COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (June 10, 2024) - USA Basketball announced today that Kelsi Andrews has been named to the 2024 USA Basketball Women’s U17 National Team. The 12-member team, which was announced in late May, will compete at the 2024 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup from July 13-21 in Irapuato and Leon, Mexico.
Andrews joins teammates Jacy Abii, Addison Bjorn, Alexandra Eschmeyer, Lanie Grant, Lola Lampley, Jordyn Palmer, Jerzy Robinson, Emilee Skinner, Hailee Swain, Ivana Wilson-Manyacka and McKenna Woliczko.
Kaleena Smith was originally selected to the roster and is no longer available to compete.
Andrews was a member of the 2023 USA Women’s U16 National Team, which won gold at the 2023 FIBA U16 Women’s AmeriCup, joining Abii, Bjorn, Grant, Lampley, Robinson, Swain and Woliczko. The rest will make their USA competitive debuts.
The 2024 USA Women’s U17 National Team will be led by head coach Meg Barber (New York University) and assistant coaches Bobbi Morgan (Ursinus College, PA) and Trenia Tillis-Hoard (Tyler Junior College, TX).
The USA will seek their sixth gold medal, having won the title in all but one iteration of the event (2016, bronze). The Americans hold a 40-1 all-time record in the competition.
The 2024 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup features 16 teams. The U.S., who will be in Group C, will take on Australia in their opening game on July 13 at 10 p.m. ET, followed by Puerto Rico on July 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET and Croatia on July 16 at 10 p.m. ET. The USA will face Puerto Rico and Croatia for the first time at the U17 World Cup. Every team will advance to the single-elimination tournament after group play.
For more information on the 2024 FIBA U17 Women’s World Cup, click here.