Three student-athletes from The American have accepted invitations to attend the 2017 USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Cup Team trials May 18-21 at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Invitations were issued by the USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Committee. Athletes eligible for this team must be 19 years old or younger (born on or after Jan. 1, 1998) and U.S. citizens.
UConn guard Crystal Dangerfield, USF forward Tamara Henshaw, and Tulsa guard Shug Dickson each accepted invites to the USA U19 World Cup Team trials. Henshaw is the defending American Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year while Dangerfield and Dickson each received American All-Freshman team honors.