COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (May 12, 2023) – USA Basketball today announced 18 athletes expected to participate in the 2023 USA 3x3 Women’s National Team trials at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. As trials begin May 12, the USA Basketball 3x3 Selection Committee will be on hand to evaluate participating athletes for 2023-24 3x3 national teams.
The women’s trials feature invitees who bring a combination of USA Basketball (5-on-5 and 3x3), professional and collegiate experience.
Participating athletes are Azana Baines, Mara Braun, Sam Breen, Cameron Brink, Cierra Burdick, Marquesha Davis, Lexi Donarski, Linnae Harper, Leilani Kapinus, Natalie Kucowski, Jaelynn Penn, Alexis Peterson, Breanna Richardson, Madison Scott, Hailey Van Lith, Skylar Vann, Kayla Wells and Camille Zimmerman.
Recently, Baines, Davis, Scott and Vann participated at the 2023 USA Basketball 3X Nationals with their respective college teams. Additionally, Burdick, Harper, Kucowski, Peterson and Wells have played in previous editions of 3X Nationals.
Also in 2022, Burdick, Harper, Richardson and Wells represented the USA on the FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series. Kucowski, Peterson, Van Lith and Zimmerman also have FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series experience with USA Basketball.
Burdick and Van Lith were members of the 2022 3x3 Women’s National Team that competed at the 2022 FIBA 3x3 World Cup. Wells was on the 2022 USA 3x3 U23 Nations League Team. Later in the year, Zimmerman helped capture bronze as a member of the 2022 USA Women’s 3x3 AmeriCup Team.
Burdick was on the 2021 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup gold medal team. That year, Van Lith was on the 2021 USA 3x3 U23 Nations League Team.
In 2019, Van Lith earned 2019 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup MVP honors, in addition to the gold medal, while Brink competed at the USA Basketball 3x3 U18 National Championship.
Van Lith was a two-time title holder in 2018, first at the Youth Olympic Games and at 3x3 U18 National Championship.
Harper’s first 3x3 experience came in 2011 at the FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championship, followed by her first FIBA 3x3 World Cup competition in 2016.
Burdick won a gold medal at the 2014 FIBA 3x3 World Cup.
Braun, Breen and Kapinus will make their USA Basketball debuts.
To apply for media credentials for trials, please visit www.sportssystems.com/usabasketball.