COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (September 13, 2023) – USA Basketball announced today the four-person roster set to represent the USA at the 2023 FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series Final Sept. 16-17 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The United States is one of eight teams to have earned a bid to the Women’s Series Final that follows the 23-event FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series that tipped off in early May.
The 2023 USA 3x3 Women’s Series Final Team features Cierra Burdick, Blake Dietrick, Linnae Harper and Camille Zimmerman, all of whom have extensive 3x3 experience.
USA participated in eight Women’s Series stops over the course of the summer, winning stops in Pristina, Kosovo, and Katowice, Poland, and recording five top-four finishes overall.
After winning the 2023 FIBA 3x3 Women’s World Cup, Burdick (seven) and Harper (four) represented USA Basketball at several Women’s Series events, including the championship stop in Katowice.
Zimmerman is a 2022 FIBA 3x3 Women’s AmeriCup bronze medalist. She will make her seventh Women’s Series appearance in Ulaanbaatar after helping USA to each of their top-four finishes over the summer.
Dietrick competed in five Women’s Series stops and, alongside Burdick and Zimmerman, won the title in Pristina.
Damon Huffman is the USA Women’s Series Final Team head coach.
The 2023 FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series Final will stream live on YouTube at www.youtube.com/fiba3x3.
In addition to USA, the Women’s Series Final field includes Canada, China, Neftchi (AZE), France, Germany, Sc. Yuanda (CHN) and Mongolia.
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The 2023 FIBA 3x3 Women’s Series welcomed top professional 3x3 teams for its fourth edition with more than $1 million in prize money awarded. USA Basketball was represented by two teams – USA and USA U24 – and made a combined 14 Women’s Series appearances and amassed seven top-four finishes.
Different than 5-on-5, 3x3 is played on a half-court with a 10-minute game clock and 12-second shot clock. Play is continuous, as teams “clear” the ball behind the 2-point line following a made basketball, defensive rebound or steal. The first team to score 21 points via 1-pointer field goals or 2-pointers behind the arc is victorious; or if time expires then the team leading wins.