DURHAM, N.C. – Duke University four-time All-America Elizabeth Williams has been named one of 16 finalists for the 2018 USA Basketball Women’s World Cup Team, as announced Tuesday. The athletes were selected by the USA Basketball Women’s National Team Player Selection Committee, which is chaired by USA Women’s National Team director Carol Callan.
Two-time defending World Cup gold medalists, the USA will compete in the 2018 FIBA World Cup, Sept. 22-30 in Tenerife, Spain.
Williams, a 2015 Duke graduate, is coming off helping lead her Dream squad to the WNBA semifinals, before falling in game five to the Washington Mystics on Tuesday.