenomenal athletes, there will be some tough cuts. Here are the 12 players we project to make the roster:
1
Breanna Stewart
(Eric Gay/AP Photo)
POSITION: Center
AGE: 29
EXPERIENCE: 2016 (Olympic Gold), 2020 (Olympic Gold), 2022 USA Women’s World Cup
2
A'ja Wilson
(William West/AFP/Getty Images)
POSITION: Forward
AGE: 27
EXPERIENCE: 2020 (Olympic Gold), 2022 USA Women’s World Cup
3
Jewell Loyd
(Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
POSITION: Guard
AGE: 30
EXPERIENCE: 2020 (Olympic Gold)
4
Aliyah Boston
(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
POSITION: Forward/Center
AGE: 22
EXPERIENCE: USA Basketball activities
5
Alyssa Thomas
(Lucas Peltier/USA TODAY Sports)
POSITION: Forward
AGE: 31
EXPERIENCE: 2022 USA Women’s World Cup
6
Allisha Gray
(Saul Young/USA TODAY NETWORK)
POSITION: Guard
AGE: 29
EXPERIENCE: 2020 (3×3 – Olympic Gold)
7
Sabrina Ionescu
(Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
POSITION: Guard
AGE: 26
EXPERIENCE: 2022 USA Women’s World Cup
8
Kelsey Plum
(Yukihito Taguchi/USA TODAY Sports)
POSITION: Guard
AGE: 29
EXPERIENCE: 2020 (3×3 – Olympic Gold), 2022 USA Women’s World Cup
9
Brittney Griner
(James Lang/USA TODAY Sports)
POSITION: Center
AGE: 33
EXPERIENCE: 2016 (Olympic Gold), 2020 (Olympic Gold)
10
Jackie Young
(Wendell Cruz/USA TODAY Sports)
POSITION: Guard
AGE: 26
EXPERIENCE: 2020 (3×3 – Olympic Gold)
11
Napheesa Collier
(Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
POSITION: Forward/Guard
AGE: 27
EXPERIENCE: 2020 (Olympic Gold)
12
Kahleah Copper
(Saul Young/USA TODAY NETWORK)
POSITION: Forward/Guard
AGE: 29
EXPERIENCE: 2022 USA Women’s World Cup
