On Monday, USA Basketball announced 11 players to be on their women’s select team. The select team is a group of young WNBA players who will be a practice team that will take part in scrimmages against the senior squad in preparation for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro next month. Two Mystics players: third-year center Stefanie Dolson and rookie swingman Kahleah Copper were named to the team.
The other players are:
- Kelsey Bone, Phoenix Mercury
- Natasha Howard, Minnesota Lynx
- Tiffany Mitchell, Indiana Fever
- Aerial Powers, Dallas Wings
- Elizabeth Williams, Atlanta Dream
The Select Team will also play in an exhibition game against the senior team on July 25, 2016 at USC’s Galen Center in Los Angeles.